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  • Blogs

    February 20, 2013

    Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain: Where Would He Be Today?

    Last year on this date in honor of what would have been late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's 45th birthday, I wrote a blog supposing where the grunge icon would have been in 2012. It got a lot of traction and people loved and hated it. Imagining him as a dubstep DJ was really for grins and shock valu ... More >>

  • Film

    November 29, 2012

    The Best Action Director Working Today

    John Hyams is dedicated to the abstract and the ass-kicking.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Kurt Cobain At 45: Where Would He Be In 2012?

    ​Had he not died in April 1994 by his own hand -- or sinister forces working for Courtney Love (insert maniacal laugh) -- Kurt Cobain would have turned 45 years old today. The rock icon killed himself at the age of 27, leaving behind not only a daughter to fend for herself against the wiles of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Friday Night: Yelawolf & Many Guests At Warehouse Live

    Photos by Marco TorresTrae Tha Truth and Yelawolf​Yelawolf, Bun B, Trae Tha Truth, Doughbeezy, Dante Higgins, Gerald Walker & Cardo Warehouse Live April 29, 2011 10:54 p.m.: Let's do this first this time. Here's the thing about Yelawolf, and you may have noticed this already, but: He's a rapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Rick Perry's Cuts: Good for Polluters, Electricity Companies; Bad for Commissions Who Opposed His Wife's Renovation Plans

    Rick Perry, stomping on the Historical Commission​Rick Perry's State of the State speech today made clear that the lamestream media has it all wrong when it comes to the financial health of Texas. "Have the doomsayers forgotten that Texas added more jobs in 2010 than any other state?" he aske ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Eminem: 6 Ways He Can Still Screw Up His Comeback

    ​Marshall Mathers III has certainly enjoyed great success, but it hasn't been easy for the guy. He's had difficulty overcoming addiction and depression, and like many of us, he keeps returning to that one bad relationship over and over again. His latest album, Recovery, has brought him back in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Houston Man Learns It Can Be Dangerous Appearing On Jerry Springer

    ​You know what's shocking?You go out to appear on The Jerry Springer Show, and you get involved in a fight where police are called.That's like going to see a Michael Bay movie and -- instead of the insightful character study you were expecting -- there's a bunch of explosions.An unnamed Housto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Win A Transformers 2 DVD, And Get Ready For More Bad Movies From `80s Cartoons

    If you're a child of the '80s, you should probably come to terms with the fact that every beloved televison memory of yours is eventually going to be dragged screaming into the present day and bastardized for younger audiences. We've already seen two Transformers movies and a G.I. Joe adaptation, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    The Remaining Summer Blockbusters: Who Will Win, Who Will Lose

    The "official" start of summer -- two weeks' worth of upper-90 degree temps notwithstanding -- isn't until this Sunday. For Hollywood however, the summer blockbuster season kicked off in May with the release of Wolverine.In the ensuing month-and-a-half, we've had some box office successes (Star Trek ... More >>

  • Film

    May 1, 2008
  • Film

    August 9, 2007

    The Popcorn King

    Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.

  • Film

    June 14, 2007

    Get Inside. It's Summertime!

    Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

  • Film

    August 11, 2005

    Unknown Soldiers

    The Great Raid's compelling story never comes to life

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2005

    Gloomy Toon

    The postapocalyptic world has never been sexier than in the sci-fi/goth anime series Gilgamesh

  • Film

    September 23, 2004

    Brothers in Arms

    Two Koreans go to war in the masterful epic Tae Guk Gi

  • Film

    May 29, 2003

    Think Different

    Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies requires a brain cell or two?

  • Culture

    January 17, 2002

    Devil's Advocate

    Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

  • Film

    August 10, 2000

    Watering Down the Drinks

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

  • Film

    June 15, 2000

    Toons with 'Tude

    The summer's best action flick may be the animated Titan A. E., which borrows from the leaders of the genre

  • Film

    June 1, 2000

    Mission 2: Successful

    With a head full of Notorious thoughts, director John Woo leads the charge in the visceral M:I-2

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