Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro goes into the dark of greedy souls in this noir remake

"...Gatsby. Biblically christened Enoch, this stillborn presence presides over Nightmare Alley with all-seeing authority, bearing silent witness to the..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nightmare Alley: Vision In Darkness And Light

Del Toro's sideshow noir gets a monochrome transfer

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review

Cracking the Nightmare Code

Director Mark Netter on his new techno-horror

"...from magic." For Mark Netter, director of new techno-terror Nightmare Code, we're in an age of technological sorcery. "We..."

Sept. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Look Who's Talking Now!

"...Directed by: Steve Ropelewski. Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, David Gallagher and Tabitha Lupien...."

Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Hawk Down

"...onscreen: It has the inexorable, grinding inertia of a nightmare from which you can't wake. Bogged down in a..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Austin Film Society's Noir Canon Travels the Mean Streets

The city is the star of the AFS film series

"...man Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) weaves through the back alleys and docks, the more fully his lies are realized,..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

A thrilling and touching version of the children's classic from the master fabulist

"...Toro was drawn to a story right up his nightmare alley...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bedside Manner: Got Opium?

Getting High and Low with Steven Martin, Nick Tosches, et al

"...course, it's also addictive, less so than its back alley opioid cousins heroin and morphine, but Martin, wisely, leads..."

July 23, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Going Back for 'Seconds'

Cinema Club and Wiley Wiggins revive a Sixties thriller

"...remember he told me "it was right up my alley." It turned out he knew me better than I..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...Flee, Nightmare Alley, Red Rocket. Most Overrated..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Summer Continues at the Paramount

Part two the the annual Summer Classic Film Series

"...The Maltese Falcon, Tue., July 12, 7:30pm, Paramount Nightmare Alley, Wed., July 13, 7:30pm , Stateside Double Indemnity,..."

June 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sarah Jane’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...West Side Story, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Nightmare Alley. Most Overrated..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Sarah Jane

Mavericks, Schemers, and Beautiful Dreamers

This year's Paramount Summer Classic Film Series has a lot of character(s)

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series: Schemers

Nightmare Alley, Beetlejuice, Shadow of a Doubt

"...Nightmare Alley (1947)Sun., June 7, 2pm (P) To paraphrase the..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

If You Like the Ramones ...

Two hundred add-ons to your Ramones collection

"...Woodpecker, Mad magazine and The Amazing Spider-Man, Freaks and Nightmare Alley, Hogan's Heroes and The Munsters. Aaron's written a..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

"...A rarely shown yet outstanding and definitive film noir Nightmare Alley was next. Set in a world of carnivals..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Louis Black

After a Fashion: SXSW Thursday

Which local / international celeb has a "nice butt," according to a bevy of hot tub beauties? Who wore white tennies with her black Liz Claiborne? And who needs a bike more? A Fish? Or a Woody? You know you'll only find out in here!

"...NIGHTMARE ALLEY I could hardly believe my eyes. There I..."

March 14, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

"...demons and endlessly apocalyptic disembowlings sound like fun, this nightmare's right up your alley...."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...fun in their own unique and gangly way. (Westside Alley, 1am) -Greg Beets..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...operates en plein air: an Eden one day, tornado alley the next. That inspires the following elemental discourse. The..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...staging: from an epic tank chase through narrow Russian alleyways to some stunning and remarkable aerial camerawork (much of..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Spring Valley D: Garrett Zevgetis Producers: Chico Colvard, Jeff Consiglio, Ariana..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...The still-underground trio had signed to Gasoline Alley, whose parent company, MCA Records, underwent a regime change..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies Podcast Recording

Doug Benson and friends give South By a fond, filmic farewell

"...After sharing a tale about walking down the alley behind the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz (“If you love the..."

March 18, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Rock last month got retrieved by Ellis impersonator John Valley and Chronicle columnist Kevin Curtin subbing for bassist Graham..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...at an underground house and techno demographic. The former's alley entrance leads to a long dance floor, where a..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...Michael Paré, and a gloriously over-the-top performance by Kirstie Alley as the film’s own Smoking Man...."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Upholding the Code

Keeping SXSW safe selectively?

"..."It's a fucking nightmare. The city was out for blood – writing every..."

April 3, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

First Look: Olamaie

Chef team brings modern Southern food to namesake eatery

"...restaurant. However, the project got mired in the waking nightmare known as the City of Austin permit process for..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...the form of Houston's Venomous Maximus, an occult metal nightmare of groovy proportions. Originally self-released, the four-headed hellbeast's debut..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

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