Ghost In the Shell: Booking Major Kusanagi
Andrew Osmond’s hi-rez look at Mamoru Oshii’s sci-fi cinema classic
"...that it’s going to appeal to the sort of geeks who are really, really into the film and who..."
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Oct. 2, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Kickstart Your Weekend: Send Danni Danger to the Geekies
Former 'Chronicle' cover star needs help getting to L.A.
"...that women are a real and vital part of geek, comic, cosplay, and gaming cultures. (See our cover story,..."
July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Transient'
New cross-border drama looking for last push funding
"...The Illustrated Geek Cookbook: The recipe book for the ultimate nerd dining..."
June 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Game On
Welcome to the golden age of tabletop gaming
"...It’s one of a handful of shows on the geek culture channel, Geek & Sundry, which also touts Felicia..."
March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno
sxswi: Felicia Day Keynote
There's more to say about Felicia Day in words & images
"...Say her name three times and a geek gets a fully loaded tablet of their choice...."
March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta
Here's Blood in Your Eye
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors eviscerates the 512
"...In 1978, I was a scrawny little proto-geek with a penchant for all things monster. I had..."
Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
'Magic' Game Day at the Dragon's Lair
"...backpack. Melcher kept insisting that surely Hare was the geekiest among the group. To me, however, he didn't seem..."
July 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick
The 'N' Word
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
"...anywhere cult and cultural fans gather. It sounds like Geek Central, but these events are a steady source of..."
May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
News/Print
This editorial content is brought to you by the Steve Miller Band. And … I'm having job dreams.
"...is doing well for himself, too: His new book, Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century, is out from..."
Sept. 5, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley
Norman Normal Saves the World
With Norman Normal Saves the World, writer and solo performer Rob Nash creates a breakout vehicle for the sinus-clearing, "I could kill you right now" über-geek of Nash's Holy Cross Sucks!, and its absurd hilarity, along with Nash's usual clarity in characterization, chameleon comic abilities, and ever-sharp wit, make this Holy Cross installment a fine summer blockbuster of its own.
"...Norman Normal Saves the World:The Geek Breaks Out!..."
Aug. 8, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar
Power up the PDA
Recommended at SXSW Interactive 2003.
"...SXSW Interactive provides plenty of things to keep any geek on the go. But all those panels and keynotes..."
Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
A Different Kind of Player
As far as nightclub concepts go, LAN parties aren't exactly thought of as pickup hotspots. Well, think again.
"...Omigod. It's a nightclub for geeks...."
Nov. 29, 2002 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer
In the Beginning … Was the Command Line
"...readers wanting to get in touch with their inner geek, In the Beginning ... Was the Command Line is..."
April 7, 2000 Books Review by Sidney Moody
The Wizards of Austin's Webzines Behind the Curtains
"...then there was what was known as the "computer geek." This person was typically nerdy (ref., Revenge of the..."
March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Sam Martin
Jaxon on Crumb:
"...quite disappointed when I met him. He's such a geek. Physically, he's a geek. He was emaciated. I mean,..."
June 30, 1995 Arts Feature
Scare Package
Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS
"...(Tran), and one customer, the world's most annoying movie geek, Sam (Brown, bug-eyed and infuriated that Chad won't hire..."
June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Ernest Cline Is Taking The Bridge to Bat City
Ready Player One author making kid lit debut
"...Cline earned his laurels as part of Austin's geek elite in the '90s with his buzzy script, Fanboys,..."
June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Rent-A-Pal
Who doesn't need a buddy? (Even if they're a tape.)
"...frustrated ambitions made flesh) and Andy (king of the geeks Wheaton) are never in a real shared space. David..."
Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Frozen II
Back to Arendelle, but has the story grown up with the audience?
"...at the Disco tackles “Into the Unknown” with theatre geek abandon.)..."
Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Dirty Secrets Behind Sex Madness Revealed
Exploitation goes meta with a new twist on a vintage sleazefest
"...movie podcast called The Film Dick, hosted by exploitation geek Jimmy Morris, played by none other than real B-movie..."
Sept. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Eighth Grade
Modern middle school life has never been captured better
"...appears in her bathing suit and briefly meets a geek named Gabe (Ryan), as well as a Friday night..."
July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Boundaries
Take a pleasant road trip with Christopher Plummer up the PCH
"...with you!) that reduce her character to a clueless geek, but Farmiga gives it her all. These types of..."
July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount
The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema
"...upon its release in 1994. Bursting with a cinema geek's love for the movies, the Quentin Tarantino masterwork elicited..."
May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff
Ready Player One
Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment
"...He's Mister Oscar Winner these days, and so a super-geeky novel, jam-packed with Dungeons & Dragons and Pac-Man visual..."
March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Gay Place
Coping, carrying on, and saying farewell
"...sure it'll be a heartfelt, out-of-this-world farewell to Austin's geek and gaymer convention. We're sad to see it go,..."
March 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Love, Simon
Coming-out story remembers the romance.
"...to pick apart. For starters, when an obnoxious drama geek acquaintance threatens to out the closeted Simon unless he..."
March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
One in a Crowd
Local crowdfundung campaigns
"...Geek Tank Games is developing premium Tabletop Token sets for..."
Feb. 16, 2018 Screens Column by Milo Webb
SXSW Gaming Events
The little brother of the Fest grows up
"...celebrates video and board gaming as well as wider geek culture, with no shortage of game demos, panel discussions..."
March 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley
Upcoming Lady Meetups
Where my girls at?
"...just hang out and make a few new friends! Geek Girl Brunch Next Meet Up: January Who doesn't love..."
Dec. 6, 2016 Events Post by Sandra Gisi
Eye in the Sky
Helen Mirren is a British colonel engaged in modern drone warfare
"...Snape or Hans Gruber, depending on your age and/or geek quotient). Anyway, he does his usual subtle, serpentine boil-over..."
March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
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