The Addams Family

"...to finally bring a worthy film version of Charles Addams' eerie cartoon family to the screen, but here it..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...Charles Addams was undoubtedly on to something. In 1938, he drew..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Addams Family 2

A spirit-crushing vacation for everyone's favorite ghouls

"...The aesthetic de-evilution of the creepy, kooky, and altogether ooky..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Summer Stock Austin's The Addams Family

The company's young artists infuse the musical incarnation of those spooky, ooky Addamses with fresh blood by the buckets

"...We knew that they were creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky – their..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Addams Family Values

Uncle Fester finds love.

"...Carol Kane. It's a telling point to note that the most interesting thing about visiting the Addams clan again..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Little Vampire

"...but kids may relate better to its lessons about the ostracization of strangers and the value of friendship. Based..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Worst Films of 2021

The Chronicle critics get their chance to vent

"...In cinema as in all things, there are highs and lows. And when a filmmaker steals..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

"...girls are hardly commonplace and that, sadly, is virtually the only aspect of Gold Diggers that could be regarded..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Garden

Neither talking down to children nor pandering to their parents, The Secret Garden functions something like a fairy tale in which the primordial and psychosexual concerns are made palpable and socially acceptable.

"...Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott and Maggie Smith. The land mapped out in The Secret Garden is, indeed,..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.

"...question is answered in what is beyond a doubt the single most deliriously romantic film I've seen in years...."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blood Simple: The Director's Cut

"...Dan Hedaya, Frances Mcdormand and John Getz. Back in the early Eighties when, film-wise at least, Texas was best..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...Are you ready for a commitment? Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction genre film festival, has..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"...September 30, 1964: Viewers of The Dick Van Dyke Show receive an unusual treat. Instead..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

TV Eye: Anarchy in the UK

A British import brings the horror

"...Back in the day, zombies were creepy flesh-eaters that attacked their human..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...After two years creating a space for “making and strengthening community and creative critical action today and tomorrow in..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

The Twilight's over, and the darkness has just begun.

"...So here it is: the last installment of the Twilight saga, or “our long..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

LBJ Swings Like the Pendulum Do

For a fun Sixties flashback – sans acid – see the LBJ Library's 'Signs of the Times: Life in the Swingin' Sixties'

"...Powers this weekend and travel back in time to the era of love-ins and Laugh-In, Carnaby Street "birds" and..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Stop-motion photography creates a macabre world of make-believe.

"...Directed by: Henry Selick. When people say that The Nightmare Before Christmas looks quite unlike anything they’ve ever..."

Oct. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: 'Alyce Kills'/'A Virgin Among the Living Dead'

Women on the edge of a supernatural breakdown

"...Like the song goes, how can we miss you if you..."

Aug. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The True Originals

In her solo show 'True Originals,' painter Daphane Park has created a series of mutant portraits that are 1/3 female creature, 1/3 creepy textures, 1/3 dreamy background

"...In the past, when Daphane Park exhibited her paintings at Women..."

June 16, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The 2021 Austin Chronicle Halloween Costume Contest

"...Brian & Theo Daigle - Curious George & The Man in the..."

Oct. 28, 2021 Photo Gallery

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...Halloween and horror movies go together like eyes of newt and toes of frog, and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 22 Steps

Screenwriter John Truby's first Austin seminar

"...guru John Truby brings his first workshop to Austin: The two-day 22-Step Story Structure seminar will take place at..."

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Copper Tank

"...The Copper Tank is a sports bar with brewing equipment...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

The 'It' Program

Musical theatre struts back onstage at Texas State to rave reviews

"...On Aug. 11 of this year, the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University-San..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Married to the Mob

"...who wrote, edited, typeset, and was generally indispensable to the paper throughout its first decade. Margaret Moser met and..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Buddy

"...affair. This directorial debut from screenwriter Thompson (Edward Scissorhands, The Addams Family, The Nightmare Before Christmas) drops the macabre..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

For Love Or Money

"...Kier. Right off, let me get it out of the way that I like Michael J. Fox, as an..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Car 54, Where are You?

"...Lewis and Daniel Baldwin. Hollywood producers are going with the current trend of transferring such vintage TV gems as..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Scanlines

The Flintstones

"...The Beverly Hillbillies..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Screens Feature

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