John Goodman

Reverberations: Beatles, Stones, Dirtbombs and Fleshtones

Real Life

End of the Game? Ralph Lauren 1, POLO Magazine 0

Prehistoric Rock

The Flintstones, ahem, go back in time for prequel. Old cast opts to stay put.

New releases available this week

The Flintstones, ahem, go back in time for prequel. Old cast opts to stay put.

Press Picks

The Flintstones, ahem, go back in time for prequel. Old cast opts to stay put.

Can't Get Up

If only Fallen were as tightly and shrewdly constructed as its ad

Coens Go to Pot

If only Fallen were as tightly and shrewdly constructed as its ad

The Patron

Money can't buy love. But it can buy polo.

Letters

Money can't buy love. But it can buy polo.

Letters

Money can't buy love. But it can buy polo.

Letters

Money can't buy love. But it can buy polo.

Up To Date on '98

Money can't buy love. But it can buy polo.

Driftwood, Texas -- Not A Gay Mecca, But Maybe An Inspiration

Photo courtesy Imfromdriftwood.comNathan ManskeImfromdriftwood.com, a blog devoted to posting true stories about gay people, by gay people, caught our eye when Patrick from Galveston posted an entertaining story last week. Apparently, high school teachers in Galveston can't tell the difference betwe ... More >>

Watering Down the Drinks

Hey, wasn't Coyote Ugly supposed to serve up sex and alcohol?

Jonesing for a New Groove

Disney's Emperor takes its cues from the Da Vinci of Warner Bros. animation

Speed Racer Is a Fast Track to Nowhere

It's anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers' souped-up, tricked-out flick

The Big Lebowski

The hero of this Coen Brothers cult classic is an icon to burnt-out Gen Y-ers

Bee Movie

No wonder all the bees are dying — Seinfeld's movie is embarrassing

Road Outrageous

The Coens take Homer on a Southern-fried odyssey in O Brother

Evan Almighty

Why in God's name did Steve Carell take the paycheck?

Impossibly Passable

Why in God's name did Steve Carell take the paycheck?

Splish Splash Thud

Kevin Spacey honors a man who did it all, and somehow nothing much happens

Bearly Necessary

Jungle fever fails to catch hold again in this routine sequel

Frozen Dinner

In Ice Age, three mammals and a baby get warmed over

Small Screen, Big Step

DEJ Productions tries to give "direct-to-video" a good name

The Dollhouse Is Burning

Storytelling ups the ante on Solondz's bluster of sex, rage and insanity

Boo Who?

Monsters, Inc. opens the door to a world so good it's scary

Herald and Mod

My First Mister's odd couple transcends the silly stuff.

Object of Desire

Liv Tyler toys with the tongue-hanging boys in One Night at McCool's

Worked Over

Quietflex laborers laud EEOC findings after setbacks

Workers Reject a Union

A January walkout fails to bring representation to Quietflex

Awakening Giant

Immigrant Hispanic workers at Quietflex spoke out. Now their struggle may reshape organized labor in Houston.

Mortal Soul

Scorsese and Cage elevate the EKG of the mean streets

Last Call For Art: Shakespeare, Etiquette & The Big Show

Pin Lim, Forest Photography​Several stage shows are giving their final perfomances this weekend, and it's also your last chance to see unknown Houston artists aim for recognition in the Lawndale Center's annual Big Show.The Houston Shakespeare festival always does a bang-up job with the Bard, and ... More >>

70 Years After A Nazi Invasion, Poland Gets Respect: The Five Best Movie Poles

On September 1, 1939, German forces invaded Poland. Soviet troops joined the attack (in adherence to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) on September 16, and by the first of October, the country was entirely in enemy hands, and World War II was well underway.Poland and its people have had enough problems, ... More >>

John Goodman, Bazillionaire Polo Patron, Awaits Possible Charges In Fatal Palm Beach Bentley Wreck

Randall Patterson's 1998 feature on Houston / Palm Beach polo patron John Goodman ends with the billionaire playboy getting a champagne bath. Right now, Palm Beach police want to know if he also soaked in a little too much booze last Thursday night. That was when Goodman, the founder of the Palm B ... More >>

More On The Billionaire And The Bentley: The Coroner's Report Is In, The Lawyer Is A Star, And Why Hasn't Goodman Been Charged?

Photo by bing The Goodman cabin in Florida​Some further developments in the case of John Goodman, the billionaire Houston / Palm Beach polo patron who was involved in a fatal Bentley accident last week... The coroner's report is in on Scott Wilson, the victim in the crash. His death was ru ... More >>

The Billionaire, The Bentley And The Body, Part III: Divorce And Cocaine

Photo courtesy of flyinghpolo.com​Over the course of our investigation into the tragic case of John Goodman, the Bentley-driving billionaire Houston / Palm Beach polo patron, some interesting questions were raised regarding the ownership of the 2.2 million Tanglewood home. It turns out that i ... More >>

Telling New Orleans

The Wire's creator moves south in Treme on HBO.

Treme: Do You Know What It Means?

​The anticipation for HBO's Treme is high among that certain sliver of TV viewers who worship at the altar of David Simon and consider his epic, five-season The Wire to be the best series ever made. (Consider me one of the faithful.) Yes, he also oversaw Generation Kill, but that one felt a li ... More >>

The Treme Files: Do You Know What It Means To Recover, New Orleans?

www.hbo.com/#/treme​ The anticipation for HBO's Treme is high among that certain sliver of TV viewers who worship at the altar of David Simon and consider his epic, five-season The Wire to be the best series ever made. (Consider me one of the faithful.) Yes, he also oversaw Generation Kill, but th ... More >>

Treme: We're Your Neighbors

​We're halfway through the first season of Treme, and it was clear in last night's episode, "Shame, Shame, Shame," that creator David Simon and his crew have some very clear ideas about where to go from here. The halfway point acted like a turning point of sort for the season, offering a narra ... More >>

Treme: We're Your Neighbors

​We're halfway through the first season of Treme, and it was clear in last night's episode, "Shame, Shame, Shame," that creator David Simon and his crew have some very clear ideas about where to go from here. The halfway point acted like a turning point of sort for the season, offering a narra ... More >>

John Goodman, Bazillionaire Polo Patron, Finally Arrested In Connection With Fatal February Crash

Trouble in criminal and civil court looms for Goodman​It only took about three months, but John Goodman, the Houston-bred multi-millionaire playboy air conditioning heir and Palm Beach polo patron, is finally behind bars. Daybreak found him in the Palm Beach County jail on $100,000 bond, facing ... More >>

Musicians Do More In Bed Than Just... Sleep

​Today is the anniversary of one of the most unusual events in a most unusual decade. On May 26, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their "Bed-In for Peace" at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. It was the second of such boudoir-bound protests (or, if you prefer, media stunts); the couple folded ... More >>

John Goodman: More Details Emerge From Bar Where Polo Patron Spent Last Hours Before Fatal Crash

Tequila shots, vodka and cocaine?​More details are emerging in the case of John Goodman, the Houston-bred air conditioning heir turned Palm Beach polo patron accused of killing a recent college grad in a February drunk driving crash.According to the reports, Goodman evidently wanted to see to it t ... More >>

John Goodman: Polo Honcho Adopts Girlfriend

Unicornbooty.comJohn Goodman and daughter-lover Heather Hutchins​There are Rich People Problems, and there are Rich People Solutions. Credit Houston-bred multi-millionaire polo patron John Goodman, the subject of a 1998 Press feature , not to mention the allegedly drunk-driving killer pf Flo ... More >>