Jack Nicholson

Here Are Five Awesome/Crazy Theories About The Shining from Room 237

Chain of Command

A Few Good Men at the Alley delivers strong performances while showing the perils of unsupervised power.

Oh, You Mean There Is Actually A Game During NBA All-Star Weekend? (Plus, Can You Name The Rappers In Our Courtside Photo?)

After a weekend of human gridlock at the Galleria, traffic snarls, bottles poppin', and all the parties you could handle, NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston came to a close on Sunday with the Western Conference defeating their Eastern foes 143-138, the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul getting the game' ... More >>

Mugshot Etiquette 101: Don't Smile Unless You Did Something Cool

Every day here at Hair Balls we get to see great, sad, and dumbfounding mugshots from around the state of Texas. We sure do have a lot of criminals in the Lone Star State. Makes me fearful of seceding in 2025. REWIND: Sean Payne: Humble Man Too Drunk To Pose for His Mugshot REWIND: Michael Jordan ... More >>

A Few Good Men

Comment of the Day: What Actor Should Play Hand Doctor Michael Brown

We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

Fantasy Island

Alexander Payne's Hawaiian excursion might be the feel-good movie of the year. Uh oh.

Pop Rocks: Perry Is Done. Would He Have Been Worse Than These Movie Presidents?

You've probably seen it by now, but just in case you haven't, here's the precise moment Governor Rick Perry's campaign went irrevocably into the toilet: Anyone anticipating a long, drawn-out embarrassment of primaries and caucuses will be disappointed. As will those of us anticipating at least an ... More >>

15 Unfamous But Great Space Shuttle Photos

Even if it's not today, at some point Atlantis will lift off and eventually finish the last of the space shuttle missions. There are plenty of famous, even iconic, NASA photographs of the program; we pulled some highlights of lesser-known ones. 15. Almost a rocket ship This makes the shuttle look ... More >>

Top 5: Restrooms

Caffe Bello.​I'm a bit of a germaphobe, not like Jack Nicholson from As Good As It Gets, but a germaphobe nonetheless. A good restroom says a lot about a restaurant, with important aspects including cleanliness, visual appeal, and overall coolness. These are my top five restaurant restrooms ... More >>

No, Really, How?

Learning to say what you mean and mean what you say in How Do You Know.

The State Bar Says "No" To Sex With Clients, We Reply With A List Of Sleazy Movie Lawyers

Anyone who's ever sat in front of television long enough knows that lawyers are better than regular people. They have nicer suits, drive cooler cars, and have awesomer sex -- sometimes with each other, sometimes with clients. But apparently that last one can be a bad thing, which is why the State Ba ... More >>

True Blood: Patty Griffin, Bon Temps Crew Smell A Rat

Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. Season 3, Episode 9: "I Smell a Rat" ​"Who can you trust," ... More >>

5 New Pop-Star Sitcoms We'd Like To See

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of <>The Monkees winning an Emmy for Best Comedy Series, making them the first musical act ever to win that award. 1967 also marked a transitional period for the band, which was moving toward creative freedom on the television show in which they started out as ... More >>

In Honor Of Today's Weather: Five Best Snow Movies

Hair Balls was so excited for today's predicted snowfall that we could barely sleep last night. Fortunately, a half-bottle of cheap gas-station gin and a bunch of Benadryl cured that little problem.The cozy concoction gave us a dream populated with characters and scenes from movies where snow played ... More >>

In Honor Of Him, Claudius: Five Best Poisoning Scenes In The Movies

The classics never really go out of style. It was almost 2,000 years ago on this date that Roman Emperor Claudius I was poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Claudius is generally regarded as one of the more competent emperors, proving that the Romans were nothing if not even-handed in their approach to ... More >>

Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!: Rocks Off Presents The Shining Tonight at the Mink

At tonight's Mink Movie Night, Rocks Off presents what is arguably the greatest psychological horror film ever made, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The film opens our month of Halloween-inflected movies, with the next two selections in the series being The Exorcist and the original Jamie Lee Curtis ... More >>

This Town Needs an Enema: Rocks Off Movie Night at the Mink with Batman

Note: The date on the above poster should say September 1.​This week's film selection for Rocks Off Movie Nite at the Mink - that's right, we're now officially co-sponsoring this thing - is Tim Burton's 1989 reboot of Batman, starring the third-coolest man to step into the cowl and cape - "Mr. Mom ... More >>

Chinatown

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The Famous And Not-So-Famous Of HISD's "Prominent Alumni" List

You probably don't realize it, but the Houston school district's website has a page dedicated to prominent alumni, listed by high school.Unfortunately, many of the "prominent" alumni are politicians, especially current and former HISD board members. Any definition of "prominent" that includes HISD b ... More >>

Atari's Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons

Leave It Alone

Banned Books in the Texas Prison System

Seven Deadly Sins: Celebrity Edition

What’s Up With That Bizarro Jack Nicholson Video Supporting Hillary Clinton?

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest, When Harry Met Sally . . .: Collector's Edition, Oswald's Ghost, He Was a Quiet Man

I Miss the Awards Shows

The Houston Rockets vs. the L.A. Lakers

It’s the new and improved Rockets (we hope!)

Low Self-Esteem, Flirting Double Standards and One Intelligent Mexican

Mexican-American Culture

The Passenger

MFAH caps off film series with a little Jack

Saying Goodbye to Two Giants of Cinema

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Took a Shot

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

We Deserve a Break Today

The Silver Tower Meets The Shining

Liberté, égalité and fraternité in a log cabin on White Oak Bayou

Dancing to Death

Nature is noxious in Michele Brangwen's "Black Rain"

Acting Their Age

Middle-aged Diane Keaton wins Jack Nicholson away from the young'uns in Something's Gotta Give

Fight Club

Sandler and Nicholson yell at each other, and it's unpleasant

Year of the Woman

The big-screen dames of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Far from Happy

The year's best featured plenty of sad white guys

Orc Chops

The action's much meatier in Jackson's second Rings film

Schmidt Happens

Nicholson disappears into a wondrous movie about quiet desperation

Say Cheese

Movie producer Robert Evans preserves his golden myth in The Kid Stays in the Picture

Backwater Bliss

If you'd been born on the island, you'd already know about Clary's

Cuddly or Crude?

As Good As It Gets aims for both. And misses.

Jack Squat

Nicholson's latest falls far short of Five Easy Pieces

Star Turn

Shirley MacLaine shines -- but she's the only bright spot in Terms of Endearment's sequel

It's Topps!

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

Jack's Back

Nicholson makes Wolf savage fun

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