Gay Place: Drag Central

Dressed down or up, this weekend in Austin is a drag, drag, drag

"...Austin's queer culture capital is a freakin' 2015 gold dust..."

May 1, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

DVDanger: Supremacy

A timely and tragic depiction of intolerance and bigotry

"...The roots of hate are twisted and deep, and they..."

April 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marno, Dominic..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

What's at the fest through a queer lens

"...WELCOME TO OUR STORIES..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...Directed by: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One in a Crowd: Peace Officer

SXSW documentary on police violence needs finishing funds

"...The law was William “Dub” Lawrence's life. The sheriff of..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...When it comes to putting together SXSW's Midnighters schedule, "I program a lot with..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...In the 1990s, it was predictable that a slew of..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Paper Cuts and What We Do in the Shadows

Mental health drama and SXSW vampire comedy need crowdfunding

"...If you've read this week's Austin Chronicle, you'll have seen my piece about Meet..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...2014 is dead, done and gone. But we'll be living with the legacy..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feast of My Heart

Jason Phelps' show of solo performances about compassion are proof that one person can make a difference

"...Feast of my HeartSalvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd. www.jasonphelpscreates.com Through Dec. 20 Running time:..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Spill Diaspora

Two websites devoted to film and popular culture have risen from the ashes of Spill.com

"...When talking to Korey Coleman about Spill.com, the now-defunct movie review..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Austin Heiberg

Housebound

This New Zealand horror/comedy nimbly jumps through the tropes, and inventively subverts them along the way.

"...Directed by: Gerard Johnstone. Starring: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru and Ross..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Hell of It

Mike Mignola on returning to Hellboy

"...The connoisseur of shadows. The master of the tentacle. Artist..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trouble Brewing for Blue Owl?

Neighborhood concerns delay taproom

"...At least one thing is not in dispute: East Austin will soon be..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Letters at 3am: Joe Ely's Reverb: An Odyssey

The road goes on forever, and there's never a destination

"..."Great times up in West Texas. I have some great memories up there...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Forget it, Jake; it's Sin City.

"...Directed by: Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anything for John

The making of John Cassavetes' 'Love Streams,' as witnessed by Michael Ventura

"...sense when you know a little about it." That's Austin Chronicle columnist Michael Ventura talking about John Cassavetes' next-to-last..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...When writer/director Jim Mickle started reading Joe Lansdale's novel Cold in July, he expected a..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Hitting the Street

Michael Ventura remembers how poverty bred contempt toward those he loved the most

"...street kid – I was a street kid. (No. There is no "was" to the street. Still a street..."

May 30, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Never Adult Moment

Artist Michael Sieben ollies his skater years into the Visual Arts Center's vaulted elegance

"...Michael Sieben, tall and lanky and chill, is approaching 40 the way a seasoned skater on a vintage..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: The Sadness That Stays

When the world inside you is no longer the world around you, that's called aging

"..."Can Google Solve Death?" Time ran that headline on its cover last September. They call it "radical..."

April 18, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Thursday Picks Dog Trumpet..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Shadow on the Ground

Matt Muir's 'Thank You a Lot' tackles the tensions of performance

"...filmmaker Matt Muir even knew that James Hand was either able or willing to act in his debut feature,..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Swings Into Action with 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Director

Film fest adds major names plus eight new films to the slate

"...Looks like SXSW Film is ready to swing into action: Mark Webb, director of The Amazing Spider-Man,..."

Feb. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Downton Abbey: The Holy and the Broken

There, there, Anna – you'll feel better before the hour's up

"...You guys, I can’t even with this Anna’s rape storyline, so let’s get it out of the way up..."

Jan. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

PrintAustin: Big Medium, Art.Science.Gallery, and Immediatag

Three galleries at Canopy offer such resonant and vital prints that they're hard to tear your vision from

"...Canopy, 916 Springdale www.printaustin.wordpress.com Through Feb. 15..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pater Familias

In Ted Cruz's case, the tree doesn't fall far from the apple

"...It's the stuff of stump speech legend. Rafael Cruz flees the..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Building a 'Castle'

Andrew Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller on their hit ABC show

"...Amid all the talk of writing, creating, building, doing, funding, and pitching..."

Oct. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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