Darwin's Nightmare

This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.

"...as to demand another circle in Dante’s hellscape. Darwin’s Nightmare explores the myriad interstitial connections, the causes and the..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bewitched

Nightmare Factory's doors remain padlocked after argument about safety codes, Fire Department jurisdictions, and water systems

"...For 19 Halloweens, the Nightmare Factory was one of the leading haunted-house attractions in..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dancer in the Dark

Björk goes goes to the death chamber in musical interludes.

"...the mid-1960s, the titular dancer is Selma, a musical-loving factory worker played by pixie-esque Icelandic chanteuse Björk. The conceit..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Howling with The Pack

DVDanger runs with the dogs and wolves

"...There is no worse nightmare for a farmer than finding your livestock dead. It’s..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...in my mind left by the recent Wes Craven-scripted Nightmare on Dumb Street remake (aka Pulse) of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Freddy vs. Jason

Did anyone realize Camp Crystal Lake is right down the highway from Elm Street?

"...kinetic shooting style, honed in the Hong Kong action factory, is ill-suited to the slasher sequences. Too many scenes..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

James and the Giant Peach

In bringing Roald Dahl's book to the screen, the filmmakers have preserved the author's diminutive, fantastic perspective and created a vision of childlike wonder and terror.

"...Giant Peach to the screen, director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and his gigantic team of artists, animators,..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont's debut feature based on the Stephen King novella receives a 10th anniversary reissue. The prison drama features standout performances by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.

"...hand thug Captain Hadley (Brown), the prison is a nightmare factory of midnight beatings, corrupt politics, and desperate hopelessness,..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Annual Haunted House Guide Speak No Evil -- Live It!

"...NIGHTMARE FACTORY, 2101 W. Ben White. Back for yet another..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Fantastic Fest Review: Spooktacular!

Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction

"...to the closure of legendary Austin haunted house the Nightmare Factory in 2007, and that's just one of the..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Carnage Park

Mickey Keating's take on classic American horror

"...horror, he brings tragedy as the sheriff with a nightmare factory in his backyard. As for Bell, she turns..."

March 23, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Loving

"...person is a time bomb/ That person is a nightmare factory." Hex Dispensers have clearly sussed out that the..."

July 24, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Film News

Pull the film loop tighter; plus, how to give Harry Knowles a heart attack

"...horror flick, Shores of Another Sea). Sponsored by the Nightmare Factory and the Austin School of Film, the contest..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Public Notice

"...you got the Friday the 13th Opening Night of Nightmare Factory, Central Texas' largest haunted house, at 2101 W...."

Sept. 13, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Ted Versus Technology

Cruz visits Capital Factory and plays prop comic

"...little after 3.30 last Friday afternoon in Austin's Capital Factory. Normally, the start-up employees that co-office here would be..."

Nov. 19, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Incredible Melting Man'/'Swamp Thing'

Morphing, melting and transmogrification clog up your screens

"...thinking. Somehow Red Shirt (who do most of Shout! Factory's extras) hunted him down for this disc, and it's..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...into the studio to record was kind of a nightmare, so we showed up at Antone's during sound check..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...has been invisible for a decade. Yet now Scream! Factory has given it the home release horror hounds have..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The Chronicle at 35

"...you had to hire Ondine, the Pope of the Factory, who flew in with the film...."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

'You Were Right, Andy'

Getting beneath the surface of Andy Warhol with Tom Sokolowski

"...American dream could perhaps be tainted with the American nightmare...."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...(Director and screenwriter: Sara Colangelo) -- A desperate young factory worker recruits a mentally disabled ex-boyfriend to steal a..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"...collection of archival films and photographs documenting the Warhol Factory years, when Reed's Velvet Underground was the "house band."..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...File Under: Cult Classic Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...Odds you'll get to see it: Excellent. Shout! Factory has announced a deal with Breakthrough Entertainment that will..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The True Story of the Somewhat Lost Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger star in this largely forgotten sequel

"...25 years. Until now, that is, thanks to Scream Factory's Collector's Edition Blu-ray, which comprises both the theatrical version..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...comparison, Ben seems a little cursed, since this Scream! Factory release starts with an apology about the quality: after..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...score by Christopher Young, fresh off Hellraiser and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (that said, the..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Bill Moseley on being Chop Top, and living as a horror icon

"...collector's edition of TCM 2, available now from Scream! Factory, his co-star Bill Johnson (the film's Leatherface) calls him..."

April 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two

The Editor and Reality, movies about movies

"...pulp genre as lost high art, bathing in its nightmare logic. By contrast, The Editor wallows in the fact..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Mad Max

Before we hit Fury Road, the original revs up

"...This is first time director George Miller's nightmare creation. Before making the film, he was a medical..."

May 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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