Burning Down The Barn

Director Justin Seaman on the joy of rubber and gore

"...Ask Justin Seaman, director of loving retro-horror The Barn, what his favorite Eighties VHS shocker is, and it's..."

July 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Vulcan Video Gives Back to the Community with Taps and Tapes

The local movie rental store is preserving our shared VHS (and DVD and Blu-ray) heritage

"...Vulcan Video is a gateway to "Old Austin," that nostalgic big-city-small-town..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Sam Russek

Friday the 13th Part 3

1982's Friday the 13th Part 3 holds a special place in the hearts of fans: It's schlocky and stupid, yet somehow scary, it's goofy, yet often gory, and it explains the origin of Jason's signature facewear.

"...and "Where's that coming from?" Moreover, Jason has a barn full of agricultural implements at his disposal. But the..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...weird when Salemi, Sicily, buys out your favorite independent video-rental store. Which is exactly what happened last week to..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Trap Escapes

Alamo Drafthouse's Video Vortex unleashes Jungle Trap

"...Not even Ziemba, and he'd founded his Bleeding Skull! video distribution and the Drafthouse's Video Vortex series to celebrate..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals

Yet another computer-animated film about talking animals offers a fine message for the kids, but little originality.

"...for comic relief. The latest addition to the genre, Barnyard, offers a slight but unwelcome variation on the tradition..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Chill Factor

"...delivery to the New Arrivals rack of your neighborhood Video Barn. The plot hook is almost refreshingly blatant in..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Wednesday Rewind

Spoiler Alert: Whiskey Shivers viral video ends badly

"...Touch instead). The local folk ramblers boast a similar barn-burning aesthetic and, thanks to posts by Ryan Seacrest and..."

Aug. 24, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Fantastic Fest: VR Stories With Dark Corner

Is the future of horror shorts immersive?

"...A filthy barn. A crumbling sanitarium. A sleazy motel. Three locations at..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Variations on Carol of the Bells

Mermen, movies, and Whitney pulled me under for Christmas

"...Christmas music trends like any other. Mindblowing roadshow, Austin barn burning, a music doc stoking further exploration – let..."

Dec. 24, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...and never leave the premises. There’s a time lapse video of me leaving my hotel room at the MGM..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...to Totally Killer. The eighties-set comedy horror from Prime Video and Blumhouse, directed by Fresh Off the Boat creator..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...a wire during any of the alleged transactions. No video surveillance was done, and no second officer was available..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...behind a track's stat sheet, since both audio and video footnotes, noted and housed therein, animate Archives like a..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

The Jersey Barnyard is a third-generation working dairy farm featuring "Belle, the singing cow."

"...The Jersey Barnyard in the magical, fertile rolling hills between La Grange..."

May 4, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...harassment and abuse. GTFO seeks to investigate misogyny in video game culture and questions the future of this 20..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...And they had fun, because what kids with a video camera and a wrestling ring in the barn at..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Brace for Impact

Either way, COVID-19 is coming. Let’s look out for each other.

"...chats with Austin quartet Whit about their phalange-forward new video "Hand It Over."..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...meat market, which they expanded to include a folksy, barn-like dining room with two serving lines where you can..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...Hensz, and script supervisor Monika Von Manteuffel) watch the video monitors that relay exactly what is seen through the..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...profession. So when I invite him over to my barn for a midnight interview, I'm curious to know where..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Vision 2020: Austin Books We're Looking Forward to in the New Year

Some local writers' books due out in 2020 we're eager to read

"...When a Lululemon is slated for the old Waterloo Video site, she's had enough and takes action to save..."

Jan. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...CraneProducers: Rebecca Wolff, Julia Ton Shot entirely inside the video game Grand Theft Auto, this documentary charts the hilarious..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Collective Projections

Women Make Movies

"...of this pioneering producer and distributor of films and video by and about women. Women Make Movies celebrates its..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

The Best a Band Can Get: The Story of Pussy Gillette

A scene veteran and a bass beginner coin the best band name in Austin – and the music's good, too

"...Originally from Pennsylvania, the guitarist began playing in bands..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...populates a comic book metropolis fueled by porn, drugs, video games, and fictional art movements. Terminal Amusements is their..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

O Brother

How a bluegrass soundtrack turned out to be the biggest music business success story since Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.

"...Grammys, a year since the movie came out on video and DVD, and over a year and a half..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Review: Single Black Female

Lisa B. Thompson's play preaches from a Nineties perch

"...tour of SBF2’s apartment, which boasts a wannabe Pottery Barn aesthetic of sleek mahogany furniture, an extra-long grey monochrome..."

Feb. 26, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...he does most Wednesdays: display a bruised heart through weathered-as-a-rundown-barn songwriting. Thank God for that. – Tim Stegall DWNTWN..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Silver Lining

The Octopus Project's Avalanche instrumentalism

"...evolved to include speaker costumes, smoke machines, and random video images. Last summer, during the band's opening slot at..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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