Fantastic Fest 2015: Zinzana

How to make a nation's first genre film

"...I was watching Phone Booth and I was watching Panic Room, and any container that's done well is done..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Black Phone

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...the madness that plagues him. Hawke lets the character infest him, a bubbling insanity under the skin, convinced that..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...British exploitation culture for documentaries like Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape, director Jake West threads those pieces..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Space Girl" Singer Frances Forever Wants to Bring "Basement Vibes" to ACL Fest

Indie-pop songwriter adjusting to life as a TikTok sensation

"...I remember, ‘Oh, I wrote this after having a panic attack, and now all these people are hearing it,’”..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Alyssa Quiles

Fantastic Fest Review: Fractured

Workmanlike thriller is a lost opportunity

"...dramas that kicked off a bidding war on the festival circuit – Anderson was never destined to become the..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Review: Jallikattu

Buffalo hunt is a deceptive cover for a brilliant political allegory

"...its pen and stampedes across town, it sparks a panic among the villagers...."

Sept. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Babes in Toyland

The Babes are back

"...near-metal assault. Plenty of graying heads rinsed in Manic Panic purple were in attendance – those who lost their..."

Nov. 7, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Death

"...Do We Go From Here???" As evidenced by the panic in Detroit of "Freakin Out" and Bobby Hackney's deep..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Cat Power & The Dirty Delta Blues Band

Waterloo Park, Nov. 3 & 4

"...awkward to outright uncomfortable. Most jarring was her midsong panic during Moby Grape's "Naked, If I Want To," calling..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"...fantasy The Blazing World) as part of Kansas City's Panic Fest...."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.

"...Dogg, and more descend on San Marcos for Float Fest, but from Headcrusher to Sam Smith, there's plenty to..."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

FF2011: Beyond the Badge

Off-campus antics for the badgeless

"...those of you suffering a little bit of Fantastic Fest envy, don't panic. There are some events this weekend..."

Sept. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010

The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.

"...of a new Spike & Mike Sick & Twisted fest to the Alamo Drafthouse means a new year has..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...at this year’s South by Southwest. The massive 10-day fest returns Friday, March 8 and runs through Sunday, March..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Drafthouse Asks Us, 'Why Don't You Play in Hell'

Madcap yakuza flick to play Fantastic Fest, open in 2014

"...With Fantastic Fest only 18 days away (panic stations, people!), one more..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Hartford, Conn., transplants Sarah & the Sundays headline the festivities with their breezy indie surf rock. Other highlights include..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Market Transforms

Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

"...It's scarcely a month before Fantastic Fest, Austin's biggest genre film fest, shows the state of..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Escape From Island Zero

Rizzolli & Isles creator on her creature feature

"...Sci-fi film fest Other Worlds Austin wraps up its year-round Orbiter program..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Shot: Muse

Epic UK trio won’t be shut down

"...the very start of Muse’s third appearance at ACL Fest, bandleader Matt Bellamy hit maybe three chords before stage..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 8

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...for your evening pick? For the duration of the Fest, we're posting a few trailers for each day's films..."

March 14, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 4

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...doesn't have to be. For the duration of the Fest, we're posting a few trailers for the day's films..."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Hip-Hop to Pop-Punk, Yung Mijita Knows Her Audience

Austin DJ chats following mosh-along This Is Austin, Not That Great set

"...Punk-and-hardcore-focused fest This Is Austin, Not That Great launched its comeback..."

March 6, 2023 Music Post by Katie Karp

Austin's Conspiracy Culture Exposed in The Pizzagate Massacre

John Valley embraces the horror community with his trip into Austin's dirty little secret

"...movie, Austin-shot character piece Duncan, could not get into festivals. At all. Just couldn't get arrested. "We thought we..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

FF2011: Liveblogging the Ticket Line

Does the digital system work?

"...Veterans of Fantastic Fest 2010 may have some … well, let's be honest,..."

Sept. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...rootsy rock/country/soul after another over the past decade. The Panic Bell, their first in five years, lands in April...."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Delta Variant Leaves Venues Between a Rock and the Governor's Orders

The latest on music hubs, festivals, and relief funding

"...While festivals like Lollapalooza required proof of vaccination or a negative..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Network

"...4:30 Little Sister, Mother Earth Fest Pt 1..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature

Jallikattu

Brutal, brilliant Indian drama sets a buffalo lose, but the men cause the chaos

"...in India's rural state of Kerala, it sparks a panic among the villagers. As coalitions slowly form among the..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...and producer Chad Villella) turned the success of their festival-favorite shorts into anthology success in the first V/H/S film..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Christening the Waterloo Music Festival

Welcome to the jamily

"...Waterloo Music Festival co-founder Stephen Sternschein’s induction into Deadhead-dom occurred as a..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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