Paul Newman

He's Perfect for the Job

He's Perfect for the Job

Blood on the Ice and Fans in the Stands

Seven Deadly Sins: Celebrity Edition

John Royal’s Top Ten All-Time Greatest Sports Movies

Poetic License

In Blue Car a troubled young girl finds her way through verse

Ten Rejected Hockey Names for Sarah Palin's Sixth Child

In Blue Car a troubled young girl finds her way through verse

The Raising Arizona Proxy

The Coen brothers' best movies couldn't make it, so they sent this one instead

Newman's Own

In Nobody's Fool, Paul Newman shows he's not getting older, he's getting better

Black, White and a Few Shades of Gray

A Time to Kill does John Grisham proud

Memo Re: Slap Shot Remake

TO: President, Universal Pictures FROM: Script Department RE: Slap Shot Remake We received a copy of Peter Steinfeld's (21) first draft for the planned Slap Shot remake. Before we pass it on to the director currently attached to this project (Dean Parisot, Fun With Dick and Jane), we though ... More >>

Too Late

Twilight is dim indeed

For The Rodeo: Five Best Bovine Attacks In The Movies

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, rodeo bullriders, but we're rooting against you. Don't take it personally, it's just that when wagering on an average human male vs. 1,500 pounds of pissed off ungulate, we're taking the bull. And wearing that pansy-ass body armor isn't very endearing either. In ... More >>

Cryin' Shame

Too sweet tears turn Message into mush

Maynard James Keenan, Rock's Most Unusual Winemaker

Ron NewkirkMaynard James Keenan Maynard Keenan has to be one of the most enigmatic and musically schizophrenic men in rock. A soldier in the U.S. Army in the '80s, Keenan did a four-year tour of duty and then entered civilian life. He met future Tool guitarist Adam Jones in 1988 and one year later, ... More >>

For April 1: The Five Best "Fool" Movies, No Kidding

Whether somebody posted those drunken emails you mistakenly sent to the entire company on their MySpace or you merely wasted valuable internet time last night making sure your computer was protected against the "Conficker" virus (*cough*), you may very find yourself the victim of a prank this April ... More >>

Memo Re: Slap Shot Remake

TO: President, Universal Pictures FROM: Script Department RE: Slap Shot Remake We received a copy of Peter Steinfeld's (21) first draft for the planned Slap Shot remake. Before we pass it on to the director currently attached to this project (Dean Parisot, Fun With Dick and Jane), we though ... More >>

B.J. Thomas

TO: President, Universal Pictures FROM: Script Department RE: Slap Shot Remake We received a copy of Peter Steinfeld's (21) first draft for the planned Slap Shot remake. Before we pass it on to the director currently attached to this project (Dean Parisot, Fun With Dick and Jane), we though ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, A Murder of Crows, Onegin, Pal Joey, Unbeatable: A Bold New Musical

TO: President, Universal Pictures FROM: Script Department RE: Slap Shot Remake We received a copy of Peter Steinfeld's (21) first draft for the planned Slap Shot remake. Before we pass it on to the director currently attached to this project (Dean Parisot, Fun With Dick and Jane), we though ... More >>

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Maggie the Cat heats up the night in Tennessee Williams’s classic Southern tale

Love Letters

A. R. Gurney’s romantic play

Hooters

The Pendulum Theatre Company has fun with the ‘70s

Beat the Crowd

The Pendulum Theatre Company has fun with the ‘70s

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 16

The Pendulum Theatre Company has fun with the ‘70s

Burning the Yule Log

The Pendulum Theatre Company has fun with the ‘70s

Kickin' the Tires

Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell

Beauty at Buchenwald

Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell

To Each Theron

Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell

Oh, Grow Up

Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us

Like Moths to a Flame

Americans likely will swarm to Ladder 49, an unabashed homage to firefighters

Playbill

Americans likely will swarm to Ladder 49, an unabashed homage to firefighters

Putting on Airs

Modern dance master Paul Taylor brings a program of classics old and new to Jones Hall

If You Can't Take the Heat...

