Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle and Annie Hall Deserve Better

The Big Wedding is vile, racists and embarrassing.

Stand Up Guys

A blow to Al Pacino's Legacy

Braylon Lionell Marshall: Inside The Addled Mind Of An Alleged Bank Robber

This one begins with a wig, sunglasses, yellow capri pants, and a man dressed as a woman. On September 5 at First Convenience Bank, the strangely-dressed man, who police say was Braylon Lionell Marshall, 24, handed a teller a rather dramatic note. It read, "I have a bomb. If you don't give me all ... More >>

Red Lights

Rodrigo Cortés's thriller Red Lights doesn't inspire faith.

Brazil

Killer Elite DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack Giveaway

Robert De Niro, Clive Owen and Jason Staham star in Killer Elite, a film that Roger Ebert called "Diabolically clever! Impressive!" The DVD was released today and you know you want it. You can get it here for free, just by entering our über-easy contest. We have two DVD/Blu-ray/digital copy/Ultrav ... More >>

You Talkin' to Me? Seven Musical Moments in Martin Scorsese Films

​We scoured the Internet, like we do for at least nine hours a day, for an excuse to embed Scorsese clips into one, organized blog post. Lucky for us, we found that timeliness was applicable: the 35th anniversary edition of Taxi Driver is out on Blu-Ray! We'll probably stick to our used copy t ... More >>

Pop Rocks: "Getting Too Old For This Shit" - A Cinematic History

The first?​Time marches on. There comes a point in all of our lives when the inevitability of our eventual demise goes from esoteric concept to concrete fact. There's no set schedule for when awareness will strike; maybe it's the first time your back gives out, or when you find yourself squint ... More >>

Kraft Singles, Not Cool-Whip, On Pie

​It's not unusual for me to get distracted by food and drink in movies. While viewing The King's Speech, for example, I kept wondering what flavor tea everyone was drinking and whether the Duke of York (Collin Firth) preferred milk or cream. And when I saw Jurassic Park, I started craving cak ... More >>

The Gang's All Here

But the Focker franchise has seen better days.

Bands Named After Movies, Characters & Other Film Stuff

​Ever wonder which of your favorite bands are named after movies? So have we. So we went out and did a little bit of research. BANDS NAMED AFTER ACTUAL MOVIES My Bloody Valentine: The seminal shoegaze act took their name from a low-budget 1981 horror movie about a guy who really, really hat ... More >>

Screwed Up Click

Angelina Jole & Salt: Win Free Preview Passes, And Learn Five Less Frenetic (And We're Guessing Better) Spy Movies

Angelina Jolie's big picture -- is she in the "needs a hit" category yet? -- opens this month, and is generally being described as "a female Bourne" or terms like that.Which means plenty of frantic cutting, shaky camera work, pulsing music, CGI explosions and -- well, you know the list of ingredient ... More >>

50 Cent: Polite, Soft-Spoken, Can F You Up

Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, albeit sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. We'll incorporate the number five in there somewhere. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Lionel Deluy/ Interscope Records​50 Cent is one of th ... More >>

Where Are We Peeing (And Buying Possibly Stolen Merchandise)?

Craig Hlavaty ​Haggard Gentleman: "You ever saw that movie Righteous Kill with Robert De Niro?" Where Are We Peeing: "Yeah, I guess so. Why?"  HG: "You wanna buy it?" WAWP: "Nah, I'm cool. Thanks though." HG: "You wanna get fucked up? I have Vicodin and some sherm. You wanna smoke? ... More >>

For Opening Day: Five Terrific Baseball Movies, None Of Which Star Kevin Costner

Opening Day is finally here, and we can once again try to resolve our love/hate relationship with the Houston Astros.As of this writing, they are undefeated, so -- so far, so good.Baseball, for all its problems, has long had an unbreakable hold on Americans. So have movies. So here are five great ba ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Golden Bozos

You know awards season is in full swing when all the celebrities converge upon the Beverly Hilton to get drunk and act like receiving an award from the same organization that once honored Pia Zadora is something to be proud of.That's right, it was Golden Globes night last Sunday. And while the just ... More >>

Meet the Parent

Father does not know best when father is De Niro in Everybody'sFine.

Dito Montiel's Fighting Lacks Punch

Down for the Count

Aries Spears

The former MADtv comedian takes on Jay-Z, DMX and Mike Tyson — for starters

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

Tony Bennett

Keeping The Meter Running

Stardust

Matthew Vaughn hacks at Neil Gaiman's fantasy wonderland

The Big Valley

Like Herding Sheep

De Niro takes a loooong, sloooow look at the history of the CIA

Buggin' for Bling

Michael Stadther's Treasure's Trove is a real gem

Hide and Suck

Close your eyes, count to 10, and hope this De Niro disaster disappears

Focking Wonderful

Streisand and Hoffman save a family -- and a movie, too

Floundering

Cruel, vapid and unfunny, this Shark bites

No Kids in the Hall

Don't let the cuteness fool you: Aisha Tyler's act is for adults

The Breeders

Pooches swarm Reliant Center

That's Better

What's to Analyze? De Niro still delights, even in a slight sequel

Adjust the Contrast

Director can't juggle the contradictory tones of his ultraviolent action flick 15 Minutes

Better in Pairs

Generally a letdown, the year in film offered some well-crafted works that are best viewed as double features

Honor Roles

De Niro and Gooding use an uplifting film to dive for Oscars

In the Company of Moles

De Niro is an ex-CIA man who grills his daughter's fiancé in the cinematic sitcom Meet the Parents

The Gay Life

Mainstream director Joel Schumacher may have finally found his true calling

Couch Capo

De Niro's comedic mob mastery excels in Analyze This

Porcelain Pop

Beautiful around the edges, Great Expectations is wispy at the core

Rotation

The Albanian Candidate

Wag the Dog bares its teeth at the White House

Post-Pulp

Jackie Brown shows Tarantino looking for direction

Shoot the Sheriff

Stallone seeks, but doesn't find, redemption in Cop Land

Revenge Is... Adequate

Sleepers aims for the gut -- and misses

The Power of Pop

Field of Nightmares

In The Fan, Robert De Niro would kill for the Giants -- literally

Hail the Cabbie

Neither Man nor Monster

Frankenstein claims to go by the book, but fails in the final chapter

What It Is, What It Was, What It Shall Be

A review of the films of '93, and hopes for an adventurous '94