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2012 Stories by Olivia Flores Alvarez

• Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

  published Feb 09, 2012

  ​On Friday, we'll be at Brazos Bookstore for the latest edition of the Gulf Coast Reading series. Sam Amadon (left), Liz Countryman and Thea Lim will be reading from their latest works. The au More >>

• DVDs & Blu-rays: Anonymous and More

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Anonymous stars Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave; Roland Emmerich directs. The Setup: You have to put history aside when you watch Anonymous. Yes, there are some historical touchstones in the film More >>

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  Movies You Should Watch: Five Oscar Losers That Were Also Worth the Win

  published Feb 09, 2012

  ​The movies that win the Oscar for Best Picture aren't the only ones that deserve your attention. Here are five films that were nominated, but lost, that we think are worth a screening. In 198 More >>

• Theater Bizarre

  published February 2, 2012

  The six tales that make up the horror anthology Theater Bizarre are delightfully demented, if sometimes slightly predictable. The... More >>

• Moulin Rouge: The Ballet

  published February 2, 2012

  Young lovers Matthew and Natalie are at the center of Moulin Rouge, The Ballet. Their innocent love story is set amid the decadence... More >>

• Tami Hoag

  published February 2, 2012

  Mystery novelist Tami Hoag often finds inspiration for her plots in newspaper headlines. Cases like the Natalee Holloway tragedy sparked a... More >>

• Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center Announces Its 2012-2013 Season

  published Feb 07, 2012

  ​Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center announces its 2012-2013 season and it's a bit of a yawner. The company is playing it safe with six familiar shows that are sure to provoke polite appla More >>

• Movies Houstonians Love: Tangshan dadizhen (Aftershock)

  published January 26, 2012

  Think of Sophie’s Choice in Mandarin. Oh, and with everyone involved surviving. Now you have some idea of the basis for... More >>

• The Coast of Utopia: Voyage

  published January 19, 2012

  Chalk one up for Main Street Theater — it’s snagged the first U. S. production of The Coast of Utopia, a trilogy by Tom... More >>

• Lauren McAdams: Going Up

  published January 5, 2012

  Susie J. Silbert, curatorial fellow for the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, has a reminder for visitors to the exhibit Lauren McAdams:... More >>

• Trinity Jazz Festival

  published January 26, 2012

  Here’s what’s wrong with most jazz festivals — they don’t feature jazz. They have lots of R&B, maybe some blues and, as... More >>

• Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

  published Feb 02, 2012

  ​There's a kidnapped child in the plot of mystery novelist Tami Hoag's new book, The Darkest Road, which she'll be discussing on Friday at Murder by the Book. But instead of focusing on the miss More >>

• Unhinged Productions Mounts a Festival of New Plays, Drama-rama-thon

  published Feb 01, 2012

  ​ Joe Angel Babb, the artistic director of Unhinged Productions, doesn't mind if the group's latest project doesn't make any money. In fact, he pretty much expects Drama-rama-thon, a festival More >>

• Ravi Coltrane Quartet

  published January 26, 2012

  Let’s get it out of the way right up front: Yes, Ravi Coltrane is the son of saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist Alice Coltrane.... More >>

• DVDs & Blu-rays: The Double and Mockingbird

  published Jan 31, 2012

  The Double stars Richard Gere, Topher Grace and Martin Sheen. The Setup: Ex-spies, double agents, assassins, desk jockeys and a decades-old vendetta come together in The Double. Richard Gere is Paul More >>

• "Daily Dance"

  published January 5, 2012

  Expect to see the unexpected in the art exhibit ''Daily Dance.'' Artists from around the world — Belgian Hélène Jeudy,... More >>

• ''Joseph Cohen: Fatto in Italia''

  published January 19, 2012

  Concrete artist Joseph Cohen just spent a few months in Italy, and it seems he put his time to good use. The exhibit ''Joseph Cohen: Fatto in... More >>

• Nevada Barr

  published January 19, 2012

  Author Nevada Barr has written 16 books in her series that features park ranger Anna Pigeon. In The Rope, Barr takes us back to the... More >>

• Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

  published Jan 27, 2012

  ​Join us later today when we pop into the opening reception for Sandy Ewen's Pop Up Art Show. This is the first solo art show for the woman who many know as an improvisational musician and who w More >>

• Vertigo

  published January 19, 2012

  Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, a tangle of deception and desire, stars Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. Stewart is Scottie, a San Francisco... More >>

• And We Have Our Winners ...

  published Jan 26, 2012

  ​Four lucky winners were chosen for The Divide swag. The first-place winner, Jennine L., receives a full-sized film poster signed by star Michael Biehn and a four pack of horror videos by Ancho More >>

• Dallas Roberts Talks About The Grey

  published Jan 26, 2012

  The Grey stars Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts and Dermot Mulroney; Joe Carnahan directs. It's a long way from Houston to the Alaskan wilderness, especially when you have to go by way of Florida and Ne More >>

• Monkeying Around: Cirque du Soleil's Terrance Harrison

  published Jan 25, 2012

  ​Michael Jackson, arguably the most famous entertainer that ever lived, had one close friend and confidant, Bubbles the chimp. So, of course, Bubbles has an important role in the Cirque du Solei More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Sonja Roesch

  published Jan 25, 2012

  ​What She Does: As an art gallery owner, Sonja Roesch has lots on her to-do list, but nothing is more important than making the final selection of the artwork that will hang in each show. "I thi More >>

• Joshua Bell

  published January 19, 2012

  Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell seems to be playing a lineup of greatest hits from the Romantic period for his Society for the... More >>