Innocent Blood

"...doomed to suck blood through eternity: what's a nice vampire to do? We all come up with our own..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Page Two

Why Mike Clark-Madison's cover story will be informative even to the most experienced city veteran, and why the work of exploitation director Stephanie Rothman deserves serious study.

"...exploitation director Stephanie Rothman and her work (including The Velvet Vampire and Terminal Island) can seem as exciting or..."

May 18, 2001 Column by Louis Black

The Reflecting Skin

"...the strange woman living next door must be a vampire. In many respects, The Reflecting Skin evokes the unworldly..."

Sept. 13, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Daughters of Darkness

Eurotrash, with teeth.

"...1971 was a very good year for lesbian vampires. The year bore both Stephanie Rothman's Velvet Vampire, an..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the titular bridge-and-tunnel kids at the heart of this New York City after-dark romantic comedy.

"...by the end of the night. Enter Norah, a velvet-roper born of music-business royalty who convolutedly ends up sharing..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meet the New Bloodsuckers in FX's What We Do in the Shadows

Prepare for the return of the vampire

"..."I'm so lucky! I got to be a vampire! It's incredible."..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Exploitation's Glass Ceiling

Feminist filmmaker Stephanie Rothman on her short but brilliant run making B-movies

"...– It's a Bikini World, The Student Nurses, The Velvet Vampire, Group Marriage, Terminal Island, and The Working Girls..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Terminal Island

"...It's a Bikini World, The Student Nurses, and The Velvet Vampire established her proficiency with the nuts and bolts..."

May 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...fingers gripping the back of a chair, a red velvet cape billowing in the sea air, a gloved hand..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...fingers gripping the back of a chair, a red velvet cape billowing in the sea air, a gloved hand..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Sleepless in Cyberia

Go Ahead -- Be Somebody Else

"...the seductive Warrior Princess was outfitted in a white velvet, 15th-century-style gown. The groom, ShadowSlayerX, was a demon knight..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Screens Feature

Gay Place

What makes Austin so queer-friendly?

"...Royal Forest, Common Velvet, Kara Mosher Ya know we can't get enough of..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Levitation Live Shot: David J

Bauhaus bassist delivers far more than mid-level rock stardom

"...Preceded by Roky Erickson’s “Night of the Vampire,” the singer opened with the new album’s “The Auteur,”..."

Nov. 9, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Brain Behind Ambient Trio Dallas Acid

Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound

"...in anything-goes rock band Vietnam and Beecroft drummed in Velvet Underground acolytes Golden Animals, the trio moving as a..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Wednesday SXSW Picks

"...Baio 11pm, Banger's Solo project of Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio, his eponymous vehicle allows the..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"..."naive" music, seemingly built on tools borrowed from the Velvet Underground and the Shaggs. He certainly paved a path..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"...stage of Dennis Hopper's 1986 redemption, along with Blue Velvet and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, as the weed-dealing,..."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Young at Heart

The Austin Teen Book Festival is coming of age

"...school students vie with lovelorn cyborgs and seriously hot vampires for shelf space on walls adorned with pink, loopy..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...Side" at the universally reviled Fader party. The iconic Velvet Underground pioneer was a no-show for Alejandro Escovedo and..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Roky Erickson

Reissues

"...Explosives back Erickson on the harrowing "Night of the Vampire," the wonderfully muddy "John Lawman," and an unrelenting live..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Interpol

Record review

"...they need much) and settle comfortably into their black, velvet-lined pocket. Antics sacrifices some of Bright Lights' tension for..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...she came by the CinemaTexas office to watch a Velvet Underground film that we had shown as part of..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Taking a P in the Snow

"...Polanski, whose new stage musical version of The Fearless Vampire Killers was checked out later by the band. Carter..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...shocked at what was lying in wait. Beyond the black-velvet painting industry (where he hangs with Elvis and Jimi)..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...it is Hunt (Beethoven) and Dunst (Interview With the Vampire) who particularly shine. Their soft, sure strength transcends the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature