Kurt Russell Archives • The Austin Chronicle

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Now Streaming in Austin: Death Proof

Watch Tarantino’s grindhouse road trip with us tonight

by Richard Whittaker April 2, 2020September 30, 2025

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Get Ready for Russellmania II

Alamo mystery marathon celebrates Kurt Russell (again)

by Richard Whittaker May 3, 2017September 30, 2025

Music

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Filmmaker as synth-pop pioneer horrifies the Moody Theater June 23

by Raoul Hernandez June 15, 2016September 30, 2025

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Richard Jenkins Wields a Bone Tomahawk

Old Western horror with the Six Feet Under star

by Richard Whittaker October 23, 2015September 30, 2025

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Dust and Bones

Cannibal Western Bone Tomahawk finds true gristle

by Richard Whittaker October 22, 2015September 30, 2025

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John Carpenter Lit Up By El Rey

Legendary director first guest in “The Director’s Chair”

by Richard Whittaker May 10, 2014September 30, 2025

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The Alamo’s Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world’s most ridiculous job

by Richard Whittaker October 13, 2013September 30, 2025

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Film News

It’s dry as a bone out there, but this verdant pasture of industry info and celebrity gossip is no mirage

by Joe O'Connell August 25, 2006September 30, 2025

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DVD Watch

Subsequent to both The Warriors and Mad Max, yet predating Blade Runner by a year, Escape From New York laid the groundwork for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell’s ensuing masterpiece, 1982’s The Thing

by Raoul Hernandez February 13, 2004September 30, 2025

Kurt Russell

Now Streaming in Austin: Death Proof

Get Ready for Russellmania II

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Richard Jenkins Wields a Bone Tomahawk

Dust and Bones

John Carpenter Lit Up By El Rey

The Alamo’s Action Man

Film News

DVD Watch

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