Savini on a Budget

'Maniac' director William Lustig gets two nights at the Ritz

"...contains one of the all-time greatest gruesome on-screen deaths: Tom Savini's head getting vaporized in slow-motion by a shotgun..."

Feb. 9, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Savini's Bloody Secret

Effects icon shares a little secret at Fangoria weekend.

"...out from the guests. Like when special effects wizard Tom Savini revealed to the crowd at this weekend's Fangoria..."

Jan. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Gory Details

The Maestro of movie make-up Tom Savini talks about George Romero, the increasing popularity of CGI, and what it felt like to shoot a crotch-gun.

"...crotch. These images came from the fevered imagination of Tom Savini. In 30 years of make-up work, Savini's mastery..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Face Off Recap: All This Horror Business

FX god Tom Savini makes his SyFy judging debut

"...it with a genuine, in-the-blood, to-the-bone practical FX guru, Tom Savini...."

Feb. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac

"...discs, and DVDs.) NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD D: Tom Savini (1990); with Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, Tom Towles,..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Savinifest

"...Directed by: Tom Savini. Tom Savini, the special-effects wizard behind most of..."

March 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Dusk Till Dawn

Vampires, whiskey, sex, and Hayek's famous snake dancing color this film.

"...Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin, Fred Williamson, Salma Hayek, Tom Savini, John Saxon, John Hawkes, Ernest Liu and Michael..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Elstree 1976

On set for Star Wars, plus Creepshow and Harryhausen

"...director George Romero (interviewed here at length), effects maestro Tom Savini (another heavily featured talking head), and scripter/star Stephen..."

July 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Here's Blood in Your Eye

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors eviscerates the 512

"...American International Pictures' scratchy black-and-white horror shows, Sixties-era Godzilla stomp-a-thons, and Roger Corman's sumptuous shoestring cinematic artistry. I was..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...– the one that turned him into the skull-visaged Phantom of the Opera and permanently warped his back as..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...Of course, they went to practical effects legend Tom Savini ("because Tom Savini's amazing," Cargill said) to design..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...Lucas (a never better Rooker) and his partner-in-evil Otis (Tom Towles) could so readily turn into their murderous playground...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dawn of the Dead

It's hard to keep a good zombie down

"...Dead are there for the taking (original FX master Tom Savini makes an appearance, as does original mallrat SWATster..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ted Bundy

"...Tears and some serious gore (courtesy of effects master Tom Savini, who also cameos), and the film strikes an..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Friday the 13th Part 3

1982's Friday the 13th Part 3 holds a special place in the hearts of fans: It's schlocky and stupid, yet somehow scary, it's goofy, yet often gory, and it explains the origin of Jason's signature facewear.

"...character ostentatiously peruses Fangoria, featuring an article on goremeister Tom Savini, made famous by his effects work in the..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...mistake, these are definitely not for the kids), a Tom Savini Fest on Mar 25, 9:30pm-"?", featuring the gore-and-monster..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

"...At the end of Williamson's Black Caesar, his character, Tommy Gibbs, is left for dead in the New York..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature

DVDanger: The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...When veteran stunt man Bud Davis (playing the still-unknown Phantom Killer) sucks in the air after that memorable murder,..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

En Garde and Armed With Latex and Brushes

Three Austin special effects makeup artists compete on SyFy's 'Face Off'

"...only Austinite with the inside scoop: Zapata attended the Tom Savini Special FX School in Pittsburgh with Season 2..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News

On the set of 'Grind House,' sort of; plus, updates on 'There Will Be Blood,' 'Dallas,' and more

"...Michael Biehn (the good guy in The Terminator) and Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead) star respectively as the..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...you... Sat., March 25, 9:30pm-?, brings the highly anticipated Savinifest 2000 to the Alamo Drafthouse Theatre courtesy of the..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Screamlines

"...D: Neil Jordan (1994) w/Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Garth Manor Brings Out the Dead

FX maestro Robert Kurtzman on the seminal Evil Dead 2

"...golden age of "rubber monster movies," including FX legend Tom Savini (Creepshow) and director Tom McLoughlin (Jason Lives: Friday..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nerd Ascending

Simon Pegg's star trajectory

"...and due diligence to wait out and track down Tom Baker-era Doctor Who episodes on their local PBS affiliate..."

June 10, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Talking George Lucas, Pop-Up Hanukkah, and More Events

Get out this week with our recommended happenings

"...but he does kill a lot of ladies, savagely. Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead) handled the gory effects..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Review: Spooktacular!

Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction

"...expanded the vision and ambition. Bringing in FX legend Tom Savini to ramp up the look, booking horror actors..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jurassic Punk: Inside the Tempestuous Career of FX Revolutionary Steve Williams in Spaz

New documentary spotlights the maverick who added CGI to cinema magic

"...stop-motion made Kong a King. The wizard of gore, Tom Savini. Steve Williams' name should be on that list,..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

"Colin McIntyre: Systema Praeternaturae" at Dimension Gallery

The artist's sinuous, flowing forms of nickel-plated steel are part of a reminder that in the midst of life, we are in death, etc.

"...dude? That Osseous Refuse would give David Cronenberg nightmares. Tom Savini would be taken aback – and then a..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The True Story of the Somewhat Lost Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger star in this largely forgotten sequel

"...Chainsaw Massacre 2 brought on board an abattoir of Tom Savini's gruesome gore effects while poking subversive fun at..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Bill Lustig’s 1980 slasher landmark features splatter SFX artist Tom Savini’s gnarliest work, as well as one of horror’s..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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