And Then a Step to the Right

TV Eye

"...all Hallowe'en night. Ken Lieck insists upon calling the holiday "Hallowe'en," which I find ludicrous but have always honored...."

Oct. 31, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...ghost tours, Halloween parties for kids and adults, and Day of the Dead events in the Chronicle's full Halloween..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"...of his exsanguinary cinematic progeny. As Count Orlok (not Dracula – this was the original mockbuster), he is to..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Chinatown

New on DVD: 'Chinatown'

"...not only here, in Texas, but everywhere in the world it seems – about water, power, and the misuses..."

April 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...this year's South by Southwest Film Festival lineup, released today...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...a boost as big as anything since the Dallas heydays if The Plutonium Circus gets the audience it deserves...."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...THURSDAY PICKS..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Striking Sparks

When strangers team up to create a play and a video game in 10 weeks, sparks fly – in a good way

"...and the musician is Lauren Morris, a Celtic and world-music artist who has recently relocated to Austin from California...."

Aug. 1, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Sphere of Influence

The creators of Phantasm talk about the amazing success of their work over the years and why on Earth it's been so successful in the first place.

"...stable of talent through all four films. The outre world of Phantasm is not to everyone's taste, certainly, but..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Steven Fromholz

"...to hear Steven Fromholz say something like that these days. After all, he is 53 years old and he's..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...include the Austin premiere of Fassbinder's 1973 sci-fi film World on a Wire; Iron & Wine's Sam Beam introducing..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 1999/National

"...9. Various Artists, Day Dreaming With an Empty Station Wagon (Dizzy)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"...recap culture had yet to be inflicted on the world – but I do know as I watched the..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...Ghostland Observatory. The very name intrigues, suggesting innate mystery, otherworldly insight. But Turner and Behrens – from Fort Stockton..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...one of the most poetic and soulful writers working today, and he proves it every time out...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Qmmunity: Self Care by Southwest

Is taking care of yourself the latest development in human technologies?

"...because of brain chemicals and also because of the world, my bank account, and the I-35. Getting out of..."

March 8, 2024 Column by James Scott

Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans

Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve

"...Drafthouse and AGFA veterans – Warped and Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...about a Wall Street hotshot who wakes up one day as a father. Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle, and Jeremy..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...antidote, I prescribe Manhunt, a post-apocalypse novel about a world beset by testosterone-triggered disease called t-rex that turns anyone..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Artist Jim Rugg Brings His New Street Angel to Austin

He’s the man with the golden pen; she’s the deadliest girl alive

"...Dolomite, Sweet Sweetback, and John Shaft? Who once destroyed Dracula with a single, brain-evacuating power punch?..."

July 25, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Christopher Lee, Spies, and Werewolf Sex

The strange tale of Howling II

"...In case you didn't know, Lee was a World War II veteran with a lot of secrets. There's..."

July 10, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Coach's Corner

The Masters and Wimbledon

"...had their way, would like to return to the days when Britannia ruled the waves and drivers were made..."

July 13, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Mule Conversations

"...responsible for all of them. From "The Heart of Saturday Night" to "Downtown Train" and beyond, the songwriter's myriad..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Badder Than NAFTA

Treaty Would Give Global Powers Free Rein in U.S.

"...negotiated by 29 of the wealthiest countries in the world, is the next big leap toward the ultimate goal..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Cheryl Bishop

St. Vincent Price

Victoria Price celebrates her father's legacy

"...deeply committed patron of the arts, gourmet chef, author, world traveler, radio and television personality, and all-around Renaissance man..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: January 24

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Putte keeps shooting for the castles in the sky. Today’s AggreGAYtor hears the secrets that you keep, when you’re..."

Jan. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Page Two: Coming Down Fast

Barreling toward SXSW 2011

"...On Friday, March 11 – in just a little over week..."

March 4, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Fantastic Fest Review: Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Into the shadowy mind of the man that created Hellboy

"...- he had to be to create his own world at a level that he has - and that..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Events to Scare Up a Great Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Some blood-tinged things to keep you occupied

"...Here's a couple of fall holidays during which, however briefly, the whole damn world goes..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: What We Do in the Shadows

Jemaine Clement lets the vampires talk

"...Sometimes actors would suspect that it was their last day and think, 'oh, I'm going to die now.' They..."

July 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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