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Ed Wood

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Dig This: Mantis, Pelviq Thrust, Super Robot Party, Mikey & The Drags, Trio Musette

    The current volume of local music is staggering. New Houston bands are born daily, and all too often pass away just as quickly. Rocks Off wants to help you (and ourselves) keep up. It's a new year, one sure to be loaded with new Houston music, bursting at the seams like our jeans after all these h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    7 Songs About Bela Lugosi Not By Bauhaus

    ​Today is Bela Lugosi's 129th birthday. The man who will probably always be remembered as the definitive Count Dracula starred in dozens of plays and hundreds of movies, mostly horror and thrillers. Typecasting, his heavy accent, and a drug dependency on morphine to treat sciatica from a milit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    New Bands Mikey & The Drags, Bang Bangz Debut Saturday

    Saturday night at Mango's, two new local acts make their debut. Rocks Off rummaged through our Rolodex and contacted them to find out what to expect. ​First on the list is Mikey & The Drags, formed by Miguel Ponce, whom many folks will remember as the frontman of The McKenzies. It's his first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Dream of Life Offers An Intimate Look At The Newly Widowed Patti Smith

    ​Dream of Life, the 2008 documentary about Patti Smith, opens with Smith's own narration of the many loved ones she's outlived over the years. Among those names are her husband, MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith; her brother Todd; and controversial photographer and close friend Robert Mapplethorpe. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Coming To The Small Screen: Weird Sex, The IRA And Origami

    ​Each Tuesday, Coming to the Small Screen will take a look at offbeat, newly released DVDs.Let's start off with the most unexpected, first -- Flexing with Monty. The fact that Sally Kirkland is in the cast might have something to do with the fact that Hollywood heavyweights Sean Penn and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009
  • Film

    December 11, 2008

    The Day the Plot Stood Still

    Sci-fi remake misses the point, and that's a Klaatu barada no-no

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2008

    Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

    This 1994 Sundance Filmmakers Trophy winner documents the life of one of Russia’s greatest inventors

  • Home Entertainment

    December 27, 2007

    The Best Games of 2007

    A look back at gaming's greatest hits

  • Home Entertainment

    March 15, 2007

    Top DVDs

    A look back at gaming's greatest hits

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    A Poor Plan

    A look back at gaming's greatest hits

  • Film

    April 27, 2006

    Being Bettie

    The Notorious Bettie Page never quite pins down the pinup

  • Film

    November 18, 2004

    Peter Panache

    J.M. Barrie gets a Hollywood makeover in Finding Neverland

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Spectacle

    Larry Simon

  • Culture

    August 24, 2000

    The Bit Player

    Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

  • Culture

    June 8, 2000

    A Puff of Smoke

    Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho

  • Film

    May 25, 2000

    Sexual Orienting Onscreen

    Gay and lesbian fest features new looks at homosexuality

  • Film

    April 6, 2000

    Heart Condition

    Minnie Driver has a problem with her ticker - and with the cinematography - in the awful Return to Me

  • Film

    January 20, 2000

    Ambition Overload

    Tim Robbins's Cradle Will Rock only feels like it's re-creating the '30s a day at a time

  • Film

    December 23, 1999

    Thank You Very Little

    Carrey craftily channels Kaufman, but is the late comedian worthy of a lofty bio-pic?

  • Film

    November 18, 1999

    Wisconsin Cheese

    American Movie hilariously documents a Midwestern filmmaker's rise to hackdom

  • Film

    November 4, 1999

    Tobacco Toad

    Mann elevates The Insider to Oscar-level suspense

  • Film

    October 21, 1999

    Guano Grief

    Bats has horror, for all the wrong reasons

  • Film

    August 26, 1999

    Sweet Inspiration

    Brooks crafts another classy comedy with The Muse

  • Film

    August 12, 1999

    Murphy Magic

    Eddie saves the comic Bowfinger from Steve's blahs

  • Film

    December 24, 1998

    Buoyant Bard

    Smart Shakespeare In Love treads lightly into romantic comedy

  • Film

    December 12, 1996

    It's Topps!

    In Mars Attacks!, Tim Burton turns his ray gun on everything in sight

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Letters

    In Mars Attacks!, Tim Burton turns his ray gun on everything in sight

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    Entry Level Movie

    In a cineplex world ruled by mega-corporations, how much damage can one man do?

  • Film

    December 28, 1995

    Camp Vamp

    Mel Brooks' Dracula isrise-from-the-dead funny

  • Film

    March 23, 1995

    Houston On Screen

    Mel Brooks' Dracula isrise-from-the-dead funny

  • Calendar

    October 27, 1994

    Press Picks

    Mel Brooks' Dracula isrise-from-the-dead funny

  • Calendar

    October 20, 1994

    Press Picks

    Mel Brooks' Dracula isrise-from-the-dead funny

  • Film

    October 13, 1994

    Good Wood

    Mel Brooks' Dracula isrise-from-the-dead funny

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