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Robert Redford

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    15 Inferior Best Picture Oscar Winners (And the Enduring Classics They Beat)

    Last Wednesday, Craiggers hit on some forgotten Best Picture Academy Award winners, films which have slipped through the cracks of society's consciousness for one reason or another; either for being too of-the-moment, not having enough quotable lines, or for simply not having held up very well -- hi ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2012

    B.J. Thomas

    Last Wednesday, Craiggers hit on some forgotten Best Picture Academy Award winners, films which have slipped through the cracks of society's consciousness for one reason or another; either for being too of-the-moment, not having enough quotable lines, or for simply not having held up very well -- hi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2012

    Sundance Film Fest USA: Bachelorette

    Last Wednesday, Craiggers hit on some forgotten Best Picture Academy Award winners, films which have slipped through the cracks of society's consciousness for one reason or another; either for being too of-the-moment, not having enough quotable lines, or for simply not having held up very well -- hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Sundance Cinemas Houston Opens Today

    In a speech at last night's private grand opening party for downtown's new Sundance Cinemas, Mayor Annise Parker expressed sentiments echoed by many Houstonians, saying, "When the [Angelika Theater] closed its doors, it was like a light went off downtown." The Mayor felt the Angelika's sudden and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    The Whole Shootin’ Match

    In a speech at last night's private grand opening party for downtown's new Sundance Cinemas, Mayor Annise Parker expressed sentiments echoed by many Houstonians, saying, "When the [Angelika Theater] closed its doors, it was like a light went off downtown." The Mayor felt the Angelika's sudden and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Robert Redford, Annise Parker And Terry Grier Green Up Houston Schools

    "Green up those schools, dammit!"​Spurred on by Robert Redford, Mayor Annise Parker and HISD superintendent Terry Grier announced today a joint effort to get Houston and its schools greener and more environmentally friendly. The two officials attended a summit last month at Redford's Utah hea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    The Development of Independent Filmmaking

    Get the story straight from the people who were there

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Culture

    April 8, 2010

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Barefoot in the Park, La Bohème, Speech and Debate

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    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 >>

  • Culture

    April 1, 2010

    Not So Fresh

    Texas Rep's Barefoot in the Park feels dated.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    2009 Concert Rewind, January: Scott Weiland Is Still a Jackass, and More

    [Ed. Note: For the next two weeks, Rocks Off will be looking back at the many, many, many shows we reviewed this year. Trust us, we've long since lost count. We'll start with this past January, as ever a slow month on the live-music front, but things picked up soon enough... trust us. Enjoy.] Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    In Honor Of Sgt. York: The Five Guys With The Best Aim In The Movies

    It was 91 years ago that Sgt. Alvin York, a corporal in the U.S. 328th Infantry Regiment, single-handedly killed 28 German soldiers during a battle in France, forcing the surrender of 132 more. His actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor and rendered all subsequent cinematic displays of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Big Willie Style: The Red Headed Stranger at the Movies

    Honeysuckle Rose This weekend at the Woodlands comes one of the most prolific trios of artists to ever appear on the same bill. Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp converge on the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion for what looks to be one of those landmark shows people brag about catching, k ... More >>

  • Film

    February 12, 2009
  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    B.J. Thomas

    Bail Out This Movie

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Grand Canyon Adventure 3D

    This new HMNS film is IMAX-imum fun

  • Film

    June 5, 2008

    Austin City Limits: The Unforeseen

    Man vs. nature deep in the heart of Texas

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

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

    Man vs. nature deep in the heart of Texas

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Robert Redford introduces Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars

    An actor/activist discusses the dangers of coal and the importance of unity

  • Film

    November 8, 2007

    Lions for Lambs

    The odd upside of Robert Redford's terribly earnest, quite terrible war drama

  • Home Entertainment

    April 5, 2007

    The Big Valley

    The odd upside of Robert Redford's terribly earnest, quite terrible war drama

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2007

    Eat That, New York!

    The odd upside of Robert Redford's terribly earnest, quite terrible war drama

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2007

    Eat That, New York!

    The odd upside of Robert Redford's terribly earnest, quite terrible war drama

  • Culture

    November 30, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    November 23, 2006

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    November 16, 2006

    Not Neighborly

    If Barbra's Wedding were a sitcom, it just might work

  • Film

    July 27, 2006

    Free Kicks

    Once in a Lifetime remembers when soccer players lived like rock stars

  • Home Entertainment

    February 23, 2006

    All the President's Men

    Once in a Lifetime remembers when soccer players lived like rock stars

  • Film

    September 8, 2005

    Grizzly Man

    Redford grows old gracefully in An Unfinished Life

  • Music

    May 26, 2005

    Take Me Out...

    ...to the ball game. Lauding baseball-in-rock's finest moments.

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2005

    The Indie 50

    Catch low-budget cinematic gems -- before they turn to Dynamite -- at WorldFest

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Steve Earle

    Sidetracks (E-Squared)

  • Film

    October 18, 2001

    Dead Last

    Redford and Lurie wave the flag but fail to earn their stripes.

  • Film

    May 24, 2001

    Bi-Curious?

    Gay and lesbian films seek a mainstream audience on their own terms

  • Film

    November 2, 2000

    A Snooze Runs Through It

    Redford's Bagger Vance substitutes pretty for powerful

  • Calendar

    February 25, 1999

    His and Hers

    Redford's Bagger Vance substitutes pretty for powerful

  • Dining

    January 14, 1999

    Hot Plate

    Redford's Bagger Vance substitutes pretty for powerful

  • Film

    May 14, 1998

    Lame Horse

    They shoot bad films, don't they?

  • Music

    April 23, 1998

    Rotation

    They shoot bad films, don't they?

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1997

    Press Picks

    They shoot bad films, don't they?

  • Film

    March 21, 1996

    Foreign Affairs

    They shoot bad films, don't they?

  • Film

    February 8, 1996

    Independent Heaven

    They shoot bad films, don't they?

  • Film

    September 15, 1994

    Questions and Answers

    Redford's Quiz Show asks: how far will a man go to win?

  • Film

    August 18, 1994

    Denial of the Will

    Leni Riefenstahl looks at her past, but fails to confront it

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