The Ghost Writer

Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

"...and Eli Wallach. Polanski appears to be back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which refreshes..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...If you’re looking for the dead bodies of abandoned studio horrors, January is the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: October 19

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Boo Boo continues to delight. Today’s AggreGAYtor is doing the purp walk...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

A Ghost Story

A meditative story of a spirit who lingers on

"...can to endure,” says a pontificating hipster (played by the musician and sometimes indie-film actor Will Oldham) in a..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Who Invented Christmas

How Charles Dickens created Ebenezer Scrooge

"...In The Man Who Invented Christmas, beloved fictional miser Ebenezer Scrooge..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Metacomedy makes Nic Cage the last true movie star

"...There are actors, there are film legends, there are stars,..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

'The Hundred-Year House'

Author Rebecca Makkai teases the real and the unreal in this 'Austin Chronicle' Book Club selection

"...Rebecca Makkai's The Hundred-Year House is a sly, funny, literary mystery, a..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

The Monkey Time

How communing with the apes inspired the artists of the Texas Monkey Project

"...It might have been the lemur that set Andy Cockrum off. As a youth,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...Think of the word "biology."..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

SXSW Film Review: The Locust

Filmmaking metadrama about the perils of being your own subject

"...Faeze Azizkhani’s whirlwind psychodrama The Locust is a surreal semi-autobiographical film that personifies the..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

DVDanger: 'Flowers in the Attic'

1950s story, 1970s glam, old fashioned Gothic mayhem

"...Gahd, the 70s were weird. Get your heads around this: One..."

April 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Pitch

A horror film starring UT students aiming for the big screen

"...Just hear me out. What's the scariest thing ever? No, no, no. Worse than Jason..."

May 19, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...The audition notice calls for an actress to play a..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ghost Town

A sweet, old-fashioned kind of picture content to burrow into the quiet spaces, where boring, ordinary adults live and fitfully try to love again. Oh, and occasionally talk to dead people.

"...– ideal for cramming gauze or soft molds into the mouths of humans who would otherwise irritate him with..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Invention of Lying

Ricky Gervais lies through his teeth for laughs.

"...Directed by: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Conversation with Stephen Harrigan Telling Ghost Stories

"...Comanche Midnight is the second terrific collection of Stephen Harrigan's essays published by..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Arts Feature by Robin Bradford

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...someone ask a question to which you already know the answer? In this case, it's, "Whatever happened to Indiana..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

The Auto Memory Doll finally writes her own story

"...world through books, TV shows, and movies get a theatrical release for the big resolution. So it is with..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Chilling Time at the Drafthouse

The BBC's classic ghost stories haunt the screen

"...For every light on the Christmas tree, there is a shadow. That's the dark..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ghost Riding

Wizard World confirms first Austin guests

"...Wizard World has already announced three special guests for the Austin leg of their pop culture convention...."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...to be in Austin, he wanted to get to the bottom of something that had been bothering him for..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant

Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic

"...There are few American animated features more beloved than The..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: A Fresh Point of View With the Iké Boys

Eric McEver talks anime, obsession, and making friends with cats

"...Everyone has a different way to get through the pandemic. For Oklahoma filmmaker Eric McEver, writer/director of Fantastic..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...Techno-allegories, futuristic thrillers, and Anne Hathaway obsessives: The latest round of announcements for sci-fi film festival Other..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Why 'The Collection' is All About Character

Marcus Dunstan brings the mask back for Fantastic Fest

"...Horror fans loved 2009 slasher pic The Collector, but it didn't set the box office ablaze...."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...even Curt Kirkwood knows quite what to expect from the Meat Puppets collaboration with Roky Erickson at the Austin..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...When I first saw Heather Woodbury's solo performance What Ever, I was mesmerized. I..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...In pop culture, the late Seventies signify a cutesy suburban Spielberg fantasy or..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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