Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Spray Paint, Heavy Meddo, Why Bonnie, Gypsy Mitchell, Black Midi, and more recommended live shows

"...Chess Club, Thursday 22 (w/ Screensaver, Michael C. Sharp)..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...including literature and technology. Enter keynote number four Neal Stephenson. The godfather of modern futurism, master of speculative fiction,..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, Roger Hendricks Simon..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch as the artist who invented the modern cat

"...Sharpe (who co-authored the script with Luca writer Simon Stephenson) captures how the turn of the 20th century allowed..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...chemical peel for the world and Austin multi-instrumentalist Spencer Stephenson...."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun

"...instrumental kosmische beat sketches from Western Vinyl alum Spencer Stephenson, mostly from this past winter, all crafted on a..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Greg Stitt

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Seasons Hotel. Tapped to present will be presidential historian Michael Beschloss (Presidents of War), New York Times bestselling author..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Plax

"...Marley Jones from OBN IIIs, while Spray Paint's Chris Stephenson brings signature unease to his angular guitar. OBN IIIs'..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Review by Libby Webster

Plax Coalesces

ATX punks premiere new track “What a Waste”

"...Victor Ziolkowski: Chris [Stephenson] from Spray Paint and Michael [Goodwin] and Marley [Jones]..."

July 31, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Send a Card for Girlfriend's Day

Director talks Bob Odenkirk's Netflix crime comedy

"...The black comedy with a heart from director Michael Paul Stephenson is an unlikely crime tale of a..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The American Scream' Rises From the Grave

Fantastic Fest Halloween doc fave returns to screens today

"...easy to see which were the favorites of director Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie): They're the two that..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Everything Went Black: Boo! Scary!

Whatever happened to the Transylvania Twist?

"...Following the premiere of Michael Paul Stephenson's charming and heartfelt documentary The American Scream,..."

Oct. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest 2012 Awards

Big winners include 'I Declare War,' 'Flicker,' and 'Vanishing Waves' Interviews (Rian Johnson! Karl Urban!), reviews, and photo galleries galore

"...Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body)..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Feature

FF2012: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for 'The American Scream'

Fantastic Fest premieres home Halloween haunt doc

"...home haunts it portrays, it always dreamed big. Director Michael Paul Stephenson explained, "In our heads, it was never..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Fantastic Fest Awards

'I Declare War' and 'Flicker' take top prizes

"...(Crave) Best Screenplay: Max Porcelijn (Plan C) Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body) Best Actress: Alina..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...NBCUniversal subsidiary Chiller Network contacted Best Worst Movie director Michael Stephenson about making a documentary on the phenomenon of..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight

Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF

"...plus new work from Takeshi Kitano, Leos Carax, and Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie) and a sidebar programmed..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...The American Scream (2012) D: Michael Paul Stephenson, 81min, World Premiere In a small Massachusetts..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Set Visit: 'Zero Charisma' Geeks Out in South Austin

First pix from Austin-based indie 'Zero Charisma'

"...No wonder: the film's producers include Magic Stone Productions' Michael and Lindsay Stephenson, of Best Worst Movie fame, and,..."

April 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...to South by Southwest for the second time. – Michael Toland The Big Pink..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...seriocomic vampire opus Destroy continues to wait on financing (Michael Stephenson, of Best Worst Movie, is slated to helm),..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Destroy All Monsters (and Ghosts)

Zack Carlson on Destroy, Haunted House project

"...slated to shoot in Bavaria with Best Worst Movie's Michael Stephenson directing...."

Aug. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...1973: Progressive Country: Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and Thirteenth Floor Elevators' Benny Thurman with..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Wednesday Interviews

"...the five members – Reimer, John Paul Bohon, Chris Stephenson, Liz Herrera, and Phillip Dunne – contribute to the..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Film Flam

Texas Film Hall of Fame high-fives John Hawkes and Spoon, Bob Byington narrowly avoids probing Down Under, and more

"...vampire-hunter-in-Eastern Europe script Destroy to Best Worst Movie filmmaker Michael Paul Stephenson; his partner Lindsay Stephenson and Jennifer Roth..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Column by Kimberley Jones

Carlson and Connolly's Further Plans to 'DESTROY'

Best Worst Movie filmmakers option local duo's script

"...Michael Paul Stephenson will direct the dark comedy about a..."

Feb. 16, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Best Worst Movie

Premiering in Austin, this documentary is about the purportedly "best worst movie" ever made, Troll 2, and its enthusiastic fans.

"...Directed by: Michael Stephenson. One of the breakout hits of South by..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Something to Sink Your Teeth Into

Good advice from a guy who survived Troll 2, George Hardy, D.M.D.

"...Claudio Fragasso's intensely bad 1990 schlock-fest Troll 2 and Michael Stephenson's celebrated documentary Best Worst Movie. Stephenson's doc, which..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Magnificent Obsession

Charting the unlikely ascension of Troll 2 from crappiest movie ever made to cult darling

"...Michael Paul Stephenson, as you now know, starred as 10-year-old..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...plus you’ll-never-believe-this docs like Ben Steinbauer’s Winnebago Man and Michael Paul Stephenson’s Best Worst Movie (it’s Troll 2, in..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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