Moseying Out Into the Multiverse With the Quantum Cowboys

Geoff Marslett probes memory and the many-worlds theory in his new animated mind-bender at AFS Cinema

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lovecraft and Rest Stops: Rebekah McKendry Takes to the Road for Glorious

Inside the pandemic roots of the new cosmic horror comedy

"...probably Stuart Gordon, who injected sardonic squishy laughter into Re-Animator (mainly because the producers were barely paying attention), but..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beast and the Bone Collector in Rondo and Bob

Joe O'Connell brings together two horror icons in his documentary, on VOD now

"...the art director who made The Hills Have Eyes, Re-Animator, From Beyond, and, above all else, The Texas Chain..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rondo and Bob

An Austin film legend's obsession with a Hollywood monster

"...Saw Massacre, but The Hills Have Eyes, Tourist Trap, Re-Animator, and The Howling. His obsessive eye and grasp led..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Panic Fest 2022: Rondo and Bob

Austin-made history of an Austin original, and his obsession

"...Saw Massacre, but The Hills Have Eyes, Tourist Trap, Re-Animator, and The Howling. His obsessive eye and grasp lead..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pimping Art, Roasting Beans, Milking Oats: The Dear Diary Story

Amalia Litsa’s vegan coffee shop stays creative to survive

April 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Jurassic Punk: Inside the Tempestuous Career of FX Revolutionary Steve Williams in Spaz

New documentary spotlights the maverick who added CGI to cinema magic

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Making the Flowers Bloom in Encanto

Austinite Jay Jackson talks about Disney's latest animated blossom

Nov. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...birdie: "What was the name of that blonde in Re-Animator?" For the next 25 years until her death one..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Back to the Screens for the Lake Travis Film Festival

Sophomore celebration of indie film opens the new era of in-person film festivals

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rondo and Bob Nominated for ... a Rondo!

Austin film doc up for award, and you can vote!

"...Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Re-Animator, and other cult and classic horrors, who was obsessed..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Horror-Drama Jakob's Wife Takes a Look Inside a Tortured Marriage

SXSW world premiere looks at life's second acts

"...second acts. The star of Eighties schlock gems like Re-Animator and From Beyond had actually retired from acting completely..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Summoning Hell in Attack of the Demons

Austin artist Eric Power casts a cardgore spell

Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Climb a Minnow Mountain

The Austin animation studio resurrecting Rotoscoping with Richard Linklater

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can You Draw? Then Minnow Mountain Needs You!

Austin animation house looking for artists

Aug. 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rondo And Bob Goes to Times Square

Joe O'Connell's documentary gets world famous billboard space

"...terror classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Re-Animator, whose fascination with Hatton helped recover his legacy as..."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: It's Such a Beautiful Day

Don Hertzfeldt offers his incredible animated feature for free

April 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Pepe Was Martyred by the Right

Austin-linked SXSW doc Feels Good Man liberates the frog

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Another Sea Change Year at the Austin Music Awards

So much so that even we don't know what to expect!

March 6, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Local Video Game Takes a Deep Dive Into Creation Myths

Mythic Ocean focuses on the art of conversation instead of the art of war

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by James Renovitch

I Just Watched Megafauna’s New Video and Now I Can’t Remember What Life Is

Absorb their trippy, animated “Fluorescent Super Moment”

Feb. 17, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ATX Film News: Zellweger, Linklater, Bujalski, Oh My!

Plus AFF gets an NEA grant and ... Cats 2?

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

New Trailer for Austin Doc Rondo and Bob

Check out the history of two unsung heroes of horror

"...(The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Tourist Trap, and Re-Animator. he died in 2004 before he could get his..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens

Plenty of films to read about this holiday season

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain

Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Scenes on Netflix’s New Austin-Made, Mexico-Set Anime

The many hands of Powerhouse Animation make light work of Seis Manos

Oct. 11, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Inside the mind of stop motion wizard Phil Tippett

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film News: From A(nimation) to Z(ombies)

Production updates from around town and just beyond city limits

June 21, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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