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Film Awards

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Play It Again, Sam: 10 Artists & Comedians Signed To Casablanca Records

    Casablanca Records was a record company started by Neil Bogart -- no relation to the late legendary actor Humphrey Bogart, although Neil was a big Bogie enthusiast and admirer. In the 1970s, Casablanca Records was the go-to label for disco much like Death Row was the go-to place for gangsta rap in t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2012

    George Clooney: Hollywood Humanitarianism: To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected

    Casablanca Records was a record company started by Neil Bogart -- no relation to the late legendary actor Humphrey Bogart, although Neil was a big Bogie enthusiast and admirer. In the 1970s, Casablanca Records was the go-to label for disco much like Death Row was the go-to place for gangsta rap in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Missed Opportunities: 10 Musicians Who Turned Down Big Hits

    Have you ever had one of those moments where you thought to yourself, "Why did I do that?" or "Why did I turn that down?" Those kinds of moments happen to all of us. It's part of life, unfortunately. This happens all the time in the movie world, but you never seem to hear about it in the music worl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    Natural Selection

    Have you ever had one of those moments where you thought to yourself, "Why did I do that?" or "Why did I turn that down?" Those kinds of moments happen to all of us. It's part of life, unfortunately. This happens all the time in the movie world, but you never seem to hear about it in the music worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    15 Inferior Best Picture Oscar Winners (And the Enduring Classics They Beat)

    Last Wednesday, Craiggers hit on some forgotten Best Picture Academy Award winners, films which have slipped through the cracks of society's consciousness for one reason or another; either for being too of-the-moment, not having enough quotable lines, or for simply not having held up very well -- hi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    2011 Oscar Nominees: Best Documentary (Short Subject)

    Last Wednesday, Craiggers hit on some forgotten Best Picture Academy Award winners, films which have slipped through the cracks of society's consciousness for one reason or another; either for being too of-the-moment, not having enough quotable lines, or for simply not having held up very well -- hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Top 10 Films to Celebrate Black History Month

    In 1926 historian Carter G. Wilson began what was known as Negro History Week in an effort to make the African American story more prevalent in our culture's consciousnesses. The week evolved into an entire month-long celebration and promotion of African American history, which we recognize this mon ... 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 21, 2011

    If the American Music Awards Fell in the Forest, Would Anyone Hear Them?

    Last night, the American Music Awards were broadcast on ABC to record low ratings. A show that featured typically lackluster performances from artists far more interested in choreographed dance moves than actually singing and playing bordered on all-out awful at times, which begs the question: Are ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2011

    Al Pacino: One Night Only

    Last night, the American Music Awards were broadcast on ABC to record low ratings. A show that featured typically lackluster performances from artists far more interested in choreographed dance moves than actually singing and playing bordered on all-out awful at times, which begs the question: Are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Your 2011 Fall/Winter Movie Preview - Part 2

    ​You know the drill: the fall movie season starts today, my pretties (my review of Contagion will be up soon...there's a reason it didn't make the preview). Yesterday we covered the first half of 2011's most anticipated upcoming releases, determined through a rigorous scientific analysis consi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    The Matchmaker

    ​You know the drill: the fall movie season starts today, my pretties (my review of Contagion will be up soon...there's a reason it didn't make the preview). Yesterday we covered the first half of 2011's most anticipated upcoming releases, determined through a rigorous scientific analysis consi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2011

    Oscar Night 2011: The Live Blog!

    ​We are only less than three hours out from bringing you live-blogging coverage, right here, of this year's Academy Awards, and we are more than excited to take you through the night for every win, loss, awful dress, awesome dress, foible, and foul-up Hollywood throws our way.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Colin Firth for Best Actor? Not So Fast.

