DVD Watch: 'Night of the Demons' / 'Witchboard'

Director Kevin S. Tenney talks scream queens and classic posters

"...If you've never seen the UK poster for Witchboard, it may just have been..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Weakness of the Flesh

Actor Bill Paxton gets behind the camera for his directorial debut, the Texas gothic terror tale, Frailty.

"...Texas native Bill Paxton has established himself as one of Hollywood's best middle-ground actors, which is to say that..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

The Dead Are Speaking with the Tongues of the Living?

Yes, and it's all because of those creepy Blackbower Mediums

"...An actual talk-to-the-spirits séance, in this day & age?..."

Nov. 1, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

"...Biographical jukebox musicals are, by their very nature, highly predictable and easily digestible creatures. Immensely..."

March 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

New Wave Schtick of the `90s

Just Can't Enough

"...It's hardly a typical night at the Hole in the Wall when the Prima..."

July 18, 1997 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short films and projects at South by Southwest..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Burning Down The Barn

Director Justin Seaman on the joy of rubber and gore

"...Ask Justin Seaman, director of loving retro-horror The Barn, what his favorite Eighties VHS..."

July 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...Halloween and horror movies go together like eyes of newt and toes of frog, and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night Listener

This taut, wiry exercise in eerie bad vibes, about a writer-cum-radio personality and a disturbing teenage literary sensation, is emotionally dense but never fully takes flight.

"...and Bobby Cannavale. Based on Armistead Maupin’s 2000 novel of the same name, this taut, wiry exercise in eerie..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Watch: Kev Bev and Eric Power Haunt the "Ghost Tower"

Spooky animated party preludes band's new album

"...Are you ready to get the funk scared out of you? Then let Austin funketeers..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...In the year of the pandemic, cinemas have shuttered and films..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Karate Kid

The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.

"...Zhenwei. John G. Avildsen's 1984 original has become, in the fullness of time, a genuine pop-cultural touchstone. It's easy..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Live Shot: Taiwan Music Night

Japan Nite, two Korean showcases, and finally...

"...K-Pop this is not. Inhabiting the fringes of SXSW for multiple years, Taiwan Nite possessed..."

March 22, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...The Contemporary Austin Unveils New Daniel Johnston Tribute Mural..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Youngbloods Pretty Little Demons at SXSW

Not old enough to drink, but veteran enough to showcase

"...This year, South by Southwest notches another first: the Youngbloods Showcase, an all-ages bill featuring U21..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Trey Edward Shults' It Comes at Night

Texas director purges his demons with latest film

"...meaning for Trey Edward Shults. It's not just that they open his new film, It Comes at Night, but..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death and the Maiden

"...Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson. Adapted from the stage play by Ariel Dorfman, this spare, hideously intense..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sacred & Profane: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Two full nights of damnation, retribution, and inner demons

"...Shaking the ACL Live at the Moody Theater temple Saturday and..."

July 21, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Ancient Grievances of She Will

Alice Krige and Malcolm McDowell on the supernatural #MeToo horror

"...There are few actors with a presence like Malcolm McDowell...."

Sept. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pete Principle

The star of TBS' 'The Pete Holmes Show' is a poster boy for SXSW Comedy's impact on a comic's career

"...It wasn't long ago that the local comedy landscape scraped by without the embarrassment of..."

March 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Eyelid Kid’s Hyde Park Demons

“Landscape” video introduces ghostly abandoned mansion

"...In the chilling new video for Eyelid Kid’s “Landscape,” the Austin..."

May 31, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Good Eye Looks Back

All the best glimpses caught by the Good Eye in 2014

"...Who knew, when this simple country girl came to the Chronicle a few years ago, that she would one..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons

The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP

"...Languishing in the corner, monopolizing the dust that might have otherwise spread..."

May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...Since opening in late 2011, the White Horse has provided community essentials: homegrown roots music,..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...Film rights for Arthur Golden's first novel, Memoirs of a Geisha (Knopf, $25 hard), have just been bought..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

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