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2012 Stories by Jef With One F

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  published June 14, 2012

  The Broadway show Monty Python's Spamalot is on the way to Houston in May, so this is the perfect time to reconnect with the show's... More >>

• On Screen @ Blaffer: Vivan Sundaram and Daniel Eisenberg

  published June 14, 2012

  The relationship between creation and refuse will be explored in films by Vivan Sundaram and Daniel Eisenberg for this installment of On Screen... More >>

• Cobra Woman

  published June 14, 2012

  Back in 1944, when Robert Siodmak shot Cobra Woman, there weren't any CGI wizards. All he had were sarongs and Maria Montez —... More >>

• MountainFilm in Telluride on Tour

  published June 14, 2012

  Since 2000, the MountainFilm in Telluride film festival has been going on tour around the country to bring its unique adventure and avant-garde... More >>

• Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth

  published June 14, 2012

  UPDATE: Undisputed Truth has been canceled and has not been rescheduled. Mike Tyson has always been slightly unreal. As a fighter he... More >>

• NBA All-Star Jam Session

  published June 14, 2012

  When you're a kid, stars of the basketball court can seem impossibly godlike. They move with superhuman speed, practically fly through the air and... More >>

• A Wrinkle in Time

  published June 14, 2012

  Why do we have three long-ass Hobbit films and only the nigh-unwatchable television-movie version of A Wrinkle in Time?... More >>

• Mardi Gras! Galveston

  published June 14, 2012

  Mardi Gras! Galveston is the largest such celebration in Texas (parties, parades and performances are spread out over the entire island).... More >>

• The Beyond

  published June 14, 2012

  Depending on who you ask, Lucio Fulci's The Beyond is either one of the greatest, most artistic horror films ever made, or an... More >>

• Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years: The Birds

  published June 14, 2012

  Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece The Birds is based on a short story by Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier. The 1963 horror classic... More >>

• One Night Stand

  published June 14, 2012

  How long do you think it takes a group of professional actors, directors and musicians to get a Broadway musical from the point of creation to... More >>

• The Ice at Discovery Green

  published June 14, 2012

  Winter is kind of a myth here in Houston, where very few people have ever seen any significant snowfall. Still, we like to pretend to a winter... More >>

• Love in the Time of Lasers

  published June 14, 2012

  Lindsay Burleson and Andrew Keil have been collaborating for months to bring audiences Love in the Time of Lasers. It's a science... More >>

• Kip Cosson: Meece for Mayor of New York City

  published June 14, 2012

  During our last election, there was a loud cry for an independent third candidate as an alternative to the entrenched positions of Democrats and... More >>

• Manos: The Hand of Fate

  published June 14, 2012

  There may be worse films than Manos: The Hands of Fate, but we doubt there are many. The horror film was made by a fertilizer... More >>

• Sonia Sotomayor

  published June 14, 2012

  The first Hispanic to be named to the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor is not only an exceptional jurist but a woman with an incredible life... More >>

• Martin Luther King Jr Day Peace Rally

  published June 14, 2012

  The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains a towering civil rights figure even 45 years after his assassination. Dr. King led an American... More >>

• Delicatessen

  published June 14, 2012

  Cannibalism is really, really funny. At least in director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen it is. The 1991 black comedy takes place... More >>

• MFAH Film Premieres: Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

  published June 14, 2012

  What David Lynch did on film and H.P. Lovecraft did with prose, Gregory Crewdson does with photographs. Showing the hidden surreal side of... More >>

• ''Jon Read''

  published June 14, 2012

  Better known for his work in the noise band The Wiggins, local musician Jon Read is also a passionate and dedicated artist. In addition to larger... More >>

• They Live

  published June 14, 2012

  John Carpenter's horror film They Live is an underrated masterpiece. The film stars the one and only Roddy Piper as a drifter named... More >>

• Sebastian Maniscalco

  published June 14, 2012

  Have you ever wondered what the hell's wrong with people? Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has, and often. And he's come up with a few... More >>

• ''Blast from the Past: Retro Toys Unwrapped''

  published June 14, 2012

  The Children's Museum of Houston celebrates playthings of yesteryear in the ''Blast from the Past: Retro Toys Unwrapped'' exhibit. Some 100... More >>

• Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It

  published June 14, 2012

  William Shatner's spent more than half a century as an entertainer and geek pop culture icon playing such roles as Captain Kirk, T. J. Hooker and... More >>

• The Houston Film Critics Society Awards: Best of 2012

  published June 14, 2012

  Two of the year's biggest films, Lincoln and Les Miserables, go head-to-head for best picture in the Houston Film Critics Society... More >>