The Black Dahlia

Brian De Palma returns with a new crime thriller drawn from James Ellroy's fictional account of the notorious Los Angeles murder of a would-be Hollywood starlet dubbed the Black Dahlia.

"...say about me that I have a copy of the death certificate of Elizabeth Short hanging on my wall..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Obsessive

AFS Essential Cinema presents the early films of Brian De Palma

"...and aspiring "American Godard" Brian De Palma appeared on the American film scene. And while that time has seen..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia, is one of the..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...Supplication: 'Black Sunday'..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Review: The Annotated Big Sleep

Everything you need to know about Raymond Chandler's classic

"...Chicago in 1888, raised mostly in London, fought in the trenches in World War I, dogged by failure, identity..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

The Fun Platform

Helen Knode's new murder mystery finds her leaving noir and stepping into the light

"...of those slight, reluctant action heroines of late – the ones with the dragon tattoos and the bow-and-arrow setups...."

April 27, 2012 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...Dr. Charles Urdy, at 86, can still remember the names of long-gone nightclubs along East 11th Street. He..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Return to the Forbidden Zone

Richard Elfman brings his cult classic to the Ritz

"...Whatever happened to the midnight movie? You know what I’m talking about, those..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Good Eye: Girl, Illustrated

The fine lines between the lines

"...water, wielding a flaming chair high over her head. The room is littered with domestic debris, some of which..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Black Stage Punks

"...Dwarves (Fri., 3pm) Sure the naked, masked guitarist is gone, but singer Blag Dahlia's..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

"...you with a weird, strange, utterly pervasive sense of the bad juju ramifications extending beyond the last page of..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Music to See This Weekend

For the next three days, live a little.

"...a high note with our team’s genius recommendations. Keep the party going Saturday through Sunday. Cheers...."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy's canon

"...Dec. 6, 1941: The Los Angeles Police Department has nothing better to do..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

SOS Q&A: Carcass

“Everyone in the band enjoys Austin”

"...These Liverpool extremists made their mark in the mid-Eighties as..."

Nov. 3, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...its lazy days this way, it's difficult to resist the urge to follow its traditional beck and call. So..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

SXSW Music Live: MetalSucks Showcase

Even death won’t get festivalers off Sixth Street

"...Poor Grizzly Hall. The cozy Riverside club tucked into the armpit of Emo’s..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Bryan Rolli

Sunday SOS Interview: Carcass

Liverpool metallurgists back from the dead

"...when bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer resurrected the band in 2008 after a 13-year hiatus. Then, the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...The Grammy winners are coming! The Grammy winners are coming!..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Quien es Mas Noir: James Crumley and James Ellroy are Coming to Town

"...The stars in tough-guy heaven will shine on Austin, Texas..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Dead Women Owned His Soul

An Interview with James Ellroy

"...he'd have to go back. Not just part of the way. All the way. That's where the answers are...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Alternate Histories

"...Bestselling crime novelist James Ellroy isn't just another writer who uses post-war Los Angeles as the setting..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Cold Six Thousand

"...The Cold Six ThousandA Novel..."

May 18, 2001 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: Come & Take It

On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss

"...Epically debated amongst those in black T-shirts bearing illegible logos is whether or not Austin..."

July 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Confidential

Interview With Actor Russell Crowe

"...and Australian actor Russell Crowe has lost his beloved leather jacket somewhere in Austin. His outbound flight back to..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...from Japanese director Hideo Nakata’s 2002 original (Ringu) by the Oscar-nominated director of The Motorcycle Diaries and featuring something..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Further Reflections

"...Elizabeth Hurley at the EDtv premiere at the Paramount Theatre. photograph by John..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Music: Must-See Metal

11 headbangers

"...Black Rheno Thu. 16, BD Riley's, 8pm Aussie annihilators Black..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Bryan Rolli

TCB

Austin soldiers on beyond SXSW with hot rods, SPAM, and puking

"...If there's anything Continental Club owner Steve Wertheimer likes better than..."

March 28, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Kontinental Krew

Local custom car club, the Kontinentals, bring the third annual Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up auto show to town

"...Listen, you can almost hear them now, screaming across I-10, rumbling down Highway 290, cruising..."

March 26, 2004 News Feature

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