Night of the Living Dead

George Romero's granddaddy of the modern flesh-eating zombie movies gets under your skin.

"...Russell Streiner, Karl Hardman and Keith Wayne. This is the granddaddy of modern flesh-eating zombie movies. Romero's gore classic..."

Sept. 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Night of the Living Dead'

Weird City Theatre brings George Romero's classic zombies to the stage

"..."My opinion of a good zombie walk is to loll your head..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Night of the Living Dead

Cinematexas supporters stage a publicity stunt cum protest march at a local Blockbuster.

"...The living dead invaded a Blockbuster Video at Congress and..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...The years change, the decades fall away, but here at..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Alyce Kills'/'A Virgin Among the Living Dead'

Women on the edge of a supernatural breakdown

"...Like the song goes, how can we miss you if you..."

Aug. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Hunted'/'The Grapes of Death'

Horror auteur Rollin abandons vampires for mental decline

"...With his hypnotic tales of vampires and supernatural seduction, French horror director Jean Rollin..."

April 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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 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

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...Lalonde, Joe Dinicol and Philip Riccio. Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. 2005's..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead

Romero revivifies even more zombies with this new picture, but now the filmmaker depicts humankind as hardly worth saving.

"...Kathleen Munroe, Julian Richings, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick and Athena Karkanis. Remember the scene in Romero’s original Dawn of..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

"...Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy and Eugene Clark. The first thing you see after the opening credits is..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead'

More tales of the undead

"...Romero for all that he's given us, from original Night of the Living Dead to Creepshow and from Martin..."

Sept. 27, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Dawn of the Dead

It's hard to keep a good zombie down

"...Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly and Lindy Booth. Initial reports of a remake of George A. Romero’s 1979 zombie epic..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shaun of the Dead

This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death.

"...Penelope Wilton. You don’t have to be a fan of the zombie epics of George Romero (Night of the..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...There are two kinds of vampire. Sexy and pained, or..."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flirting With the Bizarre: Isaac Ezban Unleashes Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse

New zombie horror bites into the family dynamics of brothers

"...If there’s defining streak to the films of Isaac Ezban, it’s..."

April 4, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...When word of the Grateful Dead began oozing out of San Francisco..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...Notaro, Samantha Win, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi and Hiroyuki Sanada...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Shadow

Which new scary-programming cable channel will longtime Austin access host Joseph Fotinos choose?

"...I remember it as if it were yesterday: midnight, a lonely path twisting up past a knockabout graveyard,..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Burlesque the Hallowed Dead Days

Shopping for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos with Shelby Mine

"...Halloween, hands-down the best holiday. It's a month-long excuse to eat candy,..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Bold & the Bountiful: HAAM's Corporate Battle of the Bands Rocks for a Cause

Fifteen years in, HAAM's Corporate BOTB is bolder than ever

"...The takeaway from this year’s Corporate Battle of the Bands:..."

June 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In this drama featuring Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, a debate on the talking dead springs to dramatic life

"...Which stirs your passions more deeply: grief or fraud? The anguish of knowing you'll never see, never talk with,..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...As Dave Steakley works in theatre, Stephen Mills in dance, and Craig Hella Johnson in..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In Houdini Speaks to the Living, Hidden Room Theatre resurrects two dead celebrities for a spirited battle

"...We've always wanted to speak to the dead...."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Some Parts of the World Pt. 2

Every day is moving day

"...I’m heading to Europe for a month to tour, the reaction is always, “Wow, need a [insert job description..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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