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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

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

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

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