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Ron Howard

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    The Week in TV: The Muppets Now Control Everything

    Not much happened last week, what with everyone taking extra naps and blaming it on the turkey. Still, it wasn't a totally uneventful week in TV Land: • Having been dragged back into the mainstream spotlight by Jason Segel, the Muppets are now eyeing a return to TV, the medium that first brought ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Michael Cera: We Don't Get Him. Help Us Learn Why We Should, And Win Preview Passes To Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

    Michael Cera: What are we missing here?​Maybe it's just a low tolerance for indie-movie tweeness, but we have to admit the charms of Michael Cera largely escape us.Now we freely admit we haven't seen Year One, so there's a chance that our admiration for his subtle comedic skills might yet be awake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    For Inception: Bad Dream Sequences In Good Movies

    Inception is getting good reviews as a dream-based thriller, but there are plenty of examples of perfectly good movies or shows being ruined, or at least temporarily harmed, by dream sequences.Among them:1. The Sopranos with that damn Kevin Finnerty Tony gets shot and then the wheels come off. We g ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2010

    Chron's Feelings Are Hurt

    HBO drama didn't celebrate Houston as best-est place.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    SXSW As It Happens: Riot Grrrl Royalty, Bloody Drums, SXSW Parable, Portajohns And Quasi Kicks Ass

    Brandon K. Hernsberger5:10 p.m.: "Quasi. Straight up rock and roll that smells like tacos and brisket and spilled Lone Star on kicked-up indie dirt."​ Brittanie Shey, 5:03 p.m.: "I'm at Kill Rock Stars, and if she weren't too cool for school my inner 15-year-old would be freaking out. Riot grrrl r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    The Best and Worst Christmas Specials of All Time

    Every winter brings the onslaught of family tension, shopping, and that most American of pastimes, the Christmas special. They're typically half an hour, though they can be longer, and they often take characters from an already-established world and run them through the gauntlet of festivities surro ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    American Graffiti Car Show

    Drive yourself back to 1973

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Modern-Day Jedis - or Wannabe Jedis - In Pop Music

    ​"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times... before the Empire." - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars Sounds pretty impressive, doesn't it? Almost like there somebody had put together a detailed, well thought-out s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2009
  • Film

    May 14, 2009

    Angels & Demons with Tom Hanks

    Another treat for whacked-out male conspiracy theorists

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Bill Hicks, Still Dead 15 Years Later

    Wholly influential and ridiculously honest stand-up comic Bill Hicks died fifteen years ago today, succumbing to lung cancer. Ironically he had always opined that that was how he would meet his end. Smoking seemed to be his obsession and he was rarely seen onstage not puffing away. The comedian move ... More >>

  • Film

    December 18, 2008
  • Film

    December 11, 2008

    Nixon in a Deep Frost

    Langella and Sheen capture a summit of egos as Frost/Nixon goes from stage to screen

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Frost/Nixon

    Katie vs. Sarah ain't nothing - see this smash London play for the real debate

  • Film

    March 13, 2008

    Not so Bad: "Horton Hears a Who!

    After the unspeakable Grinch, Horton is a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    Six Degrees of Charlie Wilson’s War

    After the unspeakable Grinch, Horton is a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    The Year In Film

    Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

  • 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.

  • Home Entertainment

    November 16, 2006

    When the Stars Came Out

    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

    June 29, 2006

    Burr...He's Ice-Cold

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

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Cracked Code

    Da Vinci's leap to the screen leaves no room for surprise

  • Film

    December 15, 2005

    Monkey Business

    Peter Jackson spares no expense for a Kong that's just too long

  • Home Entertainment

    December 8, 2005

    Sweat Along with Russell

    Peter Jackson spares no expense for a Kong that's just too long

  • Film

    June 2, 2005

    Broke, But Not Broken

    With Cinderella Man, Ron Howard finally scores a knockout

  • Culture

    May 26, 2005

    Excess Hollywood

    In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, '05 may be a pleasant surprise.

  • Film

    March 10, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • Film

    March 3, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • Film

    November 27, 2003

    Indian Giver

    The Missing misses plenty, except ancient prejudices

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Opie Hendrix & The Texas Tallboys

    San Jacinto (Def-Texan Records)

  • Culture

    January 10, 2002

    Proof Positive

    David Auburn's stunning script tells a tale of genius and madness, of father and daughter

  • Film

    September 27, 2001

    Can't Buy a Thrill

    Don't Say a Word has the budget, but not the brains, to chill us

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    Music Awards 2001

    A preview of this year's show

  • Film

    November 16, 2000

    We'll All Cry Boo-Hoo

    Ron Howard's cuddly new Grinch puzzles our puzzler till our puzzler's puzzled out

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Andy, Opie and the Almighty

    A church searches for God in the good Mr. Griffith's TV series

  • Culture

    May 25, 2000

    Inside the Soap Box

    Michael Moore gets out of his La-Z-Boy to find The Awful Truth

  • Film

    March 25, 1999

    Reel Time

    EDtv tries to upstage Truman on TV's impact

  • Calendar

    August 27, 1998

    Night & Day

    August 27 - September 2, 1998

  • Calendar

    April 2, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Calendar

    January 16, 1997

    Press Picks

    April 2-8, 1998

  • Film

    November 7, 1996

    Mel as Mogul

    Gibson's star power drives Ransom

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    The Insider

    Gibson's star power drives Ransom

  • Film

    December 28, 1995

    The Year in Film

    Though not great, 1995 still produced some movies worth seeing (and reseeing)

  • Film

    July 6, 1995

    Moonstruck

    Both corny and inspiring, Apollo 13 is about more than a space mission

  • Film

    July 6, 1995

    The Write Stuff

    Houston's Al Reinert spins a tale of his hometown for the big screen

  • Film

    March 24, 1994

    The Paper Delivers

    Houston's Al Reinert spins a tale of his hometown for the big screen

  • Film

    December 2, 1993

    Cormanosaur

    Dinosaurs Run Amuck Again, This Time B-Movie Style

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