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March 11, 1999
Blowing Away the Competition
Bringing you the scoop on the Lewinsky interview
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October 21, 2008
Five Movie Presidents Worse Than W.
Bringing you the scoop on the Lewinsky interview
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April 13, 1995
Not So True Confessions
The didactic Priest is an overheated but honorable melodrama
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October 10, 1996
Entry Level Movie
In a cineplex world ruled by mega-corporations, how much damage can one man do?
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March 20, 1997
Letters
In a cineplex world ruled by mega-corporations, how much damage can one man do?
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October 9, 2008
A Two-Point Plan to Save Gaming News
It's Campaign Season
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July 31, 2008
Saturday Night Fever
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston brings back one of those movies people who aren’t film buffs consider classic.
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December 27, 2007
The Year In Film
Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more
Film
November 1, 2007
Sleuth
Better home and garden, but not much else in Kenneth Branagh's Sleuth remake
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August 30, 2007
Persona Grata
Meet the last great RPG for PlayStation 2
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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.
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September 28, 2006
Camel Light
Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.
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June 15, 2006
Bring in the Trash
Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.
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May 26, 2005
No Pain, No Gain
Our solution for saving Texas's claim to capital punishment fame
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September 23, 2004
Indecent Disposal
James Toback wastes an uninhibited Neve on a cheesy Adrian Lyne rip-off
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September 25, 2003
Best Music Gadfly
Guy Schwartz
Film
October 26, 2000
Witch Way Did It Go?
BW2 spoils the mystery of the original - while creating a few of its own
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October 14, 1999
Fade to Black
The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell
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May 11, 2009
Turning the Screw: Bun B, Trae & Lil Keke, Rihanna, Snoop, Eminem vs. Nick Cannon, Jay-Z, T.I., E-40, South Park Mexican and More
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Grey Cassette," Trae feat Bun B and Lil Keke Wire To Wire Ummm, we're not going to link to them, but s ... More >>
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August 14, 2009
For Woodstock: The Five Lamest Hippies In The Movies
Forty years ago this weekend, hundreds of thousands of unkempt youngsters descended on the town of Bethel, NY for an advertised "three days of peace and music." Woodstock has since become etched into our country's history, not just for symbolizing the 1960s, but also for unleashing the continuing th ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Naked Lunch
William Burroughs's writings made for a difficult, though not entirely inaccessible, film
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December 10, 2009
Rashômon
The landmark Japanese film ushered in a new era - and created a genre
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March 29, 2010
The Week In TV: Time Runs Out for 24
Cancellation: The light at the end of our tunnel.I miss Spring Break, I'm awash in cancellations, and I don't get your reference to the Cookie Crisp Wizard. This was the week in TV Land: • As I wrote last week in my post about The Office, it's possible for a show to overstay its welcome a ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Pop Rocks: Five Fictional Pedophiles Who Could Teach The Vatican A Thing Or Two
It's hard out here for a priest. The sex-abuse scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church refuse to go away, with more cases coming to light and casting doubt on the actions of those in the highest offices of the Vatican, including Big Pope-a himself: Critics have charged that Pope Benedict XVI, ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Free Passes To The MacGruber Preview, And How Will It Stack Up Against All The SNL Movie Bombs?
We know we're not supposed to admit this -- "Saturday Night Live sucks!!!" and all that -- but we kinda like the MacGruber sketches. They're short, unlike too many SNL skits dragged out beyond all point, and -- what can we say? -- they're usually funny.Now, however, we are dealing with MacGruber th ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
4th Annual Houston Palestine Film Festival
Middle Eastern filmmakers take the screen for two weeks
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June 4, 2010
Roger Ebert's Descent Into Twitter Madness
Tweet addiction -- a growing problem Let it be established for the record that Roger Ebert is a gift to America.Whether you agree with his opinions all the time or not, his movie reviews are gracious, insightful, funny and erudite. His profiles are equally terrific.But we think the guy's go ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Believe It Or Not, There Are Bigger Crybabies Than Cristiano Ronaldo
We've reached the quarterfinal stage of the World Cup, and some big names have already been unceremoniously booted after early round losses. Not many people were surprised at France's exit, and The USA and England were lucky to make the Round of 16 in the first place. But Italy, the reigning ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Cyrus: Win Free Preview Passes To A Movie Where John C. Reilly Does Not Play A Cop
Face of a cop, apparentlyCyrus is a quirky comedy starring Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and John C. Reilly.Reilly plays a guy whose romance with Tomei gets complicated by her relationship with Hill, a son who's kind of challenging.Reilly does not play a cop. Actually, he hasn't in a while, but starti ... More >>
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July 30, 2010
BrewsterMcCloud: Your Chance To See 1970s Houston Through Robert Altman's Eyes
Roger Ebert is a happy man: "Altman's "Brewster McCloud" is *finally* on DVD!" he's just tweeted.You should be happy, too, if you have any interest in seeing old Houston.The 1970 film -- which, frankly, we haven't heard great things about -- was filmed in Houston. It's known for the semi-iconic scen ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Five Disturbing Films, Plus Five More For Good Measure
I'm going to the unrated remake of I Spit On Your Grave next week. The original, I should point out, was rated "R", though I still doubt the new one will pack the same punch the first one did back in 1978 (Roger Ebert described sitting through it as "one of the most depressing experiences of ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
The Devil’s Rain
The cast includes Ida Lupino, John Travolta, William Shatner and Ernest Borgnine
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December 20, 2010
Top Five Christmas Movies From Alternate Realities
Photo illustrations by John Seaborn GrayChristmas in an alternate dimension has the potential to be significantly more badass.If, as so many quantum physicists and dubious science-fiction shows suggest, there are infinite alternate dimensions, then of course that means there are infinite poss ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Pop Rocks: Condition Critical
"There are rules for policemen. I mean, critics."While looking for ways to avoid writing about Charlie Sheen again researching topics for today's column, I found myself going through Roger Ebert's web site over at the Chicago Sun-Times. Christ, but that guy writes a lot. He was fairly prolif ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Matt Kassian Does More Than Play Hockey, He's A Twitter Star
John RoyalMeet Matt Kassian, Twitter superstarFollowing athletes on Twitter can be boring. Most of the stuff they tweet is dull because they're afraid of offending any followers or making their coaches and/or teammates angry. Others use it primarily as a medium to promote themselves and wha ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Rap Round Table: What Music-Related Thing Are You Most Thankful For?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn GrayThis Week's Panel: Rob Gullatte, Herney the Great, Pyrexx, Mac, Snoopy, Medicine Girl, Chane, Young Se ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
The 10 Worst Movies Ronald Reagan Watched At Camp David, And the Five Hippest
At least half this title is a lieDuring a panel discussion on C-SPAN recently, someone mentioned that the Ronald Reagan Library has a list online of every movie he and Nancy watched at Camp David or the White House. So we checked it out. They watched a lot of movies, including Reagan's old f ... More >>

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