The Damned United

The Damned United is much more than a soccer movie; it's practically Shakespearean in its depiction of the tragedy of Brian Clough, manager of the Leeds United Football Club for only 44 days.

"...and Jimmy Reddington. In 1974 Brian Clough served as the manager of the Leeds United Football Club for just..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Queen of the Damned

"...McGann, Aaliyah, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez and Stuart Townsend. The unofficial sequel to 1994's Interview With the Vampire isn't..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Live Shot: The Damned

Walking dead? Hardly.

"...mixing sound Wednesday night at Mohawk must have hated the Damned...."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Review: The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead

A “sensibly” chaotic love song to the original Britpunk pioneers

"...Everyone knows the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and maybe even The Buzzcocks,..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Village of the Damned

"...Kozlowski, Michael Pare and Mark Hamill. Carpenter's updating of the classic 1960 chiller is mediocre at best, and at..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chaos in Tejas Live (First Night): The Damned

Nevermind the Sex Pistols...

"...“They couldn’t afford the Sex Pistols,” Damned guitarist Captain Sensible..."

May 31, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...There are two kinds of vampire. Sexy and pained, or..."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Among the Damned

PromiseLand's Virtual Hell haunted house offers salvation to trick-or-treaters.

"...rum, to a teenage girl, yawning as she enters the room. She scowls, reaches for the TV dial, and..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Film: Kiss of the Damned

March 12, 2013. 11 photos.

"...Xan Cassavetes at the Kiss of the Damned red carpet at the Topfer..."

March 13, 2013 Photo Gallery

The Notebook

The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.

"...Sam Shepard and Joan Allen. What a glorious weepie The Notebook might have been if they’d just found a..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chaos in Tejas: Damned If You Don't

Fest adds UK punk legends, plus Iceage, more

"...Break out the ear plugs: The screaming celebration of all music brutal,..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Children of the Corn Ii: The Final Sacrifice

"...drags that poor pop-culture stylist's already tarnished name through the mud and gore once again, as if anybody dared..."

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Way Back

In this film set in 1940 and directed by Peter Weir, seven multinational prisoners in a Siberian labor camp escape and walk 4,000 miles to safety in India.

"...Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Mark Strong. There have been questions raised as to the veracity of..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

A kidnapping caper with only three characters and one basic location, this masterful British film ratchets up the suspense to mind-frying proportions.

"...As thrilling cinematic tension goes, this UK import bypasses the metaphorical piano-wire garrote and blasts off into the razor-ribbon-around-an-infant's-neck..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Women

This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.

"...lingerie at a Manhattan boutique, only to discover that the mistress of the damned dirty cheating husband is slipping..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Under the Sand

"...Stewart, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Cremer and Charlotte Rampling. Under the Sand is a haunting French movie about a woman..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The White Ribbon

A disquieting feeling of apprehension is made palpable in Michael Haneke's import, The White Ribbon.

"...A disquieting feeling of apprehension is made palpable in The White Ribbon. A series of strange and nasty events..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sea

"...Gísladóttir and Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir. Colder and bleaker than the Icelandic countryside in winter, this domestic psychodrama by the..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Film: The Audience Has Spoken

Audience Awards and tonight's reprise screenings announced

"...The votes are tallied; the film fest is almost over,..."

March 16, 2013 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

July Is Crime Month: Noir at the Bar

Hard liquor and hardboiled writers mix it up at Opal's South

"...complete without a few slugs: from a .45, from the fist of a hired goon, and from a bottle..."

July 7, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Levitation Review: Electric Wizard, Russian Circles, the Well

Doom for the ages

"...Sound cancelled last year, it robbed Austin heshers of the hotly anticipated return of Electric Wizard. Last seen locally..."

April 28, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Ryan Schifrin hopes will happen with No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil and Moebius Adventure...."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...Vengeance is a dish best served by Prince Randian, the armless, legless human torso who wriggles, mud-encrusted but for..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...The Chronicle music team ventured across downtown venues to wrap..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

SXSW Doc Recounts the 50 Year Reign of King Crimson

Heavy hangs the crown In the Court of the Crimson King

"...few minutes into talking to Toby Amies, director of the hotly-anticipated-by-its-core-audience In the Court of the Crimson King, I..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Fantastic Fest 2014: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

Marvel? DC? Pshaw! 2000AD is the law

"...Average citizens may not recognize the title, but the monthly British comic book 2000AD has..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

What the Hell Is Going On, Austin Arts Scene?

Here: Some nuggets of news from the frontlines of local culture.

"...First of all, you know that distinctive billboard near the intersection of Airport & Manor, right?..."

Nov. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Secret Spot of Mayhem Fest

Scorpion Child’s wasteland sting

"...one must wade through a lengthy undercard to hit the sweet spot on the bill. For Mayhem Fest at..."

Aug. 5, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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