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Ashton Kutcher

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    15 Things Rocks Off Learned Watching The ACM Awards

    Sunday nights, I usually like to watch The Amazing Race after 60 Minutes. I don't usually watch much reality television at all, but something about the combination of total incompetence, vicious backstabbing and exotic locales as several, two-person teams race around the globe is completely intoxica ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 26, 2012

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Deadly Murder, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Motel Tropicana, The Temperamentals

    Sunday nights, I usually like to watch The Amazing Race after 60 Minutes. I don't usually watch much reality television at all, but something about the combination of total incompetence, vicious backstabbing and exotic locales as several, two-person teams race around the globe is completely intoxica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Dumb-Ass Arizona Law Keeps University of Houston-Published Books Out of Schools

    Like the dreaded butterfly effect (the phenomenon, not the Ashton Kutcher movie, although that was pretty bad, too), a bizarre decision by an Arizona school official to shutter a Mexican-American studies class means kids won't be reading a few well-regarded books published by the University of Houst ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 19, 2012

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Deadly Murder, Uncle Vanya,

    Like the dreaded butterfly effect (the phenomenon, not the Ashton Kutcher movie, although that was pretty bad, too), a bizarre decision by an Arizona school official to shutter a Mexican-American studies class means kids won't be reading a few well-regarded books published by the University of Houst ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 12, 2012

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Deadly Murder, Name in Lights...Diary of a "Mad Fat" Woman, Uncle Vanya

    Like the dreaded butterfly effect (the phenomenon, not the Ashton Kutcher movie, although that was pretty bad, too), a bizarre decision by an Arizona school official to shutter a Mexican-American studies class means kids won't be reading a few well-regarded books published by the University of Houst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Deadly Murder from Theatre Suburbia: A Pastiche of Contradictions

    The setup: A murder mystery combines suspense, humor, attempts at drawing-room comedy, bizarre twists, violence and sturdy actors in an unlikely medley offering something for everyone. The execution: While the audience must suspend considerable disbelief to enjoy this hybrid melodrama, just think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Pop Rocks: Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian -- Can the Celebrity Marriage Be Saved?

    Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. Russell Brand stands to land $20 million or more from his divorce from wife Katy Perry, reports said Monday. The British actor and comedian told New York magazine last year that he and Perry did not sign a prenuptial agreement. And since the two were marr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Pop Rocks: Is No Celebrity Marriage Sacred?

    Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. Russell Brand stands to land $20 million or more from his divorce from wife Katy Perry, reports said Monday. The British actor and comedian told New York magazine last year that he and Perry did not sign a prenuptial agreement. And since the two were marr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    The Revival of the Silent Film and 7 Movies We Would Like to See Without Words

    In a big step forward, or step back, however you would like to think about it, the silent film The Artist was just named the best film by the New York Film Critics Circle. This comes on the heels of the stunning response it has already received from the festival circuit, including a best actor award ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Bye Bye, Black Eyed Peas. And Take _____________ With You

    I suppose "taking a break" before that Super Bowl performance was too much to ask: The Black Eyed Peas have denied rumors that they are breaking up but say they are taking a break from making music together for a while. "We are not breaking up," band member Taboo told Reuters on Monday at a lau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    The 10 Best Food-Centric TV Episodes on Netflix, For Your Post-Thanksgiving Food Coma

    Before I had cable, I invested in Netflix's streaming video service. It continues to be the best $7 I spend each month, despite the service's recent, public misadventures. And anyway, Netflix is where the new episodes of Arrested Development will eventually air, and that news more or less made up fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Pop Rocks: A Brief Cinematic History of Lachrymatory Agents

    By now you've seen the photographs and videos from UC Davis last Friday, where brave campus police officers defended themselves from a group of seated and docile OWS protestors the only way their extended law enforcement training would allow: by dousing them in pepper spray. The chancellor of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Pop Rocks: A Cinematic History of Pepper Spray

    By now you've seen the photographs and videos from UC Davis last Friday, where brave campus police officers defended themselves from a group of seated and docile OWS protestors the only way their extended law enforcement training would allow: by dousing them in pepper spray. The chancellor of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Ashton Kutcher Tweeting Wisdom Lost To America Because He Hadn't Heard About Joe Paterno

    The fail whale was strong in this one​Weep, America. Ashton Kutcher is no longer tweeting. He says he has handed management of his twitter account, which has eight million followers, over to his media team. Why? Because he is apparently the only self-described football fan not currently on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Is J Lo the Calmest Driver Ever?: Five Questions About Current TV Ads

    We got some questions.​Given the confluence of football season and the World Series, we're watching a lot of TV these days. Unfortunately, there's often not something to switch to during commercial breaks, so we're seeing more ads than usual. They've left us with a few questions we hope the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Houston Texans Game 2 -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers (And A Jennifer Lopez Appearance)

    2-0! (again)​I hope everyone had a good weekend of football. I was two plays away from going 6-0 on my picks, my alma mater finally won a game and the Texans are 2-0! On the flip side, college realignment struck a blow in my home part of the country, as the Big East that I grew up with essen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Domenica Catelli of Catelli's

    Photo by Matthew DresdenDomenica Catelli, outside her family restaurant in Geyserville, CA.​Yesterday on part one of our chat with Domenica Catelli, we discussed how she left Houston to reopen her family restaurant in Geyserville, California. Today, we discuss her work as a Food Network person ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Similar But Not the Same: 5 Pairs of Movies That Are Pretty Much the Same Thing

    ​Friends With Benefits opens July 22, and more annoying than the fact that some studio executive probably said, "You know who I want to see in a movie? Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis!" is the fact that this movie comes out a brief six months after No Strings Attached, which is basically the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Underage Sex Trafficking: Real Men Get Their Facts Straight

    Ashton Kutcher needs a fact-checker.​It's called "moral panic," and it's the kind of urban legend people like Ashton Kutcher cite when he told Piers Morgan two months ago in an nterview that 100,000 to 300,000 kids are forced into underage sex trafficking every year in America. In March, Vill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Cold Weather Baby Names: Naming the Bundle of Joy You Started This Morning

    It made sense in February 2011, kid​No doubt all of you people who don't work in the news industry are either off this morning or working from home. But we all know that no one gets any work done at home with all the distractions running around you. Television, NetFlix, Internet porn, food, wi ... More >>

  • Film

    January 20, 2011

    Life After Black Swan

    Natalie Portman follows up with — surprise — an awfully good romantic comedy.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    NFL -- Bob McNair's Delusion, Twitter Madness And The Weekend's Best Bets

    Orange slices for the Texans!​"I wanted the team to know not only how close we think they are but how close our competitors think they are to being an outstanding team." -- Texans owner Bob McNair, presumably not being held at gunpoint nor under the influence of any drugs or alcohol What Bob ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2010

    SUMMER GUIDE: (100) Days of Summer Movies

    Enjoy the great indoors!

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    The Twitterverse

    More than just cyberspace, the tweet life inspires people to make friends and adopt causes in person. It has a few problems, too.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Today's DVDs: The Thrill Of Victory, The Agony Of Valentine's Day

    Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Who else was Clint gonna call?​Director Clint Eastwood, actors Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. That powerhouse trio could have chosen to tell just about any story they wanted and made it into an Academy Award worthy film. They chose Invictus, the real-life story o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Omotai Is Ready To Go All "Band Member Assassin" On Houston's Indie Scene

    Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Fact: If Will Smith makes a m ... More >>

  • Film

    February 11, 2010

    Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

    So many stars, so many storylines: It's a Valentine's Day massacre!

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Game Time: When Good Practical Jokes Go Bad

    I like a good practical joke as much as the next guy, just as long as it entails the following two things -- (1) the target of the joke winds up embarrassed beyond belief, and (2) I am not said target.Way back in the day, there was a show called Candid Camera (and make no mistake, the fact that I fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    This Year in Deliciousness

    Photo by This Is Freaking RidiculousAn AK-47 made entirely out of bacon? Yup, that's pretty much 2009 summed up.​ So this is the time of year when we normally say things like "Wow, another year gone by already!" and "Can ya believe it's almost 2010?" and "Say there, how come you just broke my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Game Time: The Week In Tweets

    ​Maybe I'm biased because I use it all the time, but I'm going to make the bold statement that Twitter has surpassed "fad" status and that it's here to stay. Even at this point, people who don't use Twitter recognize kinda sorta how it works, and even recognize a Tweet when they see it -- "it's go ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2009

    Taking Back Sunday

    ​Maybe I'm biased because I use it all the time, but I'm going to make the bold statement that Twitter has surpassed "fad" status and that it's here to stay. Even at this point, people who don't use Twitter recognize kinda sorta how it works, and even recognize a Tweet when they see it -- "it's go ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    Extreme Prejudice, Chained Dogs and Mixed Marriages

    ​Maybe I'm biased because I use it all the time, but I'm going to make the bold statement that Twitter has surpassed "fad" status and that it's here to stay. Even at this point, people who don't use Twitter recognize kinda sorta how it works, and even recognize a Tweet when they see it -- "it's go ... More >>

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Mr. Brooks

    Lame psych thriller another low point for Mr. Costner

  • Home Entertainment

    October 12, 2006

    The Delightful Dud

    Lame psych thriller another low point for Mr. Costner

  • Film

    September 28, 2006

    That Sinking Feeling

    Coast Guard epic succumbs to watery clichés

  • Film

    May 4, 2006

    Welcome to Hooters

    Jimmy Buffett inexplicably leads a kid movie to the big screen

  • Film

    June 9, 2005

    Problems at Home

    Brad and Angelina are out to kill each other. You may want a piece of them, too.

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    A Lot Like Good

    A romantic fantasy made by people with brains -- go figure

  • Film

    March 24, 2005

    Who'd Guess

    Can it be that Bernie and Ashton are better than Spencer and Sidney?

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Playbill

    Can it be that Bernie and Ashton are better than Spencer and Sidney?

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2004

    So You Wanna Be an Actor?

    Here's a chance for your big break

  • Film

    January 22, 2004

    Dude, Where's My Temporal Orientation?

    In The Butterfly Effect, Ashton Kutcher comes unstuck in time

  • Culture

    December 18, 2003

    A Fan's Notes

    Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003

  • Culture

    August 14, 2003

    For Love of the Game

    Kevin Costner doesn't make friends. He makes movies, dang it.

  • Film

    August 14, 2003

    Uptown Down

    Girls tries a tired lesson -- grow up, already

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Back Door to History

    Thank J.R. Quinn for the gay celebrations

  • Film

    June 26, 2003

    Fallen Angels

    Charlie’s high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome

  • Film

    May 8, 2003

    In the Company of Women

    Neil LaBute's new movie turns the tables on which is the crueler sex

  • Film

    January 9, 2003

    Honeymoon? Sweet!

    In Just Married, Ashton Kutcher wonders, "Dude, where's the script?"

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