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Roger Corman

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Apollo 13 Launched 41 Years Ago: 5 Best Trivia Bits About the Film

    Not only is failure not an option, it's not an accurate quote​Forty-one years ago Apollo 13 blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center, and things went swimmingly for a while. Last year we listed our favorite dweebiest nit-picks about the movie; this year let's look at some favorite pieces of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    The 31 Best Music Documentaries Of All Time

    ​Hands down, above all of these following music documentaries, Craig's Hlist's two favorite of all-time are The Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years, and The Beatles Anthology. We can watch both on repeat for days and not complain. That will probably all change once we see ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    The Haunted Palace

    Vincent Price and director Roger Corman were masters of the macabre

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Piranha

    An indie legend's Texas-filmed first feature

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Rock 'N' Roll High School Revisited

    ​As a producer and director, Roger Corman earned his reputation as "King of the B Movies" with efforts like Attack of the Crab Monsters and Galaxy of Terror. Shout! Factory is issuing many of them on DVD, including this cult classic. The gloriously campy 1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School centers arou ... More >>

  • Film

    February 18, 2010

    Out of the Past

    Stuck in the asylum with Martin Scorsese — head-trip Shutter Island is the good kind of insane.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    The Week In TV: Sharktopus!

    The return of Rousseau Claire!​I'm not sure what the medal count is, I'm definitely ready for spring, and I look good in an elegant ladies' pantsuit. This was the week in TV Land: • In 2006, I watched the final four episodes of Arrested Development as they aired on Fox opposite the opening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Westheimer Block Party Listology: Paris Falls' Favorite, and Least Favorite, Musical Moments In the Movies

    All this week, Rocks Off is previewing Saturday and Sunday's Westheimer Block Party by asking WBP performers to fill out a list from Lisa Nola's Music Listography book we're so fond of. It's not too late for your band to be up here, either; just email chris.gray@houstonpress.com by noon Thursday if ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 29, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: The Elixir of Love, Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Poppins, The Rocky Horror Show

    All this week, Rocks Off is previewing Saturday and Sunday's Westheimer Block Party by asking WBP performers to fill out a list from Lisa Nola's Music Listography book we're so fond of. It's not too late for your band to be up here, either; just email chris.gray@houstonpress.com by noon Thursday if ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 22, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: The Lighter Side of the Recession, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town

    All this week, Rocks Off is previewing Saturday and Sunday's Westheimer Block Party by asking WBP performers to fill out a list from Lisa Nola's Music Listography book we're so fond of. It's not too late for your band to be up here, either; just email chris.gray@houstonpress.com by noon Thursday if ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 15, 2009

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Little Shop of Horrors, Seven Guitars, Red Light Winter, Our Town,

    All this week, Rocks Off is previewing Saturday and Sunday's Westheimer Block Party by asking WBP performers to fill out a list from Lisa Nola's Music Listography book we're so fond of. It's not too late for your band to be up here, either; just email chris.gray@houstonpress.com by noon Thursday if ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 8, 2009

    Feed Me

    Little Shop of Horrors

  • Film

    October 16, 2008

    The Other Sister: Rachel Getting Married

    Anne Hathaway makes a compelling bad girl in Jonathan Demme's pedestrian family drama

  • Home Entertainment

    February 14, 2008

    No Reservations, I Could Never Be Your Woman, In the Shadow of the Moon, The Independent

    Anne Hathaway makes a compelling bad girl in Jonathan Demme's pedestrian family drama

  • Home Entertainment

    August 30, 2007

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

    Anne Hathaway makes a compelling bad girl in Jonathan Demme's pedestrian family drama

  • Culture

    August 9, 2007

    Stage Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • 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.

  • Calendar

    July 27, 2006

    The Orange Death

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

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    Capsule Reviews

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Film

    July 14, 2005

    Comic Relief

    It ain't quite Fantastic, but it'll do in a pinch

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Murder, He Wrote

    It ain't quite Fantastic, but it'll do in a pinch

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Shooting Star

    Houston’s busiest filmmaker relies on Zen calm — and guerrilla tactics

  • Film

    July 29, 2004

    Summer Camp

    Demme's Candidate overhaul goes for the knowing giggle

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    Playbill

    Demme's Candidate overhaul goes for the knowing giggle

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2003

    Still Toxie After All These Years

    Lloyd Kaufman's gross-out Troma Studios has a long history of setting the pace for mainstream movies

  • Film

    October 24, 2002

    Charlie's Angles

    Jonathan Demme does Charade in his own carefree way

  • Culture

    February 28, 2002

    Comic But Cramped

    A good cast and blazing urchins help Little Shop overcome a tiny stage

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Attack of the Surf Punks

    The Magnetic IV ride the waves of B movies and surf guitar gods

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    Quid Pro Quo?

    More adversaries than partners, Silence and Hannibal actively work against each other

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Accidental Sexologist

    When he was young, William Simon wanted to change the world. The late University of Houston sociology professor changed the way we view sex instead.

  • Culture

    July 13, 2000

    Win, Lose, or Draw

    Or: How do you bring a comic book to life without killing a superhero?

  • Film

    October 21, 1999

    Thelma Kills a Mockingbird

    Crazy's strong cast can't overcome a combo script

  • Film

    July 15, 1999

    A Big Croc

    Lake Placid produces an adequate, if predictable, monster movie

  • Film

    April 29, 1999

    Hands Up

    Ganja, gore and good humor the fun's back in a horror flick

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    To Bloom Again

    Quiet, intellectual John Bloom transformed himself through his alter ego, Joe Bob Briggs, into a drive-in-movie critic on TV. Now a new character is emerging: John Bloom himself.

  • Film

    April 10, 1997

    A Killer

    Grosse Pointe Blank aims high and hits its target

  • Culture

    July 28, 1994

    Sadism by the Sea

    Galveston stages the macabre Little Shop of Horrors

  • Film

    December 2, 1993

    Cormanosaur

    Dinosaurs Run Amuck Again, This Time B-Movie Style

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