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Free Press Summer Fest Announces July 4 Free Geto Boys Makeup Show

After the much-anticipated Geto Boys reunion at this month's Free Press Summer Fest went off at only two-thirds strengh, resulting in thousands of disappointed fans, FPSF has announced a free makeup show scheduled for July 4 at House of Blues. The Boys' set in the high afternoon heat was delayed ab ... More >>

Houston Studios & Warehouse District: Big, Modern Development Coming?

The Warehouse District is one of Houston's funkiest areas, as artists through the years have used the spaces north of downtown for every kind of art from plays to movies to painting to whatever. Now, if some web action is to be believed, the nature of the place may be changing. Houston Studios, wh ... More >>

21 & Over Just Dares You to Get Offended

Pitbull

Mountainfilm on Tour in Houston

Undercover Brothers

Bro, how times have changed: 21 Jump Street now a buddy comedy.

Cactus Flower

Pop Rocks: How Do You React To The Proposed Grown Ups Sequel? With Animated Gifs.

​It's a busy time of year for movie critic types. Many of us are butting up against deadlines for award nominations, watching lots of year-end screeners of some pretty memorable films by the likes of Terence Malick, Steve McQueen, and Lynne Ramsay, among others. But everyone needs a palate cl ... More >>

Matt Kassian Does More Than Play Hockey, He's A Twitter Star

John RoyalMeet Matt Kassian, Twitter superstar​Following athletes on Twitter can be boring. Most of the stuff they tweet is dull because they're afraid of offending any followers or making their coaches and/or teammates angry. Others use it primarily as a medium to promote themselves and wha ... More >>

For Tyler Perry's Birthday, a Comprehensive History of Black Men in Drag

That's a man, baby.​Happy birthday, Tyler Perry. The media mogul is celebrating his 41st with the news that he topped Forbes list of highest paid men in entertainment: Thanks to five movies he has cranked out over the past two years and two TV series, Perry earned $130 million between May 20 ... More >>

Funny Like a Not Funny Guy

Bad Teacher and the downside of equal rights in Hollywood.

For Anthony Weiner, Eight Awkward Dongs From The Movies (NSFW)

Did not make the cut.​In my review of The Hangover Part II, I made a comment about the seeming preponderance of male genitalia on the big screen lately. The phenomenon has been limited primarily to comedies because, let's face it, penises are pretty damn funny looking. Judging by that screeni ... More >>

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Shall We Dance?

The 5 Browns

Cuckoo Chic

It's Kind of a Funny Story imagines the mental ward as a hipster's paradise.

Loudon Wainwright III's Top Five Movie Roles

​Aside from being the dad of glam-folkie Rufus Wainwright and similarly talented sister Martha, Loudon Wainwright III is one of the most unsung singer-songwriters still strumming today. With his ex-wife, the late, great Kate McGarrigle, he was a part of a folk power-couple, and songs like "Ruf ... More >>

O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta

It’s the World Cup, only with love instead of soccer balls

Precious Little Life

Scott Pilgrim and Michael Cera get soul.

Bend It Like Beckham

Reignite your soccer passion with 2002's scoring dramedy

Our Eight Favorite Musical Moments From Texas-Shot Films

​If Chainsaws, Slackers and Spy Kids sounds like a titillating title for a book, it's only because the book itself deals with some of the most provocative indie films in recent cinematic history - many of them made by Texas-born filmmakers. The book is the work of Alison Macor, former film cr ... More >>

Best in Show

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Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Apatow

Crude on the outside, sweet in the middle: Get Him to the Greek.

Craig Robinson

The Office's warehouse man reveals his latest stock of material

A Decade Makes a Comeback

Paying homage to the '80s, from Hot Tub Time Machine to MacGruber.

Pop Rocks: With Friends Like These

​Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland, awaiting possible extradition to the United States for fleeing sentencing after pleading guilty to "unlawful sex" with a 13-year old in 1977. His attorneys are, naturally, fighting this possibility, while a numbe ... More >>

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: We Love Jeff Bridges

See a retrospective of the recently crowned Oscar winner's screen work

43rd WorldFest International Independent Film Festival

Enjoy ten days of cinematic bliss

Screen on the Green: Reality Bites

Get a double dose of the Houston skyline as you watch this film

Clizia

A father, a son and the woman they both love - a recipe for heartbreak

Suicide Notes Movie Sneak Peek Party

So, the deal is I'll be dead but really famous?

What a Fox

Wes Anderson brings his Wes Anderson-ness to animation — and it's a fantastic fit.

Pop Rocks: Dear John...Cusack

​You used to be cool, John Cusack.We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning. People used the word in connection with Jan Hammer, the Go-Bots, and Kirk Cameron, which should give you an idea how lost we really were. But somehow you dodged the pitfalls of The Bre ... More >>

KUHF Silent Film Series: The General

Graham Reynolds helps a classic film score

The Open Road

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Classical Theatre Company: The Triumph of Love

Web exclusive!

Cheech and Chong

Web exclusive!

Mostly Martha

You are what you cook

Artful Thursday: Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Find out how clothes make the film

History and Memory

Margarita de la Vega Hurtado looks at Augusto Pinochet's political coup in Chile

Outsider Comedy

Local comedians band together and embrace their dorkiness

First Film Thursdays at Dean’s: Austin FilmWorks

Get a sneak peek at what Steve Mims has to offer

Michael Winslow

The man with ten thousand noises comes to Houston

Santa vs. the Snowman, in 3D

It’s a jolly fat man in a red suit vs. a guy with coal for eyes

Craig Robinson

Comedian-turned cast member of The Office heads to HoustComedian-turned cast member of The Office heads to Houston

This Calls for a Heineken