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With doomsday fast approaching, here are the films you can take refuge in this yearnew
According to analysts from BTIG, a strategic research company that predicts trends including those in the entertainment industry, movie attendance is headed for a significant decline in 2012.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-12-2012 |
Movies
Even in a slow year for memorable cinema, there were some standouts in 2011new
While it hasn’t necessarily been a stellar year in film (watching Adam Sandler, Martin Lawrence, and Tyler Perry in drag was enough to sideline the most intrepid moviegoer), there have been some diamonds in the rough.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-02-2012 |
Movies
The Best Alcohol-Fueled Moments in Cinemanew
From Pathés' anti-drinking documentary Les victimes de l'alcoolisme (1902) to Sideways (2004) and beyond, the devil's drink has been a frequent guest on the big screen with actors delivering some of the medium's most memorable lines (and gags) when a bottle was nearby.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-14-2011 |
Movies
Tags: drinking, alcohol in movies
A Short History of Pre-Blair Witch Handheld Mockumentariesnew
“Two years later, their footage was found.” That come-on, from the opening titles of The Blair Witch Project (1999), evokes as much anticipation among horror hounds as, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”
San Antonio Current |
Charles Cassady Jr. |
11-03-2011 |
Movies
George Romero Meets National Geographic in The Deadnew
The Dead, which opened October 28 at the Bijou and Santikos Mayan 14, is a unique film in many respects. For starters, it is set in Burkina Faso and Ghana, instead of the usual L.A., New York, or London.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-03-2011 |
Movies
Alamo City Gains International Fame for Povertynew
We learned recently that SA is getting some international attention. Unfortunately, it’s not the sort that will thrill the tourism crowd over at the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-01-2011 |
Movies
Josie Faz, the First Lady of Chicano film [1948-2011]new
It’s never too late to recognize a pioneer.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2011 |
Movies
Mexican Journalists Chronicle Lives of Two Who Died at San Fernando Slaughternew
The small town of San Fernando, situated just 90 miles south of Brownsville in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, emerged as a symbol of the ferocious drug war gripping Mexico in late August 2010 when authorities stumbled upon the bodies of 72 South- and Central-American immigrants who had been bound, blindfolded, and methodically executed by gunmen on the outskirts of an abandoned ranch.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
06-09-2011 |
Movies
SXSW 2011 Movie Guidenew
The San Antonio Current picks the key U.S. and world films of SXSW 2011.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-11-2011 |
Movies
Chaplin and Keaton, Take Twonew
Embracing the genius of film’s two greatest comedians.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-18-2011 |
Movies
Anne Hathaway (Mis)cast as Catwomannew
Maybe she can break into song and smile that goodie-goodie smile after she finishes engaging in criminal activity in a skin-tight costume with a whip for a weapon/accessory.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
02-07-2011 |
Movies
The Hope And Burden Of Dreamsnew
Two absolutely compelling documentaries about the insane lengths traveled for artistic creation.
San Antonio Current |
Mark Jones |
12-16-2010 |
Movies
Tags: Man on a Wire, Burden of Dreams
Two New TV Nurses Snort Percocet, Shutup Coworkers and Rail Against Lunacynew
While the truth of the occupation lies somewhere between these polar extremes, HawthoRNe and Nurse Jackie represent breakthrough television on multiple levels.
San Antonio Current |
Jim McFarlin |
07-22-2009 |
Movies
San Antonio Film Festival Turns 15new
San Antonio Film Festival curator Adam Rocha says he's grown up over the past 15 years, and the festival has, too.
San Antonio Current |
Christine Stanley |
06-24-2009 |
Movies
What Is Our Fascination with Vampire Love?new
Why, at this particular point in human history, do we require two different movies and a television show (all based on books) about humans who fall in love with vampires. What is it that makes drinking blood (and/or abstaining from garlic) so damn sexy right now?
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
12-03-2008 |
Movies