Get all hot and bothered at the Houston Fiery Foods Show

One-Way Ticket

Tom Hanks and Paul Newman are on the bloody, brilliant Road to Perdition

Letters

Off the "X", Beaching Out, The Low Down

Goodnight, Miss Moonlight

Maxine Mesinger departs for the big swankienda in the sky

The (Balding) Eagle Has Landed

Clint Eastwood's charming Space Cowboys tosses youth demographics out the cargo bay

Funny Money

Still trying to play the leading man, Newman's best - when he's acting his age

The Steve McQueen Affair

The "Steve McQueen: The King of Cool" film retrospective

For April 15: Five Movies About Taxes

April 15 each year brings with it the journalistic challenge of covering yet another "last-rush filers" story, or some clever way to say that it's the deadline for getting your return in. (We still wonder if anyone's ever been prosecuted because their return had an April 16 postmark.)The subject of ... More >>

Sweet Carradine: Five Great Moments From His Career

It must be hell out there for a Hollywood actor. Not only is every role dissected by fans and eviscerated by critics, but no aspect of your personal life or fashion sense is left unexamined. And you'd better hope you die in as unexciting a manner as possible, lest your demise generate greater notor ... More >>

Pop Rocks: For Thanksgiving, Best Over-Eating Scenes In The Movies

Thanksgiving is weird. I understand the concept of wanting to show gratitude for the good things in our lives, and that preparing a family meal continues a tradition (allegedly) dating back to colonial times, but when did the "family meal" became an excuse to stuff ourselves until we have to loosen ... More >>

The Week in TV: We Can Only Mock the Living

​It's almost Christmas, I'm tired of shopping, and I keep yelling "sharkfarts" at everyone. This was the week in TV Land: • Most of the major shows and networks were in repeats this week, which threw my viewing habits off a bit. It's not like I only watch the big four networks; in fact, I ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Proud Member of the "Overeducated Underclass" The Cocker Spaniels

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​ The three coolest guys ... More >>

For Eyjaf...Eyjafj...For that Iceland Volcano, Five Crappy Magma-Laden Movies

​As you've probably heard by now, the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupting in Iceland is causing some problems across the pond: EU transport ministers are to hold emergency talks by video conference on easing the volcanic ash cloud chaos paralysing air travel across Europe. Sixty-three thousan ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Maple Leaf Pub

​The Place: The Maple Leaf Pub 514 Elgin 713-520-6464 http://www.themapleleafpub.com The Deals: $3 wells; $2.50 pints of Miller Lite and Bud Light; various other weekly and daily specials, including cheap shots of the day and $3 martinis on Mondays, which also feature bingo. The Hours: 3 to ... More >>

Wildfire Relief: The 8 Best Firefighter Movies

​This wildfire stuff is getting ridiculous. The entire state of Texas is experiencing drought, categorized as "extreme" or "exceptional" in 95 percent of the state. Severe lack of rain high winds and high pressure = the fires currently ravaging Bastrop and Montgomery counties. Firefighters ... More >>

The Best and Worst Celebrity Endorsements

What is she... Is she literally pouring herself a glass of wine?​A few weeks back, I saw a Tweet from my friend Melissa, who found herself alternately captivated and horrified by what she'd come across in her local Kroger. It was a sign advertising a line of Pinot Grigio from Ramona Singer (ab ... More >>

Last Night: Kanye West, Jay-Z and the Watch the Throne Tour at Toyota Center

Photos by Marco Torres​8:08: You know what's just never a slick move? Red wine in a plastic cup. Just an FYI, ladies. "Oh, you're drinking red wine? That's classy. Wait. Is that a plastic cup? Never mind. I forgot this was the Walmart break room." 8:58: Ooh, neat. There's a guy here wearing ... More >>

B.J. Thomas

Photos by Marco Torres​8:08: You know what's just never a slick move? Red wine in a plastic cup. Just an FYI, ladies. "Oh, you're drinking red wine? That's classy. Wait. Is that a plastic cup? Never mind. I forgot this was the Walmart break room." 8:58: Ooh, neat. There's a guy here wearing ... More >>