Wrong Turn

"...Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers and Lindy Booth. The American horror film, like Michael Jackson’s nose, has become..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Identity

"...I had a dream a while back – not the one with Vanessa Paradis and Louise Brooks, mind you..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Panic

"...Barbara Bain, John Ritter, Tracey Ullman, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland and William H. Macy. Panic is not exactly the..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread with the legendary 75-year-old Italian director last year during the Housecore..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Tarnation' Sensation

Jonathan Caouette's inexplicably perfect documentary of growing up gay in Texas is the astounding new face of DIY moviemaking

"...long, long while – a film arrives that has the ability to change the way the art form is..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dance Fever

Sundance 2000: The year of "dot-comming," short films, female athletes, and the feverish race for the next big thing.

"...and RuPaul (he of drag diva notoriety, who adopts the respectability of the surname Charles as the narrator of..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...War crimes, family dramas, and evil in the woods: Austin Film Festival has announced a second wave..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...top 10 lists. Some are relatively easy: Who has the best cheese sandwich, who wrote the best law? It's..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gray Matter

Milkshake Media's Katherine Jones was trained in medical illustration -- but with her work on Fight Club and The Cell, she got a lesson in Hollywood.

"...It was like a first date. The same nervousness, the same silent judgment, the same forced..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

DVolution

Local filmmaking classes for the digital auteur

"...If you're one of the many people who've gotten their hands on a digital..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pauline & Paulettes

A triumph of reductionist thinking, the Four Word Film Review expounds (very briefly) on thumbs up, thumbs down.

"...Brevity is the Soul -- Four-word film review The movie tagline is..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Panic Fest 2022: Woodland Grey

Fear in the forest in this subtle psychological horror

"...source of primordial fear for horror movies. It's in the balance between the warming comfort of moss and leaves,..."

May 18, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Takes a Trip With Ruggero Deodato

Italian found footage pioneer joins Coffin Joe and more

"...good comes from looking through a strange lens. And the master of that genre, Ruggero Deodato, will be casting..."

Sept. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love and Cinema: Janet and John Pierson

Texas Film Awards honorees and indie cinema's fairy godparents Janet and John Pierson look back on 40 years at the movies

"...year for Janet and John Pierson. May will mark their 40th wedding anniversary, and they're finally able to enjoy..."

March 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Revs Up With Ford v Ferrari

Honey Boy, Motherless Brooklyn in feature lineup

"...It seems like yesterday that Austin Film Festival announced the local debut for the highly-touted Portrait of a Lady..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice

Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more

"...Twice with supernatural shocker Don't Knock Twice. That said, the indie horror's gorgeous, flame-wrapped credit sequence makes it clear..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cameron Esposito

No joke, this queer comedian is at the forefront of the digital revolution

"..."Chunks." What was once the punchline of a blossoming comedian's set about her own..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

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

'From Dusk Till Dawn' to See Light of Day

Debut date and all the details on Robert Rodriguez's TV series

"...vampire-stabbing stake and strap on your best crotch gun: The El Rey Network has announced when the TV adaptation..."

Jan. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...There's a golden rule in the run-up to Halloween. If..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shine a Light

'In the Shadow' and more selections from the 15th annual Cine Las Americas

"...of feverish, sexual psychodrama, Nicole Elmer's debut feature, In the Shadow, at times feels like a Jess Franco film..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFF: 'Re-Cut'

AFF preview of 'Re-Cut'

"...Are you the sort of person who, when given a choice between..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Remembering His Roots

Craig Brewer tells the story behind 'Hustle & Flow'

"...look real. Brewer's sophomore effort, Hustle & Flow, marries the director's gritty hometown of Memphis to Terrence Dashon Howard's..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Monster Mash

Metallica's Kirk Hammett, plus filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, marvel at Some Kind of Monster

"...with Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, due in local theatres Sept. 10, Metallica joins the upper echelon of acts..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Matt Dentler

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...Pulling up to the Austin airport at the crack of dawn to leave..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

Around the issue

"...editor Raoul Hernandez says he has something of a theme section this week; he notes that both Robyn Hitchcock..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Column by Nick Barbaro

1999 Film Critics Poll

"...4. The Blair Witch Project (pre-hype)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Skyman

Alien abduction faux documentary puts tragedy ahead of effects

"...If you remember the 1980s, it felt like UFOs were everywhere. The X-Files..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

"...What do The Blair Witch Project and sex, lies and videotape have..."

July 23, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...I hope Matthew McConaughey not only prevails in his legal fight with..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

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