Such Stuff as Screams Are Made On

Austin punk gets the museum treatment, but does the scene come off as dead or alive?

"...the walls, and glass cases packed with zines, T-shirts, videos, and print articles laid out without any overt sense..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Video Rewind: 7 X 5

"...sessions that ended in murder at Altamont Speedway still screams "Gimme Shelter." Criterion DVD...."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature

Butterfield 8

When Liz is good, she's very, very good, but when she's bad, she gives it all she's got.

"...we were back riveted to the screen when Gloria screams, "Mama, face it! I was the slut of all..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris is Douglas Sirk before Douglas Sirk became good.

"...Marie Antoinette and certainly the deplorable Forever Amber (which screams for a classy remake). Though, in his defense, Sanders..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Music of The Heart

"...the darkness to make The Straight Story, Craven abandons screams for heartstrings and violin strings. This is the true..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Blood Freak

Blood Freak

"...flares, he confronts Ann on her leopardskin waterbed; she screams, then calms down and says, "Boy, you sure are..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Resident Evil

Wild, senseless, sexy adaptation of the popular zombie shoot-'em-up video game

"...senseless, and sexy adaptation of the popular zombie shoot-'em-up video game I caught myself grinning in the dark, gleefully..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gulliver's Travels

In this update of the satiric Jonathan Swift novel, Jack Black plays s travel writer who becomes lost on the island of Lilliput.

"...out the color. Gulliver’s Travels is a story that screams out for superior visual effects but the images achieved..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...band's self-proclaimed "sexy metal" and next-level musicianship. – Andy LangerVIDEO SCREAMS10:15pm, Jackalope Austin's Video Screams buzz with duel guitar/keyboard..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

The Outsiders

Four local bands map their own chart through choppy industry waters

"...Video Screams: a fresh-out-of-high-school (and two still in) fivepiece sans..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Watch: Kev Bev and Eric Power Haunt the "Ghost Tower"

Spooky animated party preludes band's new album

"...and animation sorcerer Eric Power enchant you with the video for "Ghost Tower," a creepy ode to a crumbling..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Jonas Brothers Confront Superstar Past & Present at Erwin Center

Disney breakouts effortlessly transcend boy bandom

"...with his two brothers, Nick and Kevin, responded with screams and raised hands. “Now I’m talking about the Texas..."

Dec. 9, 2019 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Business Deal Top 40 of 2005

Record review

"...delicious tunes from Teenage Dog, Fart Face, Zom Zoms, Video Screams, Cavedweller, and the always amusing Count Dracula's Weed..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"..."People are always like, 'Courtney Love is such a..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

Cozying Up to The Faculty

"...with applause and once the movie starts, cheers and screams. There are lots of screams...."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows

"...torrential cloudburst in 2021 single "Statue," backed by the screams of guttural guitars and a trumpet, before nestling into..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...lets in the evening's 40-degree breeze and the unintelligible screams of young males, perhaps drunk on $2 Jäger shots...."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

America Circa 1999

"...on: music, movies, clothes, magazines, fast food, soft drinks, video games, hair and makeup products, and shoes. The stakes..."

June 11, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Angry Birds Movie 2

The birds are back, with an added subversive twist

"...Nothing about Angry Birds screams “easy to adapt to the screen.” The hugely successful..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jobs

Ashton Kutcher plays Apple visionary Steve Jobs in this unrevealing biopic.

"...70s dude Kutcher, who's clearly watched a lot of video of Jobs. Kutcher, preemptively ridiculed by nearly everyone when..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mikaela Davis, Knocked Loose, Curtis McMurtry, Questlove, and more recommended shows

"...More than just southern South Austin or "the Cabela's..."

April 15, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ten Seconds to Death

What we know – so far – about the police shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...the evidence the grand jurors considered – including a videotape of the event, recorded by one in-car camera, and..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

New, Local Music We’re Listening To

Patty Griffin, Mugger, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Horti, and more local sounds worth seeking out

"...… Then Mosh to Mugger's Demo..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Silvana Estrada, Rochelle & the Sidewinders, Loteria, Chili Cold Blood, Shemekia Copeland, and more live shows

"...Silvana Estrada is the 24-year-old folk singer-songwriter from Veracruz..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...Johnathan Cash strikes an ironic power stance as he screams over harsh noise creations: shirtless, pizza gut glistening, eyes..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Just Another Manic Monday

The Alamo Drafthouse's music / film synergy: Music Mondays and more

"...and collectively laughed at Steve Perry's moustache in the video for "Faithfully." We also cringed when close-ups of the..."

July 7, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Limited Edition

The file-sharing antidote: Bonus DVDS

"...the Heartbreakers' The Last DJ, the Roots' Phrenology, Primal Screams' Evil Heat, and the Foo Fighters' One by One...."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rats From a Sinking Ship

Letters at 3 AM

"...a critic must not do. But now that the video is about to swamp our stores, I have the..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

The Doom Generation

"...Fleiss, Lauren Tewes, Amanda Bearse, Dustin Nguyen. VHS Home Video Waterloo Video, 1016 W. Sixth..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see

"...Sunday closes with a proper Bavarian Oktoberfest toast helmed..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

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