Night Visions

Director Alison Maclean and author Denis Johnson on Jesus' Son, a soulful, darkly comic take on life and death as a junkie

"...who wakes up bewildered in the middle of the night and has to go pee. Driving down some two-lane..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...this" is what Duncan calls "my dream and my nightmare." The dream: A city 100%-powered by wind and solar,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Mother Night

"...That's the viewer's initiation into the world of Mother Night, the new film rendition of the 1961 Kurt Vonnegut..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

"...Jaws, and from Do the Right Thing to The Night of the Hunter. This documentary's co-directors have rounded up..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Night Watch

Russia's highest box-office grosser (until the release of its sequel) is a stylish sci-fi thriller that's filled with adrenaline-fueled pacing, an abundance of gory effects, a death metal soundtrack, and a convoluted narrative that puts The Matrix to shame.

"...The most illuminating thing about the Russian sci-fi import Night Watch may be its demonstration that the divide between..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Night in Soho

Edgar Wright travels through time into London's sleazy history

"...Last Night In Soho is a film about perception. If you..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film and More

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal fight for their Life

"...most excitingly, is the announcement that the coveted Closing Night slot has gone to Life, a sci-fi chiller set..."

Feb. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard

Dark Visions

"...the job and working on it. These are the visions that wake me in the middle of the night...."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

First Night Austin

The recent resignation of its director won't stop the New Year's Eve event from rockin'

"...The news earlier in August that First Night Austin's executive director had resigned had a distressingly familiar..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Night Austin: Long day's journey into First Night

Pulling together the second First Night Austin has been a struggle and with New Year's less than four months away, Ann S. Graham has resigned as executive director

"...Remember how Austin's first First Night celebration came off so triumphantly on New Year's Eve?..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Loser's Night Before New Year

"...'Twas the night before New Years, when all through the house..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Wes Marshall

Dreamy Visions at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebrate the avant-garde at AFS Cinema

"...on Oct. 21 at AFS Cinema, is a curated night of wonders and dreams. The films that she and..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Night Does Not Mean an End

Will Oldham's dark joy

"...The harmonized line “I like the places where the night does not mean an end” seems to capture the..."

July 11, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

San Antone on a Hot and Dusty Night

I Love (Live) Rock & Roll

"...prophesy the dark and druggy but riveting and intelligent visions of one of rock's bonafide geniuses. I smiled: the..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Visions of Stan Brakhage

Experimental Response Cinema presents three nights of his work

"...were beautiful, but also often extremely visceral. The first night includes "Window Water Baby Moving," his intimate capturing of..."

Feb. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Visions of Edible Masterpieces Dance in Our Heads

Pastry chefs, culinary students create gingerbread art

"...The Four Seasons is hosting open houses both tonight and tomorrow night to show off this year's architectural..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Dark Obsession

"...giving each other piggyback rides around the room. One night after such dinner cavorting, the gang hops in one..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wes Craven Presents: They

"...is unnerved by things that go bump in the night and with good reason: Her kidhood pal Billy (Abrahams)..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sunday's Children

"...according to myth, is prone to seeing fairies and visions. He learns that his father (Berggren), a seemingly stern..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Coco Before Chanel

Before she became a world-renowned brand, Coco Chanel was a girl of few prospects but with lots of pluck.

"...took up once she left, while also performing by night with her sister in cabarets. In the clubs she..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...to tap into and poetically encapsulate our current national night sweats and reflect them back upon us, just as..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

The rise and fall of Eighties skateboard king Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

"...so did Gator. His trademark style was replaced almost overnight in the late Eighties by the more accessible style..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fallen Angels

Shot as a companion piece to Chungking Express, this film captures Wong Kar-Wai's fascination with young urban pilgrims and their nocturnal wanderings and cinematographer Christopher Doyle's narcotizing wizardry with light and color.

"...music that seems to ride on walls of cold night air. It's easy to lose yourself in this world...."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

At Eternity’s Gate

Transcendent examination of van Gogh through his own eyes

"...difficult circumstances (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before Night Falls, Basquiat). Also, the dramatic but plinky piano accompaniment..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...lineup – and they're keeping mum still on the Midnighters, SXFantastic Features, and the Shorts programs – but see..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

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

"...In addition to previously announced films like opening night comedy I Love You, Man (the cast of which..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Weirdsville

Weirdsville accomplishes something that is rare for Canadian-made comedies: It's actually funny.

"...the story takes place over the course of one night in which two junkies (Speedman, Bentley) must come up..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Crooner Chris Isaak plays himself to charming effect on his self-titled Showtime series.

"...9pm by Farscape. Other "sci-lights" include the premiere of Night Visions, a new anthology series featuring stories with horror,..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Ballet Austin’s Not Afraid of the Dark

The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it

"...his evening routine and heading to bed for the night. His dreams are filled with colors and lights and..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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