    ​I realize the actual Academy Awards aren't set to be broadcast until Sunday night, when millions of people will watch -- for the first hour, at least -- as co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway lob Nerfball zingers at their fellow actors, make passively tasteless jokes about speech impedime ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Waste Land

    ​I realize the actual Academy Awards aren't set to be broadcast until Sunday night, when millions of people will watch -- for the first hour, at least -- as co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway lob Nerfball zingers at their fellow actors, make passively tasteless jokes about speech impedime ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Burn the Floor

    ​I realize the actual Academy Awards aren't set to be broadcast until Sunday night, when millions of people will watch -- for the first hour, at least -- as co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway lob Nerfball zingers at their fellow actors, make passively tasteless jokes about speech impedime ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    Christopher Cross

    ​I realize the actual Academy Awards aren't set to be broadcast until Sunday night, when millions of people will watch -- for the first hour, at least -- as co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway lob Nerfball zingers at their fellow actors, make passively tasteless jokes about speech impedime ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Only the truth could be this strange

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    The Secret of the Kells

    Is there a spell that can make you brave?

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Randy Quaid, Wife Jailed In California

    Quaid, not flashing his Golden Globe this time​Randy Quaid, one-half of the Pride of Bellaire Quaid Brothers, is in a California jail, People magazine is reporting.A judge there got fed up with the actor and his wife missing court dates in connection with non-payment of a $10,000 hotel bill. The t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Sakay

    I hereby declare myself President

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2010

    Oscars Unhinged

    If you can't make it to the red carpet, try the rainbow carpet

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Mariah Carey

    If you can't make it to the red carpet, try the rainbow carpet

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Quick Hits

    ​We're going to mix it up a bit on Pop Rocks today. Usually, I stick with one subject for the entire piece because I'd rather not depend too heavily on snarky line-item entries. But let's face it; sometimes there's just too much going on in the world of pop culture for me to focus on just one top ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    Yaga's Chili Quest and Beer Fest

    What do you think about frog leg chili?

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Breakfast Klub owner Marcus Davis presents his favorite flick

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2009

    New French Shorts

    Get ready for Bastille Day with Francophile flicks

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    St. Patrick's Day Special: Sinead O'Connor, "You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart"

    Fun Fact: This song was written by Bono and his childhood friends Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) and Maurice Seezer, and featured in the 1993 Jim Sheridan film In the Name of the Father. It lost the 1994 Best Original Song - Motion Picture Golden Globe to Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelp ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Network

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Coming to America

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    July 24, 2008

    Stand by Me

    Domy screens a classic tale about boys, summer and (gulp) leeches

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    Three 6 Mafia: Last 2 Walk

    Domy screens a classic tale about boys, summer and (gulp) leeches

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    The 2008 MTV Movie Awards Turn Back the Clock

    Domy screens a classic tale about boys, summer and (gulp) leeches

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Amadeus: Music and a Movie

    Austin’s PKW Productions provides a live soundtrack to the fictionalized life of Mozart

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Le Bonhuer du Vent

    Et Voilà Théâtre presents a grown-up puppet show

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    Harold and Maude

    Cult-classic stars America's first GILF

  • Film

    November 1, 2007

    Sidney Lumet's Long Journey

    Venerable director returns with a devilish thriller.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    This Just In: Hard Rock Hosting Melissa Etheridge Listening Party

    Venerable director returns with a devilish thriller.

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Knife in the Water

    Roman Polanski’s debut is a thriller

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    Film First Thursdays at Dean’s Credit Clothing

    This free monthly event screens shorts from the Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    Hitting the Highway

    This free monthly event screens shorts from the Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2006

    Love the Glove

    See Delilah Montoya’s million-dollar babies

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2006

    Cowboy Clips

    See Delilah Montoya’s million-dollar babies

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2005

    Oscar Wild

    Roam the red carpet at the HGLFF's Academy Awards party

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2004

    Bar Brawl

    Fighters duke it out in no-holds-barred cage matches

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Clothing Designer

    Vanessa Riley

  • Film

    November 2, 2000

    Catherine the Great

    Deneuve shows the depth of her talent in Place Vendême

  • Film

    November 5, 1998

    Surreal Appeal Still

    1957 Cabiria returns as a study in Fellini's transition

  • Film

    February 6, 1997

    Little Orphan Commie

    Kolya is sweet, charming -- and shameless

  • Music

    March 30, 1995

    Chaquico's New Trip

    The former Starship guitarist orbits an acoustic planet

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