Texas Thriller Coyote Lake Draws Suspense From True Crime

On the shores of the border with filmmaker Sara Selig­man

"...[and] the fun stuff with the guns and the blood." Yet, as a woman making a violent crime flick,..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Sisters in Crime Prefer Their Ink Mixed With a Little Blood

Murders, they write

"...They're part of the local chapter – the Heart..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food Issue Extra Helpings: Blood & Chocolate

Valentine’s playlist: ‘Someone left the cake out in the rain’

"......"

Feb. 12, 2014 Food Post by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: Blood in the Water

Headliners avalanche SXSW a week out from the music fest

"...tour – one management won't yet confirm – with true rock & roll royalty: Motörhead. Scorpion Child showcases at..."

March 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...actor Todd Lowe's portrayal of the character on HBO's True Blood, which is about to premiere its sixth season..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

The AggreGAYtor: June 26

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Hood and the Johnson Space Center celebrate Pride, and True Blood gets a full-throated defense, as your AggreGAYtor queers..."

June 26, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Bloody Good and Scary Bloody

Being Human season 2 airs tonight, hits DVD Sept. 21

"...HBO’s True Blood may have been this summer's more popular purveyor..."

Sept. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sucking the Life From Penn State

The baddest beast on the block

"...Last night I watched a television show called True Blood in which vampires discussed how they should approach..."

July 23, 2012 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

The original girl detective makes a modern return

"...a juvenile delinquent who dispenses vigilante justice (no spilled blood) to deserving wrongdoers, resulting in frequent groundings by her..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

TV Eye

"TV Eye" to The Vampire Diaries: "Bite me."

"...elicit groans when I admit that I'm a halfhearted True Blood fan. Love the premise, love the supporting players,..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film Review: The Transfiguration

Introspective vampire flick set in the projects thrills and troubles

"...likes Let the Right One In and Nosferatu, not True Blood and certainly not Twilight...."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...States. Tarantino’s message has always been crystal clear, if blood-spattered: Racism, any racism, is wrong, then and now. That..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ermo

"...A kitchen accident in which a fellow worker needs blood donations introduces Ermo to the true meaning of blood..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

TV Eye

Who might win what and why

"...(TNT), Dexter, The Good Wife (CBS), Mad Men, and True Blood (HBO). Nominated comedy ensembles include 30 Rock, Curb..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.

"...Redgrave. Pulse thundering in your head, a backbeat of blood that drowns out reason, the only thought you can..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Cape Fear

"...thin. Routinely generic. Excessive. Misanthropic. These things are also true of this Cape Fear remake. I'm sorry. My words..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Defiance

In this true story, Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber play two Jewish brothers who escape into the forest to elude capture by the Nazis and wind up birthing a small village of escapees.

"...giving. And still it keeps giving with Defiance, the true story of the Bielski family, three Jewish brothers who,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Tomorrow Never Dies

"...none of his other female costars have been: a true sidekick and rival, not just a receptacle for his..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...(Showtime), House (FOX), In Treatment (HBO), Mad Men (AMC), True Blood (HBO). I just don't get it. House? Really?..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...one of our favorite gritty blues bands Chili Cold Blood (see "Chili Cold Blood Loves You!" Dec. 23, 2005),..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya’s Weyes Blood Aftershow Stubb’s (indoors), Friday 31, 10:30pm..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

The Transfiguration

A coming-of-age tale with a blood-sucking twist

"...likes Let the Right One In and Nosferatu, not True Blood and certainly not Twilight. First-time director Michael O’Shea,..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Michael Agresta

Turbo Kid

This irreverent throwback is a loving homage to kids' adventure pictures

"...Bandits) in a blender to create a satisfying (if blood-drenched) smoothie of awesomeness. Set in the postapocalyptic future of..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...possession to surprising efficacy. This follow-up starts in the bloody debris of the first – quite literally, with trauma..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...With NoLa metal master Phil Anselmo and Texas true crime writer Corey Mitchell cracking the whip at the..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...go on.) So at the beginning of Sinister when true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) moves with his wife..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

TV Eye breaks down the nominees for Best Drama and Best Comedy

"...The nominees for Outstanding Drama Series are True Blood (HBO), Dexter (Showtime), Mad Men (AMC), The Good..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Bolt

Bolt is a canine who plays a cybernetically enhanced dog on TV but has no knowledge of how to cope in the real world in this new animated film.

"...Bolt is completely oblivious of his status as a flesh-and-blood nipper, so when he ends up accidentally shipped from..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Penelope

Christina Ricci and James McAvoy star in this modern-day fairy tale about a girl who's cursed with a pig's snout for a nose but must find true love before the curse can be removed.

"...the result of an age-old curse placed on her blue-blood family by an angry witch. Legend has it that..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Last Legion

Although this story of ancient Rome offers guilty-pleasure fun, the film is not very inspired or well-conceived.

"...wannabe sword-and-sandals saga that purports to be the kinda-sorta true story behind Rome's final Caesar, 10-year-old Romulus Augustus (Sangster),..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    34 »