Steve Martin

Capsule Stage Reviews: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Endgame, The Seagull

5 Origin Stories We'd Rather See Than Puss in Boots

Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots debuted at number one its opening weekend and has continued to dominate the box office ever since. Although much worse films have had that honor (lookin' at you, Paul Blart Mall Cop), we must still ask -- really? This makes the fifth film of the Shrek genus and while Boo ... More >>

Footloose 2011

There Will Always Be a Time to Dance

Double Jeopardy

Seth Alverson painted exact duplicates of his unsold artworks and hung them side by side to sell as sets. Is this an exercise in futility, an act of genius or both?

Upcoming: Blue October, Guitar Shorty, Weird Al Yankovic, Etc.

​Asleep At The Wheel: Sat., Aug. 20. The Firehouse Saloon. Blue October, Iamdynamite: Sun., Aug. 21, 8 p.m.; Mon., Aug. 22, 8 p.m. House of Blues. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Wed., Oct. 12. House of Blues. "Dharmageddon" With B L A C K I E, Roky Moon & BOLT, Fat Tony, Tyagaraja, ListenLis ... More >>

Five Life Lessons From John Lennon's "Lost Weekend"

​Rocks Off would like to wish a very happy 70th birthday to one of the coolest pop cats out there, Harry Nilsson. Four times out of five, whenever we play the jukebox at Warren's, we put on something from his Greatest Hits - like Martin Scorsese, we usually leave the lime in the coconut and ju ... More >>

The Drayton McLane Era -- Asking That One Question

Plus: this. Minus: Tim Purpura​The end of the Drayton McLane Era as owner of the Astros is imminent. With today's announcement that local businessman Jim Crane's purchase of our hometown ball club, we can begin to evaluate the "Houston Astros, version McLane" in full. There are a handful o ... More >>

Houston Aeros Prove That Stars Don't Always Shine Over Texas

The Aeros know how Steve Martin felt​It's probably safe to say that the AHL hates the Houston Aeros. Or rather, the schedule-makers hate the Aeros. Along with playing a frightening number of three-games-in-three-nights, the Aeros have also had to deal with the month of December, in which the ... More >>

Last Night: Chris Isaak At House Of Blues

Photos by Brittanie Shey​Chris Isaak & Silvertone House of Blues October 17, 2010 Aftermath would like to get a look at Chris Isaak's business card sometime. We're assuming he has one. Mostly, we're wondering what it would say underneath his name: "Musician," "Entertainer" or perhaps both. B ... More >>

Rockin' His Life Away, Jerry Lee Lewis Shows Signs Of Age

​Lonesome, Onry and Mean waited anxiously as the appointed hour neared. We'd had this feeling around this time last year as we awaited the appearance of Shane MacGowan and the Pogues. Would MacGowan die onstage, spilling his drink? Would he be so drunk he'd make a pathetic fool of himself? We ... More >>

Aging Disgracefully

Sex and the City 2 struggles against nature to stay forever young.

Distant Early Warning: Ben Folds, Caribou, Lupe Fiasco, Randy Travis, Steve Martin, Etc.

​Authority Zero, Voodoo Glow Skulls: Fri., April 9. Wired Live. "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live": Fri., April 16. House of Blues. "Bamboozle Road Show" With Hanson, Good Charlotte, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cartel, Boys Like Girls, All Time Low: Fri., May 28. Verizon Wireless Theater. Ben Folds: Sat ... More >>

Something's Gotta Give

Nancy Meyers can't keep making the same movie over and over again.

State of Shock

How Michael Jackson (sort of) introduced me to the Rolling Stones.

This Week In Beyonce: B Acts... Like What?

