Elvira, the Crypt Keeper, and Garfield Headline Our Weekday Recommendations

Find an event for you, spooky or otherwise

"...Oh boy: If there were ever an October to get a slush during...."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Off the Record

The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force

"...The Power to Change..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

When the Dog Bites

Richard Rodgers knew well the dog's bite, the bee's sting, plagued as he was by inner demons, personal trials, and psychic pain. Yet he was able somehow to produce from this dark world music of sweetness and light.

"..."My Favorite Things." Just the title jump-starts that chipper melody in your head. Ba-dum-bump,..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gang of Guerillas

"...Americans will pass through life without finding an apparition of the Virgin Mary in one of their tortillas. Just..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Books Review

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Suddenly, we are there, slicing our boat into silent green pools, unwelcome by..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Satan to Host Sixth Annual Comedy Seance

The Dark Prince hosts again, promises one hell of a time

"...Dead celebrities will be resurrected for the sixth year in a row during this night of..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Halloween Picks, Part I

Low-budget horrors for the scary season

"...hand-crafted graveyard. Sometimes that's true for horror films too: the lower the budget, the bigger the ingenuity...."

Oct. 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

8 1/2

Mastroianni plays a film director who's just had a huge hit but is struggling to find an idea for his next project. Between fits and starts, he goes back through his life and confronts all his demons. And what a cavalcade of demons!

"...for his next project. Between fits and starts, ducking the press, and false assurances to his producer that, yes,..."

Feb. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...In Eric Power's cupboard, there's a bag marked "Ninja Guts." It's part of the..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Factory Girl

Sienna Miller nails Edie Sedgwick's gamine naivete in this biopic, but the film feels far too pat for its own good.

"...this generation's It Girl? And does it deserve one? There's an argument to be made for Paris Hilton, whose..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"Lesbian Vampires"

"...Amy Goldstein, Bruna Fionda, Polly Gladwin and Isiling Mack-Nataf. The independent shorts in this twofer attempt to shine a..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Stepping Razor -- Red X

"...entertainer, Tosh's success never quite managed to equal that of his former bandmate and friend Bob Marley (along with..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005

A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.

"...Directed by: Various. The average moviegoer rarely has a point of reference when..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jeepers Creepers 2

This horror sequel is more snooze than nightmare.

"...Nicki Lynn Aycox. Less a film than a fascinating demonstration of what you can’t achieve with limited talent, locations,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Terrifying clowns, wild robots, and the sound of chainsaws echoing across Austin! Fantastic Fest, the..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Comedy Wham’s 200th Interview and Sixth Anniversary

Local epicenter of comedy celebration shines amidst the Fallout

"...about to record her 200th interview for Comedy Wham, the Austin-based powerhouse of comedy-scene reporting. It’ll be a live..."

Jan. 18, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Insidious: Chapter 3

The original screenwriter of the horror franchise assumes the direction of this supernatural prequel

"...entry in James Wan’s horror franchise is a prequel rather than a sequel, and this time Wan turns over..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

On Hitch: A Digression

"...as I find it bewildering that you’ll casually write off the whole comic book movie canon, it is nothing..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Macbeth

This Australian film puts a modern, hyperstylized spin on an old tale: Should it be, "Out, damned spot" or "Off, damned Ray-Bans"?

"...Directed by: Geoffrey Wright. Starring: Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Doom

Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.

"...Directed by: Andrejz Bartkowiak. Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Deobia Oparei, Ben..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...Horror holds a special place in the queer community and everyone has their favorites they reach..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Gay Place

Seriously, who doesn't love Halloween?

"...that extends through Tuesday. It seems only fitting that the queens behind Die Felicia both celebrate birthdays in October,..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their phenomenal list of Midnighters and..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Hellraiser

The Cenobites are back in the third best entry in the franchise

"...The Cenobites were not the most interesting part of the..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Shadows

Billy Miller on the return of Cold Sun at Austin Psych Fest

"...Puppy or Moving Sidewalks but in no way similar, the Austin quartet cut one cult classic in its brief..."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

"...So you're dead. (Sorry to break the news to you this way.)..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...If the Austin Film Festival is playing six degrees of separation..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

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

"...We had a little bit of the Christmas morning feeling when the complete lineup for..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Zeppelin 3

"...“Free trip to Norway,” read the email subject line. That got my attention. So did..."

March 28, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unrelentingly Hostile

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

"...[Ed. note: The Seventies and Eighties saw the horror movie redefined yet..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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