Ted's Ghost

The death of Ted Westhusing leaves a widening circle of sorrow

"...he's all gone." – Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the U.S.A."..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Tom Palaima

Fantastic Fest Review: V/H/S/99

The found footage anthology goes back to the '90s

"...summoning that accidentally sends two friends straight to the underworld. Great production design, frightening demons with neat makeup and..."

Sept. 27, 2022 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Not a Drop to Drink

Comal Springs Is Drying Up

"...Which is to say that it was a typically..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Grace Sorensen's satin harmonies, features flourish in Elcock's hip-hop underworld. (Read our feature on BLK ODYSSY or our review..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Irishman

Scorsese's filmmaking excellence can't mask a flawed retreading of mob history

"...Kennedy vs. Cuba vs. the Teamsters dynamic of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy. Yet where Ellroy openly fictionalizes, inserting made-up..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy's canon

"...novelist, a terse, staccato, Bukowskian demimonde poet. The following Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy – American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand,..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...Fist: Part Two" featured three films by Robert Aldrich. Underworld, U.S.A., The Crimson Kimono, and Verboten! were being shown,..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Whiteout

Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. marshal who must investigate a murder in Antarctica and wrap it up quickly because winter is starting in three days.

"...from Angelina Jolie’s reject pile. At least the blue-hued Underworld films were trashy fun – would that a leather-clad..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sonatine

"...Sturm und Drang that generally animates the genre. The underworld portrayed in Sonatine is as rigidly patterned and deterministic..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Blood's a Rover: A Novel

Ellroy's oh-the-humanity neo-noir crimespeak bubbles up not from the heart nor from the head but from the gut

"...Blood's a Rover is the grand finale of Ellroy's "Underworld U.S.A." trilogy (which began with 1995's American Tabloid and..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Brother

"...the Zig Zigler or Tony Robbins of the gangster underworld. I'm wondering how Brother will play among American action..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...collapse under the social and mythical weight of the U.S.A...."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

The Disappointments Room

Kate Beckinsale moves into a haunted house

"...is hot on our heels – vamps vs. werewolves Underworld franchise – is cast as Dana, a mentally shattered..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Return of Lila Downs

‘La Reyna’ makes another rare stop in Austin – tonight

"...LD: No, I grew up in a village that’s..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bad Guy

Early film from South Korea's enfant terrible Kim Ki-duk is a coarse and distubing drama about obsessive love.

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Meme Weaver

Local distributor Indie Meme brings independent film from India to the U.S.

"...themes of rags to riches, escapist, aspirational cinema. The underworld drug/crime scene was the theme of a lot of..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Matthew Irwin

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...This latest round of titles is also loaded with..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

"...Trails lost and roads won at the polls on Tuesday; be clear that there is meaning there. This election..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Point Blank

"...between organized crime and big business (i.e., Sam Fuller's Underworld, U.S.A.). Point Blank takes that notion to its Sixties..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Page Two

"...Some thoughts on Samuel Fuller... Next Tuesday (5/13) night at 7pm I'm going to introduce Fuller's..."

May 9, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...the narrative concerning an aspiring rapper's plunge into the underworld. Every cameo is perfectly cast (Everlast as crooked cop,..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...of the title, of course, refers to that selfsame underworld’s class system, which mirrors the whole of U.K. society...."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...Camp X-Ray / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Peter Sattler) — A young woman..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...but either way, Austin City Limits would love it. (Thursday, March18, Jazz Bon Temps Room, 10pm)..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...American Animal Director & Writer: Matt D'Elia Jimmy -..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Hollywood bedroom to the hockey arenas of Scandinavia and Russia. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Me, Monster lures you into the fascinating and opaque underworld of serial murder, supernatural obsession, metaphysical hallucinations, forbidden love..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them far apart...."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...Gary and the Underworld: OK, this is a bit of a cheat, because..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Happy 300th, The Simpsons.

"...lot riding on this new series. Set in the underworld of a Mexican family-ruled drug cartel and intended to..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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