Tracy Morgan on Almost Dying, The Last O.G., and Being Barbershop Famous

SNL star goes back to the gentrified hood at SXSW

"..."I want to be a topic of discussion in the beauty salons and the barbershops," said living comedic legend..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: Extreme Douchebaggery

Stealthing is sexual assault, and sexual assault is considered a second degree felony in the state of Texas

"...What's up with stealthing? What's the appropriate punishment for this act?..."

May 19, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

From the Vaults: The New Face of the Academy

Danny Trejo, Jeff Nichols, and Catherine Hardwicke are new nominees

"..."Could You Say No to This Face?" asked The Austin Chronicle when we chose to put actor Danny..."

July 7, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: "Let the Work Speak for Itself"

Yaphet Kotto reflects on the movie "Alien" and other matters

"...The release this week of Ridley Scott's Prometheus – regularly..."

June 8, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...There's a famous song by Noël Coward called "Mrs. Worthington"..."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jigsaw Is Family: Saw X Producers Explain What Makes a Saw Movie

Mark Burg and Oren Koules look to the future of the franchise

"...Saw X may have been the least secret Fantastic Fest secret screening ever, but it..."

Oct. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Once “Outsiders,” the Music World Is Now at BLK ODYSSY’s Fingertips

Collabs with heroes & new Earthchild Ent. label signal ascent

"...editions of records aren’t usually this exciting. Typically it’s the album you already dig, supplemented with some bonus content..."

June 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre

David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"...David Blue Garcia knows the trenches of indie filmmaking. The Austin filmmaker's first feature,..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wrestler Rises Again in You Cannot Kill David Arquette

The actor’s return to the ring in search of wrestling respect

"...Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion and, in doing so, the most hated man in the squared circle...."

Aug. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Legacy of BT2 and Beyond

Owners recall 30-plus years in Austin gay bar business

"...When I first reached Tino Calderon, the BT2 co-owner was busy packing up an icon of..."

May 16, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Page Two: Frogs Were the Second Plague

The Time of the Toad, and a time to dance

"..."The Time of the Toad," an essay by Dalton Trumbo,..."

March 31, 2017 Column by Louis Black

The Tangible Pleasures of Cinema

The Sprocket Society gets hands on with film

"...film preservation, we usually think of efforts to salvage the content of old movies. But what about preserving film's..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Back in the Mirror

First-time director Niels Mueller on 'The Assassination of Richard Nixon'

"...Niels Mueller's The Assassination of Richard Nixon manages the rare trick of..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Winning the West

Cowboys, Indians, and the irresolvable contradictions between freedom and order

"..."Hello, my name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm Apache, and I am president of the National..."

June 12, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"..."Some time before he became involved in the Dreyfus Affair, Emile Zola wrote an article called 'The..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...and sharing, of real communion, of living fully in the moment...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...if you guys were naming this article, what would the headline be?..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Deep in the Art

How In the West Became Deep in the Heart (of Texas)

"...In the summer of 1985, troupe members of Austin's avant-garde Big..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Behind the Screens

A new play by Neal LaBute falls flat on paper; new and reissued books about gay and lesbian Hollywood, Andy Milligan, Alan Smithee and the auteur theory, and Maya Deren reviewed.

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Feature

Jimmy Hollywood

"...Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, and Bugsy, he fizzled with the outmoded, Seventies-flashback Toys and now -- strike two --..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

The life and times of the Golden Age of Cinema's favorite pimp

"...The term "pimp" summons up a lot of visuals –..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Maps to the Stars

David Cronenberg's film, with a script by Bruce Wagner, is a darkly humorous moral fable aimed at Hollywood.

"...attempt to squash it, it’s hard to pin down the recent cinema of David Cronenberg. Once the master of..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

"...Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn and Paul Bartel. The central question in Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss is a..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Tarantino takes Tinseltown head-on

"...The highest praise I can give to “The Ninth Film..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Costume Designer Edith Head Changed the Look of Hollywood

AFS Cinema spotlights films featuring the Oscar-winner's designs

"...old, I received a large picture book of old Hollywood film stills as a Christmas gift. I remember it..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Column by Jill Morena

Hollywood Ending

"...Tiffani Thiessen. After 30-odd films, a director probably deserves the occasional freebie. The mostly applauding press seems to agree,..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

"...Here's more than you'd ever want to know about the late, not-all-that-great Ed Wood. Tim Burton's biopic a few..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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