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"...who knock her up in this carnal cabaret. Presenters Severin Films and the Oscarbate Film Collective overtake the lobby..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kier-La Janisse and the Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

Film historian conjures The Haunted Season

"...set of folk horror by Janisse and released by Severin...."

Dec. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES!!? USA, 1964 Texas Premiere of Severin Restoration, 82 min. D: Ray Dennis Steckler AGFA presents..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Secret Splendors of Black Emanuelle

New box set and a special AFS screening set to reappraise the Italian sexploitation series

"...Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror director heard that Severin Films founder David Gregory was thinking of releasing Black..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...If Severin Films had waited a little longer to release their..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Encyclopedic and engrossing wander into the wilderness

"...as part of a mighty 12-disc box set from Severin Films that will include 19 of the films discussed,..."

Sept. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...decades, now debuts in a new 4K restoration from Severin Films, overseen by director Avery Crounse. FREAKS OUT..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Finding the Roots of Folk Horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched

Kier-La Janisse searches for the origins of a genre

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...and Sony Pictures Classic; specialist imprints like cult/exploitation label Severin, and Asian cinema experts Well Go; and the entire..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lodge

Icy melding of horror and religion is cool, not chilling

"...Directed by: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell,..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Lodge

Family drama becomes an exercise in cruelty that may go to far

"...The script, by Scottish scriptwriter Sergio Casci and directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, remixes many of the elements..."

Sept. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...artist Mickey Reece returns with Climate of the Hunter; Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, who divided audiences with the..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION: Presented by AGFA + Severin Films D: Michael Rubbo (Canada, 1985, World Premiere 2K..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: What Kat Candler Did Next

Fear the Walking Dead returns, The Son sets, and more

"...the organization already has similar arrangements with Arrow Films, Severin Films and Vinegar Syndrome...."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...Directed by: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Peter Strickland, Ashim Ahluwalia, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Katrin Gebbe,..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ngozi Ukazu Hip-Checks This Year’s Staple! Expo

Local artist brings a hockey team’s worth of wit & bro-centric warmth

"...by Kirby and inks by Steranko and colors by Severin – ENTER, UKAZU!..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Hungary, India, Poland, Turkey, U.S.) D: Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, Peter Strickland, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Katrin Gebbe, Can Evrenol,..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...Future Shock! The History of 2000 AD (Severin Films, on Blu-ray and VOD now) faces the uphill..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...the documentary finally gets a U.S. home release from Severin Films. Producer Sean Hogan talked with the Chronicle after..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Arrow to the Brain

Three titles from the American Genre Film Archive's new partner

"...with three retro-distro houses: Arrow Films, Vinegar Syndrome, and Severin...."

Jan. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)

"...film festival, Fantastic Fest: from Austria, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy); From Germany, Katrin Gebbe (Nothing Bad..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Genre Film Archive Expands

Local film preservationists add Severin, Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome

"...genre home release specialists – Vinegar Syndrome, Arrow, and Severin – to put their incredible collections back where they..."

Jan. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis' Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Best Original Screenplay Goodnight Mommy (Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala), Inside Out (Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Goodnight Mommy

Nine-year-old twins suspect that someone is impersonating their mother

"...Directed by: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz,..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Venus in Fur

A spirit of fun drives this Austin Playhouse comedy about power plays in the bedroom and the theatre

"...with Thomas reading the role of the willfully submissive Severin, Vanda comes to seem much more familiar with the..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

DVD Watch: Snitch

Director Ric Roman Waugh makes the Rock into an everyman

"...The Manson Family (Severin) Director Jim VanBebber will be one of the headlining..."

June 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror to Open the 'The Profane Exhibit'

Festival to debut extreme horror anthology

"...in a couple of experimental legends as well: Steve Severin of Souixsie and the Banshees, and Maurizio Guarini, who..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...Husney, a fervent metalhead and gorehound from underground doyens Severin Films. Then James Shapiro, former acquisitions head for Anchor..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Acquires New Film

SXSW hit 'The FP' to be distributed in 2012

"...announced that Evan Husney, previously of Troma Entertainment and Severin Films, will take over as the company’s new director;..."

Aug. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

La Sylphide

Ballet Austin's first brush with Bournonville showed his style suiting the dancers

"...Bournonville's 1836 version, set to a score by Herman Severin Løvenskiold. (An Italian version of the ballet, with different..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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