Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...The supernatural and technology seem mutually exclusive, divided between faith and logic. But fusing the two..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Face Off' Recap: Double the Work, Half the Pay-Off

Giant successes and monstrous mistakes this week on SyFy's FX show

"...For a makeup effects show, we've been oddly light on pros on this season of..."

Feb. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: Straight to Hell

The SyFy makeup show gets frosty

"...No Disco Wolverine? No bueno. Last week, SyFy's Face Off sacrificed Austin's..."

Feb. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death in Brunswick

"...Directed by: John Ruane. Starring: Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke and Yvonne Hawley. Some days..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Forgotten Silver

"...Costa Botes and Peter Jackson. Starring: Peter Jackson, Sam Neill, Harvey Weinstein, Leonard Maltin, Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Thomas, Leonard..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dutch

"...Directed by: Peter Faiman. Starring: Ed O'Neill, Ethan (Randall) Embrey and Jobeth Williams. If the words..."

July 19, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Kiwi comedy offers a wealth of belly laughs

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House and Rhys Darby...."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2011 Heritage Society of Austin Homes Tour: The Bold and the Beautiful

Fire up the nav system on Saturday for the Heritage Society's Homes Tour

"...We've spent some fascinating afternoons with the Heritage Society of..."

April 5, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Face Off Recap: Venom on the Sculpting Room Floor

Malice amongst the molds on SyFy

"...Are the editors messing with the cutting? First we have Tara near to tears when Glenn Hetrick calls a..."

Feb. 11, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: The Finale And What Came Before

So what happened to Matt? The long overdue wrap-up

"...got in the way of any TV watching – even the ongoing chronicling of local FX maestro Matt Valentine..."

March 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We're the Millers

This Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy shows some sweetly crude family values.

"...boner that takes good-natured vulgarity to the next graphic level. The question is: Will anyone be shocked? At this..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Face Off Recap: Not So Super Heroes

One of the CenTex delegation goes home in week two

"...Tyra mail is, it's annoying conceit from the endlessly manipulative America's Next Top Model. Tyra Banks sends one of..."

Jan. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Princess Mans Up For a Female Sci-Fi Future

Alexis Gideon + Michael O'Neill's 'Out There' is in here on Thursday

"...Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill are Princess...."

April 16, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Face Off Recap: Loving the Alien

Two boldly go straight off the show

"...Seven weeks in to season two of SyFy's FX competition,..."

Feb. 29, 2012 Screens Post

Face Off Recap: The Subtle Blade

Someone gets a dressing down in the latest episode of the Syfy show

"...There have been a lot of big stunt challenges in this..."

Feb. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: Frankenweenies

Burton's about more than black-and-white stripy stockings

"...as Tim Burton. Look at the other directors who have become adjectives. Hitchcock had his trickiness: Spielberg has his..."

March 7, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: All This Horror Business

FX god Tom Savini makes his SyFy judging debut

"...So the contestants are driven to a shell of a building and, within minutes,..."

Feb. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"...and lamentation – in other words, he was politically progressive, as politically progressive is best defined in these dark..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Party of Three

Party Circuit Veterans, Javelin Boot

"...Guess which version of Javelin Boot is pictured here. A hint --..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Articulations

Theatre critics have a place to sharpen their craft and learn about their profession, and Robert Faires reports on his stint as a teacher there.

"...Believe it or not, there are places where theatre critics..."

July 25, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Big Screen on a Small Phone

Making cinema social for smartphones

"...Doesn't matter, really. Small electronic device, tiny electronic device, whatever: It's a field of text. It's not meant for..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...The community meeting, on a warm summer evening in late June, does not appear likely to strike..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Accenture proclaims its Bermudan heritage; Paul O'Neill calls the kettle black.

"...nothing little about Accenture, which had $11 billion in revenues last year...."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

News Boss

"...that is known for being so well-read and politically involved, the local daily could be nothing less than downright..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Dish

"...Directed by: Rob Sitch. Starring: Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Roy Billing, Genevieve..."

April 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jurassic Park

It's every species for themselves in this Spielberg dinosaur blockbuster now out in 3-D.

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bistrot Mirabelle

Cozy French classics

"...When veteran restaurateur Brian O'Neill purchased Northwest Hills' Mirabelle Res­tau­rant from..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Schools Gear Up for E-Day

AISD schools brace for Nov. 2

"...Running a school is hard enough, but it'll be even harder Nov. 4 when Austin Independent School District opens..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture

The Warden of the Asylum

"...- until you take into account that said manager Evelyn Shriver had to quit her job managing Warden to..."

May 8, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

They Made Me Do It: Five WEST Picks!

Carefully curated, under dire conditions, for your weekend pleasure

"...Everybody’s got ideas about what to see during the 2018..."

May 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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