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    September 15, 2011

    Al Pacino: One Night Only

    Sit a Spell at the Front Porch Pub

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    September 13, 2011

    And Now, the Least Anticipated Movies of Fall/Winter 2011

    ​Pop Rocks will return Thursday. The fall/winter movie season kicked off last weekend as Contagion dominated the box office (the highly touted Warrior, not so much). I've already covered, in some depth, those releases coming up in the remainder of 2011 that might merit a closer look. We learn ... More >>

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    January 19, 2011

    20 Musician Biopics Currently In Development Hell

    Happy birthday, Janis.​News came down last week that Sacha Baron Cohen will be stepping into the rhinestones and glitter as Queen icon Freddie Mercury. It's been a long time coming for Cohen, the Borat and Bruno star who is slowly becoming his generation's Peter Sellers and has been rumored to ... More >>

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    October 14, 2010

    Screwed Up Click

    Happy birthday, Janis.​News came down last week that Sacha Baron Cohen will be stepping into the rhinestones and glitter as Queen icon Freddie Mercury. It's been a long time coming for Cohen, the Borat and Bruno star who is slowly becoming his generation's Peter Sellers and has been rumored to ... More >>

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    September 2, 2010

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Only the truth could be this strange

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    August 24, 2010

    The State Bar Says "No" To Sex With Clients, We Reply With A List Of Sleazy Movie Lawyers

    Anyone who's ever sat in front of television long enough knows that lawyers are better than regular people. They have nicer suits, drive cooler cars, and have awesomer sex -- sometimes with each other, sometimes with clients. But apparently that last one can be a bad thing, which is why the State Ba ... More >>

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    June 28, 2010

    World Cup: 25 Things An Outsider Learned

    What? No "Heil Shitler" headline?​With the U.S. soccer team defeat to Ghana on Saturday, I thought I would note some things I noted from the World Cup this year.1. From my readings on the internet and twitter, it appeared that the U.S. soccer team was coached by Gary Kubiak. The team had bad fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Is Iron Man 2 ScarJo's Finest Performance?

    ​Unsurprisingly, Iron Man 2 was tops at the box office last weekend. The $128.1 million haul was considered a mild disappointment by some, proving once again that even the fifth biggest opening weekend in movie history can be spun as a negative in Hollywood, where it was also argued semi-convi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Treme: We're Your Neighbors

    ​We're halfway through the first season of Treme, and it was clear in last night's episode, "Shame, Shame, Shame," that creator David Simon and his crew have some very clear ideas about where to go from here. The halfway point acted like a turning point of sort for the season, offering a narra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Treme: We're Your Neighbors

    ​We're halfway through the first season of Treme, and it was clear in last night's episode, "Shame, Shame, Shame," that creator David Simon and his crew have some very clear ideas about where to go from here. The halfway point acted like a turning point of sort for the season, offering a narra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    New On DVD: Did You Hear What Happened To The Morgans? If Not, You're Lucky

    ​A quick look at the DVDs being released today once again proves that there's no accounting for taste. The box office money makers are Disney's The Princess and the Frog, which raked in more than $102 million, and Ninja Assassin, which pocketed just over $38 million. Then there's Did You Hear Abou ... More >>

  • Film

    February 25, 2010

    Name That Cop Movie: Kevin Smith's latest is a cliche-filled comedy

    Kevin Smith's latest is a cliché-filled movie-trivia comedy — so crazy it just might work!

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    For National Boss Day: The Five Most Misundrestoor Bosses In The Movies

    It's National Boss Day, because apparently getting more weeks of vacation, a higher salary, and an actual office with privacy isn't enough. You can be forgiven if it slipped your mind. After all, you were probably busy using the phone in your cramped, depressing cubicle to argue semi-publicly with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Tonight: The Power Of Rocks Off Movie Night Compels You To Come See The Exorcist at The Mink

    ​ Tonight Rocks Off presents the 1973 exorcisploitation flick The Exorcist in all its glory for Rocks Off Movie Night at the Mink. The show starts around 9 p.m. and as always, is free-fifty-free. As part of our October Halloween film series, the film is sure to make you think twice about getting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Five Spot: Remembering "Five Star General" Big Hawk

    Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com.MTV's Cribs has to be one of this generation's finest cultural achievements. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    From The Movies: Five Worse Picks Obama Could Have Made For The Supreme Court

    President Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court. Now begins the long and -- hopefully -- entertaining confirmation process where we'll hear about her support of eugenics and that one time in high school she smoked clove cigarettes behind the band hall. As ... More >>

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    April 2, 2009

    Scarface

    Web exclusive!

