Conan the Barbarian

Robert E. Howard's iconic Conan the Barbarian has been resurrected for a new generation, but our hearts belong to Ahnold.

"...Directed by: Marcus Nispel. Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Friday the 13th

The latest coming of Our Man in the Hockey Mask was filmed in Austin.

"...Directed by: Marcus Nispel. Starring: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pathfinder

A Viking movie with this many graphic decapitations shouldn't be such a bore.

"...Directed by: Marcus Nispel. Starring: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas hills are again alive with the sound of chainsaws.

"...Directed by: Marcus Nispel. Starring: Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour, Mike Vogel, Jonathan..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre

David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"...D: Marcus Nispel..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

Insanity everywhere: The Chain Saw strikes back, as does the Arbor, sort of; R. Lee Ermey gets piggish; Jack Black kisses like a fish; and videos might kill radio stars, but they launch Austin artists' careers.

"...Hollywood insider who will no doubt come away from Marcus Nispel's remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Our most primal fears about what's lurking in the dark lies at the heart of this Guillermo del Toro-scripted frightmare.

"...you, former Billy Joel documentarian turned cinematic grave robber Marcus Nispel. Everything from jaw-dropping J-horror to Britain's resurrected Hammer..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film News

Local production heats up, and a UT professor makes it to the Oscar doc short list

"...most likely will be shooting hereabouts by February with Marcus Nispel, who directed the first Dunes' Chainsaw film. In..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...Secondhand Lions, Richard Linklater's The School of Rock, and Marcus Nispel's 2003 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre round..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

If L.A. fell into the ocean, Hollywood would move to Austin. If it doesn't anyway.

"...Tim McCanlies' Secondhand Lions, Richard Linklater's School of Rock, Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Quentin Tarantino's Kill..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Unrelentingly Hostile

Three decades later, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' is still about everyday evil. In 1977, two UT grad students explained.

"...international film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), directed by Marcus Nispel, opens in Austin this Friday. Here, we present..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Unrelentingly Hostile: Editor's Cut

This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.

"...international film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), directed by Marcus Nispel, opens in Austin this Friday. Here, we present..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Articulations

A bright design firm on the Austin theatre and film scene, Star Costume & Clothiers, falls to earth, and folk artist Brother Jeremias Mysliwiec passes away.

"...Island of Lost Dreams, and suiting up Leatherface in Marcus Nispel's new version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Star..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow Returns

We're gonna need a bigger summer

"...initially least thrilled about, the world premiere of director Marcus Nispel’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake...."

May 21, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Fans Behind the Mask: Inside the World of The F13th Fan Film Mixtape

AGFA archivist Joseph Ziemba explores the world of discount Voorhees

"...Yup, in 2009 director Marcus Nispel came to Austin to film the Platinum Dunes..."

May 13, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Friday the 13th

When Camp Crystal Lake came to the ATX

"...Director Marcus Nispel had sensibly brought his 2003 revamp of The..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

There's Something in the Woods

Celebrating the Alamo Rolling Roadshow with Bruce Campbell

"...1) Marcus Nispel's 2003 Texas Chainsaw remake paired with Peter Jackson's..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From Screen to Stage … Seriously?

Surveying the unlikeliest candidates for Broadway adaptation

"...Either version – Tobe Hooper's 1974 or Marcus Nispel's 2003 remake – would surely be an atonal..."

April 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

VOD Watch

Adapting Robert E. Howard's ancient scrapper to screen

"...year's Conan the Barbarian, from the increasingly irritating remaker-for-hire Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th)...."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Film News

Austin's hopping again, with TV and film projects set to shoot soon; plus, Smithville's got a Poop Bandit

"...The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes and The Hitcher reimagining. Marcus Nispel, the German video director who got his big-screen..."

March 28, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Chainsaw Massacre (New Line Cinema) P: Michael Bay; D: Marcus Nispel; S: Scott Kosar; with Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker,..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Page Two

Meet our new Web site; local film news; and tackling denial, from the city budget to the Republican right.

"...(we claim Tarantino as one of our own), and Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, filmed here. Last Saturday,..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

There's so much going on in Austin film this fall that it almost feels like a real city.

"...hence the need for speed. In attendance for the Marcus Nispel-directed film will be military badass and crusty cantankulator..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Outfitting the Stars

It's all in a name: suiting up the stars at Star Costume and Clothier.

"...but with Perkins and Moseley's recent high-profile work on Marcus Nispel's new The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and John Lee..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Biz Buzz

Texas Production News

"...a tentative July start date. Commercial and video director Marcus Nispel is set to direct the project from a..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Austin institutions: Hippies. The bats. Kelso. Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe? Rumor has it the two River City regulars have signed on for The Alamo, the not-yet-greenlit, big-budget remake tentatively set to film just outside Austin.

May 24, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov