Coen Brothers

A Brief History of the Lens Flares Technique — and the End of Film

'Girls' Boy Makes Good

In movies and TV, Alex Karpovsky is only playing an asshole.

Happy E-Day: What If Elvis Had Lived?

Note: Elvis Presley would be 78 years old today, if he had not (supposedly) died in Memphis in August 1977. This article originally appeared as part of Rocks Off's "Elvis Week" in January 2011, and still seems plausible two years later. Do you realize that Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, the dude who w ... More >>

Bernie

Murder in a Small Town

Let It Bleed

Hard at work on his eighth novel, Deadwood author Pete Dexter still packs a punch.

10 Great Bob Dylan Songs Rolling Stone Left Off Its List

Craig Hlavaty​Yesterday was Bob Dylan's 70th birthday, and to honor the milestone, Rolling Stone releaseda list of the best 70 songs from his now 50-year-old catalog. With contributors like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, David Crosby, and Tom Morello, they came up with a stellar list, a primer f ... More >>

Honky Tonk Blood A Macabrely Nice Surprise

Dawn McGee​See more photos from Thursday's premiere in our slideshow. Rocks Off will admit we were skeptical going into Thursday night's premiere of Honky Tonk Blood at the River Oaks Theatre. It's not so much that we thought the idea of a black comedy set in the Houston music scene was dubio ... More >>

Future Elvis: What If The King Had Lived?

​Do you realize that Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, the dude who was in the Darth Vader suit, and Ron Paul are all the same age as Elvis Presley would be on Saturday? Look at Woody Allen next time you see him on TMZ and just think, he's as old as Elvis. In order to get in the frame of mind to t ... More >>

Happiness Is a State of Mind

Back with an update but the same sensibility, Todd Solondz returns with Life During Wartime.

Year in Film: One from the Heart

Jeff Bridges shines as a country music has-been. Will the elusive Oscar finally be his?

Tony Gilroy's (heretofore unseen) Expert Light Touch in Duplicity

The Bourne Comedian

College Football Preview, Scarlett Johansson Edition

No Drama for Baby Mama

Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler seem the least bit invested in their surrogate mommy comedy

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's gorgeously gruesome new film

Capsule Art Reviews: "Michael Bise: Birthday," "Monster Show 2," "Perspectives 158: Kelly Nipper," "Pompeo Batoni," "Rackstraw Downes" and "Tom of Finland"

The Popcorn King

Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.

Get Inside. It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Cape of Good Hope

Faker's Dozen

A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand

Green Achers

Undertow relishes the pain and beauty of a reclusive Southern family

A Friend in Need

The Good Girl transforms Jennifer Aniston into a crazy cracker everywoman

Chin Up

Bruce Campbell knows why bad movies happen to great actors

Look Ahead

D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

Emerald Bayou

The Irish take center stage at the 2001 Houston International Fest

Harden's Crossing

She's finally been invited to the Oscar party, but what will she do after the ball?

Fringe Radical Cineasts

Rallying all film rebels, John Waters's Cecil B. Demented cries, "Fassbinder or die!"

Buried Deep

Dead Bang

Gonzo Western The Quick and the Dead is ludicrously entertaining

Murder Most Fine

A tasty noir treat is rescued from the video heap