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    December 11, 2008
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    September 9, 2008
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    July 3, 2008
  • Film

    April 17, 2008

    88 Minutes Is Too Long

    Ridiculous Al Pacino stars in ridiculous running-down-the-clock thriller 88 Minutes

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    MLB Playoffs: the God Squad vs. the FSM?

    Ridiculous Al Pacino stars in ridiculous running-down-the-clock thriller 88 Minutes

  • Home Entertainment

    June 21, 2007

    Maybe too Hard

    Ridiculous Al Pacino stars in ridiculous running-down-the-clock thriller 88 Minutes

  • Film

    June 7, 2007

    Ocean's Thirteen

    Ocean's Thirteen is a washed-up threequel. How much you wanna bet Hollywood makes a bundle?

  • Home Entertainment

    May 24, 2007

    Good Clean Smut

    Ocean's Thirteen is a washed-up threequel. How much you wanna bet Hollywood makes a bundle?

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Never Opening Near You

    Music biopics Hollywood won't make

  • Home Entertainment

    November 9, 2006

    Coke Dreams

    In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game.

  • Home Entertainment

    March 2, 2006

    The Great Cash-In

    In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 19, 2006

    Swindled Art

    In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game.

  • Film

    October 6, 2005

    Goy Gevalt

    In Her Shoes is pretty but useless, a Prada with a broken heel

  • Film

    February 3, 2005

    Searching for Shylock

    Pacino plays Shakespeare's most contentious character in a stirring Merchant of Venice

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    Brutal Bronx

    More than three decades after Indian, not much has changed

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2004

    Houston's Due

    Save your cash and stick around for H-town's own showcase

  • Film

    May 1, 2003

    Weird Al

    Pacino's accent and antics are confusing, rather than enlightening, in People I Know

  • Film

    January 30, 2003

    Twisted Logic

    The Recruit is full of surprises -- too many, in fact

  • Film

    August 22, 2002

    Simulation Number One

    Simone teaches us an important lesson: Movies aren't real, duh

  • Film

    July 25, 2002

    Promise?

    Eric Schaeffer improves with Never Again by leaving himself out of it

  • Film

    May 23, 2002

    Sleepless in Alaska

    A frazzled Al Pacino tangles with a psychotic Robin Williams in Insomnia

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Back To Basics

    Steven Van Zandt is dedicated to garage rock

  • Calendar

    April 11, 2002

    Death to Patch Adams

    Robin Williams returns to his comic-anarchic roots

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    Playas on Parade

    Halloween brought out the inner pimp in all of us, but some playas don’t go away after the holiday

  • Film

    December 23, 1999

    Paydirt!

    Oliver Stone delivers the ultimate guy movie with Any Given Sunday

  • Film

    November 4, 1999

    Tobacco Toad

    Mann elevates The Insider to Oscar-level suspense

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    Rap Actor

    LL Cool J rocks microphone, silver screen

  • Dining

    May 14, 1998

    Rao Now

    A new owner drags the River Oaks Grill into the '90s -- or at least the late '70s

  • Film

    December 26, 1996

    Star Turn

    Shirley MacLaine shines -- but she's the only bright spot in Terms of Endearment's sequel

  • Film

    February 22, 1996

    City Hall Confusion

    Shirley MacLaine shines -- but she's the only bright spot in Terms of Endearment's sequel

  • Film

    February 8, 1996

    Independent Heaven

    Shirley MacLaine shines -- but she's the only bright spot in Terms of Endearment's sequel

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