Making 'Bad Kids' Even Badder

Local-shot horror makes jump from comic to indie screens

"...Two years ago, writers Barry Wernick and Matthew Spradlin told me with straight faces they were filming..."

Dec. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bad Kids Go to Hell

This Texas-made high school comedy that's based on a comic book mixes elements of The Breakfast Club with Scoobie Doo with uneven results.

"...Directed by: Matthew Spradlin. Starring: Judd Nelson, Ali Faulkner, Chanel Ryan, Ben..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Bad Guys

DreamWorks’ latest puts animal crooks on the right path

"...Based on the Aaron Blabey kiddie graphic novel series of the same..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Qmmunity: SBOE Debates the Good, the Bad, and the Bass-ackwards

Plus, join AIDS Walk Austin Saturday to step to zero new HIV infections by 2030

"...Late last week, the State Board of Education debated the good, the bad,..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...Yes, they're coming back. Yes, they have to. Will the 86th..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Playing the Bad Guy

With actor David Stahl currently appearing as the wicked Richard III and actor Katherine Catmull having recently played the evil Goneril in King Lear, the challenge of playing villains seemed a ripe topic to launch a series of artist-to-artist conversations on craft.

"...(With this article, the Chronicle Arts section inaugurates a new series featuring conversations..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

To the Wonder With Austin-Made Movie The Adventures of Thomas and Felix

Director Micah Barber finds inspiration in the questions kids ask for his magical fantasy

"...They say that making a movie is kind of like..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Mighty Ducks

"...Heidi Kling. Q: Why a duck? ¶ A: Because the Bad News Bears was already taken. ¶ In The..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Emperor's New Groove

"...Directed by: Mark Dindal. Instead of venturing out to the theatre to see the Mouse's newest, I'd have been..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Magic in the Water

"...work my way up numerous lochs to get to the most famous loch of them all. Squinting through the..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Best of the Best Two

"...Christopher Penn, Ralph Moeller, Meg Foster and Wayne Newton. The really big question here is, does anyone remember Radler's..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Rocketeer

An unemployed aviator stumbles upon a jet-pack in this fun adventure set in an idealized 1938 Hollywood.

"...taking a lot of guff (mostly from film critics) these last few years for being hollow, empty things devoid..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Forgotten

Julianne Moore is out of her mind with grief – or is she just out of her mind?

"...Woodard, Linus Roache and Anthony Edwards. Julianne Moore has the ability to play an excellent "woman in distress," which..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Powerpuff Girls Movie

"...Kane, Roger J. Jackson, E.g. Daily, Tara Strong and Catherine Cavadini. I defy viewers to exit theatres post-Puffery without..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: September 18

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Greg Abbott gets a potential gift, Ruth Bader Ginsberg gives us a heads-up, and the trans kids..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: February 4

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Coke gets an uproar, the queer kids are not alright, and Utah could blow..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Bad News Bears

This genial remake is Billy Bob Thornton’s game all the way.

"...Tedmori, Kenneth K.C. Harris, Carlos Estrada and Emmanuel Estrada. Kids and profanity will always be funny together, and, like..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Bad cat makes stink in theatre.

"...this book had a hook, a miraculous hook of the kind kids most dig – this book was quite..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...Twitter and nursing my first mug of coffee of the day, I scrolled past a missive from a single,..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Little Rascals

"...Woods, Zachary Mabry, Blake McIver Ewing and Whoopi Goldberg. Kids will be kids. And that's the refreshing news about..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Real Road to Wellville?

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

"...Austinite Deirdre Earls has made a remarkable journey from the frustrations and despair of chronic illness to burgeoning national..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...April is the cruelest month for the Austin comedy scene. That's the..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...Just after the rockem-sockem World Trade Organization protests in Seattle -- not..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

"...belong to, so too does every whale. That was the lesson of Free Willy I. But, whereas Willy I..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...We asked our readers how they were feeling about starting the fall semester, now six..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

The Kids Stay in the Pictures

When the Cinemaker Co-op and the Center for Young Cinema combined to make the Motion Media Arts Center, at least one thing stayed the same: the importance of kids

"...The trouble with owning an all-region DVD player these days..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"...a vow of silence," bemoans drummer King Coffey at the watercooler inside Beerland. "I regret every word I've ever..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Shoot for the Moon

Actor Danny Trejo has made a film career out of playing criminals. Before that, he made a career out of being one. In town to shoot Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids, Trejo visited Travis High School to talk to students about the lessons he learned the hard way.

"...The busboys at Güero's stare at Danny Trejo hesitantly, unsure..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

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