Rocks Off can't argue with the fact that Beyonce Knowles is a stone-cold fox when she gets on the microphone and belts out a song, dripping in glitter and wearing a barely-there outfit. Her voice is at once menacing and thundering, but also femininely fragile. Plus she has to be super-cool behind th ... More >>

The Remaining Summer Blockbusters: Who Will Win, Who Will Lose

The "official" start of summer -- two weeks' worth of upper-90 degree temps notwithstanding -- isn't until this Sunday. For Hollywood however, the summer blockbuster season kicked off in May with the release of Wolverine.In the ensuing month-and-a-half, we've had some box office successes (Star Trek ... More >>

In Honor Of Will Ferrell: The Five Biggest "Summer Blockbuster" Duds

That thud you heard last weekend was Will Ferrell's career settling noisily back to earth. With a budget estimated at over $100 million, Land of the Lost was supposed to propagate the 2009 summer blockbuster season (handily inaugurated by the new Star Trek) and continue Ferrell's successful box-offi ... More >>

Idol Beat: The One

Mea culpa: Yi. I typed this entire post - then accidentally closed the Mozilla Firefox window and lost everything. Let this be a lesson to every blogger out there: compose in Word. For real.Photos by Ray Mickshaw/ FoxAmerican Idol winner Kris Allen practices his "Who, me?" showbiz face. Let's not be ... More >>

Chart Check: Texans on Amazon.com

[Rocks Off scrolled through the various Top Sellers lists on Amazon.com this afternoon to see which albums by Texas artists are moving, and where.] Top Sellers Overall 2. Steve Martin, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo 7. Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel ... More >>

Last Night: Van Halen at Toyota Center

[Rocks Off scrolled through the various Top Sellers lists on Amazon.com this afternoon to see which albums by Texas artists are moving, and where.] Top Sellers Overall 2. Steve Martin, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo 7. Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel ... More >>

The Force Is Strong With This One

[Rocks Off scrolled through the various Top Sellers lists on Amazon.com this afternoon to see which albums by Texas artists are moving, and where.] Top Sellers Overall 2. Steve Martin, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo 7. Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel ... More >>

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself.

Low-Rent Scoundrels

This Broadway show is a fun piece of fluff

Tortilla Flat

Nacho's funnier than Napoleon, which isn't sayin' much

Hang 'Em High, Mom

Kids say the darnedest things

We Want the Funk

Cecil's Tavern rises from the ashes with a new look

No More Wussies

Or, why Tom Hanks isn't Steve Guttenberg

Acting Their Age

Middle-aged Diane Keaton wins Jack Nicholson away from the young'uns in Something's Gotta Give

Shock and Awe

The dark Buffalo Soldiers may be one of the year's best

A Guarded Past

Texas's impressive new prison museum engages in a little escapism of its own

Hanging Up

TDCJ finally halts monitoring of attorney-client phone calls -- sort of

Letters

Rockin' On, A Stark Affair, Wrong War?

Reptomania

The Austin Lounge Lizards steal hearts and minds by feasting on sacred cows

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

The Theater Shopping Network

Apparently What Women Want is a feature-length commercial

Stayin' Alive

Almost Famous writer-director gets by with a little help from Peter Frampton

Saturated Fat

Nutty Professor II may be hazardous to your health

Disney Lightens Up

Fantasia/2000 strikes a better balance between serious and comic elements

Thank You Very Little

Carrey craftily channels Kaufman, but is the late comedian worthy of a lofty bio-pic?

Wisconsin Cheese

American Movie hilariously documents a Midwestern filmmaker's rise to hackdom

Closet Case

In & Out goes both ways -- funny and funnier

Oedipus Wrecks

Albert Brooks keeps asking, "Mother, may I?" The answer's a resounding... maybe.

Heavy, Man

An endless drum solo for... the ten worst concept albums of all time

Scary Carrey

The Cable Guy reveals Jim Carrey's dark side -- but not enough of it

Press Picks

The Cable Guy reveals Jim Carrey's dark side -- but not enough of it

Moonstruck

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

La Bare-ing It

Performance "art" invades the ladies club. The regulars are not amused.

Make 'em Laugh

With Funny Bones, Peter Chelsom dips into humor's dark side

Seaside Bliss

In Miami Rhapsody, just about everything goes right

Wagons Ho Hum

In Miami Rhapsody, just about everything goes right