Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In’s North Austin Location Hit by Thieves
Cinema launches GoFundMe to keep operating, replace gear
"...its 15th anniversary this year, moved to the Austin VFW Post 8787 (aka the Capital City Post) on VFW..."
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July 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Lost Cinema Reopening in East Austin
Blue Starlite teams with Millennium for community initiative
"...Franklin further north, to a new home at 500 VFW Rd...."
Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Five Ingredients for a Perfect Halloween
Like the best bags of trick-or-treat candy, it’s all in the selecton
"...there are pumpkins to take home.Through Oct. 29. Thu.-Sun., 10am-7pmVFW Post 10427, 8760 FM 2243, Leander$10-$13texaspumpkinfest.com The Old Ways..."
Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker
Halloween at the Movies
Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin
"...Blue Starlite Central I-35, 500 VFW. blustarliteaustin.com...."
Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas
Writer/director talks fusing holiday horror and hangout movies
"...in both films," with the "straight pulpy action" of VFW mixed with Bliss' character-driven weirdness, "an experimental but very..."
Dec. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Joe Begos delivers more than coal in this Santasploitation gorefest
"...love his drugged-out Bliss but did enjoy punks-versus-veterans bloodbath VFW, I was looking forward to what writer/director Joe Begos..."
Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane
Barbarians
Dark trip to a genteel English dinner party gets bloody
"...toxic (read: douchebag) masculinity. Having executive produced everything from VFW to Boys From County Hell, Dorfman was in fact..."
April 1, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Team Behind Barracuda to Open “Chess Club” in Former Plush Location
“A soft opening, about as soft as they come” during South by Southwest
"...generally, if you were underage, you were playing at VFW halls or people’s houses, except for that spot. You..."
March 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe
Industry Celebrates as Delta-8 Stays Legal, but for How Long?
Cannabusinesses try to keep up with laws concerning the THC product
"...On October 25, the VFW post unplugged the machine because it feared legal repercussions...."
Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
Fantastic Fest Review: Barbarians
English dinner party drama goes straight to darkest hell
"...toxic [read: douchebag] masculinity. Having executive produced everything from VFW to Boys of County Hell Dorfman was in fact..."
Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov
Local Cannabiz Hometown Hero Fought Delta-8 Ban and Won
"Hemp and cannabis industries here in Texas have never had a brighter future."
"...well). In 2020, we donated $25,000 to the Texas VFW and Disabled American Veterans...."
July 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Ginny Kalmbach Shared A Honky-Tonk Legacy with the World at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon
ATX country maverick Roger Wallace remembers Burnet Road bar “boss”
"...moment in time when Ginny’s became a mix of VFW Hall “blue hairs” and fresh-faced tattooed youth, which added..."
Jan. 11, 2021 Music Post by Roger Wallace
Driveways
Brian Dennehy shows his mastery in final, small performance about home
"...on his porch, his evenings playing bingo at the VFW, and his nights by himself. The porch is where..."
May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
VFW
Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return
"...bar top. Count Joe Begos among the latter and VFW is his VHStastic nightmare, an unrelenting throwback to a..."
Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet
Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary
"...VFW: This was the year of Joe Begos as the..."
Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019
"...Between psychotropic horror Bliss and VHS splatterfest VFW, Joe Begos is the new King of the Underground...."
Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos
Director brings Bliss and VFW to fest
"...back with the world premiere of his latest feature: VFW, a mix of Assault on Precinct 13 and Street..."
Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene
Fifteen years in and still fantastic
"...and the world premiere of his goretastic Eighties throwback VFW. He called the fest "a pretty small festival that..."
Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest
The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest
"...revisionist vampire flick Bliss and the world premiere of VFW, the latest from Dallas-based controversialists Cinestate...."
Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Balmorhea is back, baby!
"...VFW CPRA Rodeo July 4-6, Wimberley, www.texasvfw.net..."
June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Friends and Family Gather to Honor Activist Nadine Eckhardt
Eulogies and memories at Saengerrunde Hall
"...pie” – together visited black churches as well as VFW or Fraternal Order of Police strongholds, determined to meet..."
Jan. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King
Rep. John Bucy III on the 86th Texas Legislature
“We’ve got to do everything we can to keep attention on Medicaid expansion”
"...this session. I’m an auxiliary member of the Leander VFW hall, and speaking with veterans, medical marijuana is a..."
Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
First Concert: Steve Wertheimer
Continental Club and C-Boy’s Heart & Soul owner revisits Dazed & Confused
"...to a public dance in an American Legion or VFW Hall? A light show in Rosenberg usually consisted of..."
Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature
Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
Activities to get your summer sizzling
"...VFW Rodeo June 30-July 2, Wimberley, www.wimberleyvfwrodeo.com..."
June 1, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Aaron Brooks Has This Story
Aaron Brooks' skill at shaping bits of life into laugh-filled tales may soon put him out of a job
"...began to tour, performing at "terrible biker bars and VFW halls" in the Midwest before moving to Austin in..."
April 22, 2016 Arts Feature
ACL Review: Sturgill Simpson
So outlaw even an Eighties techno-pop hit becomes hardcore country
"...Honda stage at ACL Fest feel like a small-town VFW hall on a Saturday night...."
Oct. 4, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall
Gay Town in the A-Town
"...bright and early to the Fest. That night, the VFW hosts the drag show and dance. Sat., Sept. 6,..."
Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer
Gay Place
SMTX IS ON! Happy first Pride, San Marcos! Keep those Bobcat claws where we can see 'em.
"...8am. Dunbar Rec Center, 801 W. MLK; Courthouse Square; VFW, 1701 Hunter, San Marcos. www.fb.com/smtx.pride...."
Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer
Gay Place
Prove how much you love SM and help San Marcos have their first Pride!
"...Let's do this. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 5-7. San Marcos Square, VFW, and River. 512/644-5637. [email protected]...."
June 27, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer
Gay Place: What A Riot
Bobcats get proud, plus another Stonewall commemoration
"...the Bobcat Pride Scholarship Fund. Search "Rainbow Night @ VFW SMTX" on Facebook for more details. Sat., June 29,..."
