The Quick and the Dead

"...gun smoke. Raimi, the rightfully celebrated director of the Evil Dead trilogy, has hit a snag here; he seems..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

"...poem than an indictment of human banality and the evil that men do. Morris has long been a rara..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...A wall full of faces, at once living and dead...."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The Rise of the House of Torment

Austin's biggest home haunt is now a national phenomenon

"...with the legendary 13th Floor out of Colorado, the evil empire has grown to eight sites in five cities..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's headliners...."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...Martian, Patrick Stewart in Green Room, Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise, and the year's most hotly anticipated horror, The Witch,..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Carpenter's Vampires

"...fearless vampire slayer? Twin Peaks' Laura Palmer as an undead seductress? Daniel Baldwin unimpeded by stimulants? Is there anything..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hudsucker Proxy

This Coen brothers film is a goofy ode to genres and eras gone by. Although it's a little less “weird” than much of their work, it still retains a mannered and quirky air with performances that walk a line between realism and understated surreality.

"...at it again with the help of Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Darkman), who also co-scripted and directed second unit...."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screening Calls

What to see and when and where to see it at SXSW Film 04

"...climate (Dems shunning fired-up changemeisters for fear of an evil Republican) should proceed with caution: There's no one like..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature

Holiday Gift Guide: Film Fan

From up on the screen to under the tree

"...jumpers. Why not celebrate Christmas Eve by watching Christmas Evil while sporting a nifty "Gimme some sugar, baby" Evil..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...so far untitled) home invasion horror from Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) features a blind man as the victim of..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Print

"...Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema..."

June 16, 2006 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

"Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery

The art here tells local stories but is universal in ways that are loud, strange, and reverent for uncontrolled nature

"...all around it. It's one of those familiar Austin dead ends, the kind that abound in neighborhoods all around..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...this nationwide trend can be attributed to the unstoppable rise of Netflix, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based DVD subscription service..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...by Reb Kennedy aka Mr. Wild Records and is comprised of young Latin musicians who write and perform 50s..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Which is Your Leatherface?

The SXSW three R's of horror panel takes an axe to film stealers

"...people had seen indie horror Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon? "Silence, and it was playing at..."

March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Unrelentingly Hostile: Editor's Cut

This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.

"...Hitchcock's Psycho -- George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974),..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

DVDanger: Pyewacket

Classical witchcraft drama gets a bleak, contemporary twist

"...that time and ocean are no barrier to the evil creature's deceptive machinations...."

April 3, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

September Previews

"...even for a man whose previous stars included the evil dead. (Sept. 17)..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...a symptom and not the cause of the deeper evil which threatens the security of the world...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...will do the trick. Our only hope is to rise up and stop this evil before it becomes unstoppable...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...'The Evil Is Ours'..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Sxsw

"...machine. Yet, with last year's Do We Speak a Dead Language? (Mercury), they temporarily put their social politics aside..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the temple? What is the difference to 500,000 dead children in Iraq, and millions worldwide and here at..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...Just after 6am, roughly a half-hour before sun­rise, the team was in place, outside the Rosales home..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Record Reviews

"...wheel, boot to the metal, flooring it to the devil stomp of "Angry Cockroaches" or easing around the wicked..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...of live music in Austin ["Where Live Music Is Dead," Vol.16, No.6] points at a number of reasons as..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

Lords of Chaos

The true crime story that made black metal truly sinister

"...Music scenes crumble. It's an inevitable rise and fall, when someone gets a major label deal,..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...love letter to indie filmmaking One Cut of the Dead, but real-life filmmakers are the focus of a whole..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...endorsements are authored by the entire editorial board, which comprises Louis Black, Nick Barbaro, Michael King, Mike Clark-Madison, Lee..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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