One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...cloths. Drafthouse Films, Timpson Pictures and Magnet have announced the roster of 25 film making teams that will be..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ABCs of Death 2

Let us count the ways this compilation of 26 short films gets its spook on.

"...As was the case with V/H/S/2, the brains behind ABCs of Death..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Learning More ABCs

Ascher, Barratt, and Fessenden dissect their anthology segments

"...amateur assassins to a teenage zygote, alphabetical horror anthology The ABCs of Death 2 was an education in morbidity..."

Oct. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...Get giddy. Fantastic Fest, Austin's world-renowned celebration of all cinema geeky, strange, terrible and bizarre, has just..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...Hell, as Jean-Paul Sartre so adroitly concluded, is other people. So while many people regard the holiday season..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Greasy With The Greasy Strangler

Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

"...it's hard being original. English filmmaker Jim Hosking recalled, "There was an interview we did at Sundance, and the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...With the clock ticking (eight days and counting, folks), Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene

Fifteen years in and still fantastic

"...has a simple philosophy: "Unique voices that are telling either unique stories, or telling the stories in new ways."..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wingnut Crusaders Want All of Round Rock ISD

Storming the castle

"..."We've faced a lot of difficulty with our board," said Round Rock ISD Trustee..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Do You Spell Trouble?

The Soska sisters on breaking the rules in the alphabet horror anthology ABCs of Death 2

"...How did the Soska twins ends up directing a segment of new..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...debut takes Leo’s axiom as a starting point and then runs it straight into the gaping maw of a..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...Take away the blood, murder, and Satanists from Hollywood horror story Starry..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Returns to Release Jallikattu

Local distro house acquires India's Oscar contender

"...Drafthouse Films is back: the distribution arm of the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse theatre chain..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Fest, has just opened fire with its first wave of titles for 2018, and it's already bringing the big..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...boost, and some use screenings as a launchpad. With the latter, there's another cycle. About a year later, they..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Monsterland

Creature feature anthology, plus The Funhouse Massacre

"...city street, filled with screaming, fleeing citizens, and one of those apocalyptic “the end is nigh” types with a..."

June 18, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...In a found footage horror movie, the audience is either the hunted or the hunter...."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" posits the impossibility of following two..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Tim League Speaks!

What not to miss, why not to miss it

"...It's here: Fantastic Fest 2012. Eight days of the most outrageous films, games, and..."

Sept. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Prepárate Para Tener Miedo With New Horror Anthology Satanic Hispanics

Segment directors on celebrating Latino diversity through terror

"...For a film that brings together Latino filmmakers, Satanic Hispanics does everything it can to..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Never Give Up

Fight against marriage equality continues; F&F looks for a new venture

"...this week's News Roundup, some Texas lawmakers are doing their damnedest to shove the marriage equality rabbit back in..."

March 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

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

"...big opportunities, and a new home for Austin's drive-in theatre: Time to roll with some local film-related news...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Alphabet City

'Tis the season to give 'til your ears ring

"...you're U-18 and a best friend who just out of rehab is hanging with her old dealer – can..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Wave Two

Alumni Adam Wingard, Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West return, and more

"...Fantastic Fest loves its alumni: The second wave for 2011 just escaped, with veterans Adam..."

Aug. 18, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Burning Spear's Winston Rodney photograph by John Carrico..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...7 inches, from an address in Northwest Austin. Part of Chiles’ work as a network administrator for large, online..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon