Liam Neeson

True Blood: I Think White Wolf Is Gonna Sue Somebody

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. The fifth season of True Blood continues to underwhelm as a whole, ... More >>

Darkman

Battleship

Because every generation needs an Armageddon.

The Hair Balls Super Bowl Live Blog: Remember To Piss

In some alternate universe, the streets of Houston are currently bathed in Miller Lite, Reliant Stadium and every bar in town is a watch party, with even the homeless folks are wearing soiled Texans jerseys. But alas, our Houston Texans only made it into the second round of the playoffs, and here we ... More >>

Reviews For The Easily Distracted:
The Grey

Title: The Grey What Exactly Is "The Grey?" The movie's title could refer to either the bleak Alaskan weather conditions, the alpha wolf stalking the downed plane's passengers, or the pervasive helplessness felt by one contemplating suicide. Sounds Cheerful. Put it this way, I wouldn't watch The G ... More >>

Dallas Roberts Talks About The Grey

The Grey stars Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts and Dermot Mulroney; Joe Carnahan directs. It's a long way from Houston to the Alaskan wilderness, especially when you have to go by way of Florida and New York. Actor Dallas Roberts, who called Houston home until he was 16, found his way there as a cast ... More >>

Love, Actually

Prisoners of Sex: 10 Movie Womanizers, from the Sick to the Sublime

The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946), and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame, slated to open in Houston December 16, womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Don't Worry Longhorns, There Have Been Worse Beatdowns

It was ugly, brutal and painful to watch. As a movie fan of some 40 years, I could be describing any number of lopsided fight scenes. But as a UT fan, I'm of course referring to the horrific pounding Oklahoma put on my Longhorns last Saturday. The Sooners dominated every aspect of the game, trounci ... More >>

Hollywood Babble-On

8 Memories from Congressional Page Land: Sandwiches with the Speaker, Shaking Bill Clinton's Hand and Stealing KFC Decals

Qui-Gon in your room?​Today, it was announced that the House of Representatives Page Program, a program both steeped in history and marred by scandal, is coming to an end. According to USA Today, House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited the $5 million annual expenditu ... More >>

Similar But Not the Same: 5 Pairs of Movies That Are Pretty Much the Same Thing

​Friends With Benefits opens July 22, and more annoying than the fact that some studio executive probably said, "You know who I want to see in a movie? Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis!" is the fact that this movie comes out a brief six months after No Strings Attached, which is basically the ... More >>

Cognitive Dissonance

Unknown is yet another empty-headed vehicle for Liam Neeson.

Next to Nothing

Paul Haggis shows no improvement.

Falcon Lake: Casting The Inevitable Lifetime Movie

Tiffany Young-Hartley: Only Reese Witherspoon could do her justice​Okay, so it's time to get started on the script and casting for the movie about David and Tiffany's fateful Jet-Ski trip on Falcon Lake. First, what to name this movie? The Pirates of Falcon Lake will never do: it conjures Johnn ... More >>

The French Soccer Team: Five Movies That Would Have Ended Differently With Les Bleus In Them

When the going gets tough....​France is in an uproar over their soccer team, which has not only sucked to an incredible degree in the World Cup but which has also gone on strike -- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD CUP -- because their feelings were hurt.Why did they strike? One of the players criticized ... More >>

SUMMER GUIDE: (100) Days of Summer Movies

Enjoy the great indoors!

American Idol: Release The Kracken!

​Last night's American Idol results show was present in association with Warner Bros.' Clash of the Titans, and the intro featured -- I swear -- movie footage and text like "Heroes are not born, they are made," as if these kids aren't just trying to land a record contract but somehow save all ... More >>

Idol Beat: Release The Kraken!

​Last night's American Idol results show was present in association with Warner Bros.' Clash of the Titans, and the intro featured -- I swear -- movie footage and text like "Heroes are not born, they are made," as if these kids aren't just trying to land a record contract but somehow save all ... More >>

For St. Patrick's Day: Five Irish Movies You Need To See

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, when everyone's Irish, yadda yadda yadda.How best to get ready for it? Watching a movie tonight would be one way. Unfortunately, a lot of the "great" Irish movies suck. The Quiet Man? Oy vey. Maureen O'Hara is nicely feisty, but John Wayne is as wooden as ever and the ... More >>

This Week In TV: NBC Imploded. Again

​I had no idea Houston could get this cold, I'm tired of reruns, and I still think your Batman voice sounds like Cookie Monster. This was the week in TV Land: • So, NBC imploded. Again. As last week drew to a close, rumors started spreading that NBC was going to reorganize its late-night s ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Why 2010 Is Going To Suck, Pt. 1

I know I'm not the only person who feels like high-fiving everyone at the end of the holiday season, heady with the triumph of having survived another two weeks of forced jocularity, awkward family moments, bad TV, and worse music. The new year, with it's promise of fresh opportunities to screw up a ... More >>

Sippin' Sideways

Lower Washington wine bar Corkscrew is as mellow as a fine merlot.

Elvis Is Everywhere

Beautiful Dreamer

An adopted transvestite searches for Mom but runs into everything else

Lion in Winter

C.S. Lewis's world comes to life in The Chronicles of Narnia

Special Ed

Young teens become superempowered in Sky High

Bat Cave-In

The Dark Knight's origin story can't overcome its Baleful side

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, '05 may be a pleasant surprise.

Sith Is It

George Lucas at last delivers the Star Wars prequel we've been waiting for

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

No Dicking Around

Bill Condon's movie about Kinsey is warm -- and plenty hot, too

Big Wet Kiss

Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what's new?

Year of the Woman

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

Mean Streets

Martin Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

Sub: Par

Kathryn Bigelow's Widowmaker cruises into choppy seas

Shadows of the Empire

George Lucas tries to reclaim his lost glory with Episode II

Kane Mutiny

The industry's initial reaction to Welles's masterwork should serve as a lesson to WorldFest filmmakers

Solid Delivery

Costner scores by striking out the schmaltz

Haunting Wanting

Fear factor falls short in this glossy horror remake

Episode I: What Did You Expect?

It's Star Wars, all right

Hit-and-Mis

Les Miserables is smart and sumptuous -- and way too tame

One Little, Two Little, 40 Little Indies

Worldfest-Houston offers movies you won't otherwise see

Irish Republican Angst

Michael Collins examines the man behind the IRA

Letters

Family Troubles

Before and After asks: When a son's accused of a crime, what do you do?

Lover Men

Three films offer differing takes on the myth of the romantic hero

Press Picks

Knowing Nell

The Liberation of Steven Spielberg

Freed from his earlier studies in pop redemption, the prince of schmaltz has made what might be the year's best movie