Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...a severed pancreas and a colon torn from its blood supply...."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

DVDanger: The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...Unlike many "based on a true story" flicks (including The Evictors), Town peddles itself on..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lords of Salem

With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.

"...that much sense), it’s a gas to see this true American auteur run creepy-ass riot over what passes for..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

21 & Over

Some clever moments rescue this fall-down-drunk comedy from its baser instincts.

"...angry cheerleader, and an entire Latina sorority out for blood...."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...American Scream is a heartfelt, charming, emotionally moving, and true-grue portrait of three East Coast families and their All..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Top 10 National

Despite Austin's musical omnipresence, some national albums merited rating

"...1) Richard Buckner, Our Blood (Merge)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Music Feature

Page Two: No Virtue

The vicious circle of constitutional desecration

"...are groveling, wimpy, anti-American traitors aching for enslavement. These true believers are so happily self-anointed that they need do..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Dark Shadows

Billy Miller on the return of Cold Sun at Austin Psych Fest

"...– Miller, McGarrigle, and original bassist Mike Waugh, with Blood Drained Cows drummer Tom Trusnovic and musical director Jasper..."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Limitless

As cautionary tales go, this is an entertaining take on finding your muse through chemical means.

"...block and propensity for barroom shenanigans have driven his true love to distraction and beyond. Wandering the streets of..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oh, Ho, Oslo!

Norwegian spotlight

"...to the serial killer genre. Other gorehounds give the bloody nod to Dead Snow (Død Snø), 2009's contender for..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Town

Ben Affleck directs, co-writes, and stars in this gripping action-drama about bank robbers.

"...2007’s well-received Gone Baby Gone. The title’s town isn’t blue-blood Cambridge or scrappy South Boston, but rather Charlestown, a..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Having a Riot

The chaotic and beautiful birth of the Austin Music Awards

"...In typical Brent Grulke fashion, ignoring my hollow, sunken, bloodshot eyes and constant drooling, he engaged me in a..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Alas, Lord Is Upon Me

Adam 'Nergal' Darski, frontman for Polish metal titans Behemoth, talks English, Polish, and Slayer

"...ever do. Name any band and you know it’s true. It took us eight records to make the ninth..."

Jan. 7, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Trojan Women

A version that shows us in the women of Troy the brutalized women of our own time's wars

"...to do with as they will. Certainly, that was true when Euripides..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Stoning of Soraya M.

This impassioned work of persuasion is like a splatter film made for the Lifetime network, a screed against stoning made for audiences who already agree.

"...to this that the film is based on a true incident written about in 1994 by novelist and journalist..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!" (The Downside to Galaxy Highland Theater's New Robotic Seats)

Five Films We Don't Want to See in D-Box

"...we caught both 3-D screenings of Coraline and My Bloody Valentine 3-D there and we're still reeling from the..."

May 18, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...11pm, Red 7 Patio Nottingham's Lovvers conjure blood visions like Jay Reatard. The abrasive lo-fi punk foursome..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

What Else Is On?

More recommendations for this week

"...inside and outside stages accommodate Pickled Punks, Summer of Blood, the Golden Boys, Blood Royale, and many more...."

Jan. 28, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Wrestler

In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.

"...us back into the ring, where fake combat breeds true intimacy and where a once-huge, now-humbled actor can tear..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part Two: The Bane of Michael Medved

Savlov's Top Ten extras

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Jan. 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Art + Commerce

Marc English Design's DIY Criteria

"...Not so fast, Moneybags. Cox's pseudo-historical bloodbath epic is finally getting its DVD-due in a remixed,..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'I Am Sullied – No More'

Col. Ted Westhusing chose death over dishonor in Iraq

"...Ted Westhusing was a true believer. That was his fatal flaw...."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Letters @ 3AM

When your novel crawls along at about a paragraph per night and your apartment is tired of your company, then hooray for Hollywood and trans-fat popcorn: A summary of the movies seen by Ventura in 2006.

"...Movie Seen in Santa Fe: Marie Antoinette. The film's true star – history – doesn't appear until the end...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...small and hadn't ruptured, and it looked as if blood flow throughout his digestive system was normal. Eventually, he..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Washington, D.C.The Night I Drooled BloodTo the fabulous Louis Black,..."

March 25, 2005 Column

To Your Health

Does dairy consumption at a meal interfere with iron absorption?

"...a meal can interfere with iron absorption. Is this true?..."

March 11, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Does dairy consumption at a meal interfere with iron absorption?

"...a meal can interfere with iron absorption. Is this true?..."

March 4, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

The most costly and the most popular film in South Korean history is also one of the most gripping and epic war films ever made.

"...of Asian cinema that Je-gyu’s film is a ferociously bloody affair – there are more missing limbs and shattered..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...with Columbia student Peter Parker (Maguire) forsaking his one true love, the luminous Mary Jane Watson (Dunst), for the..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

You can't always be who you want, but if you try sometime you just might find you can be who you need.

"...not it shows), many of each color carry the blood and genes of the other. Among such a mixed..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

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