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'Apollo 18' actors probably wish they could remain anonymousnew

After refusing to screen the film for the press (a move usually reserved for studio execs who know they have a bomb on their hands).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
The world’s coolest rogue copnew

On the surface, The Guard is an Irish comedy/crime thriller in which the rough, enigmatic Sgt. Gerry Boyle.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
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
Critic’s Pick: Sarah’s Key (Elle s’applait Sarah)new

Julia (Kristin Scott Thomas) is a present-day American journalist working for a magazine in Paris.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Paul Rudd Indie Comedy Won’t Leave Well Enough Alonenew

Our Idiot Brother does not entirely work, though it’s not for lack of ability or desire.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Critick’s Pick: Selenanew

I loved director Gregory Nava’s El Norte but I hated Mi Familia/My Family.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-22-2011 |
Reviews
Falling in Love With Anne Hathawaynew

Anne Hathaway sadly swims. Anne Hathaway sadly rides her bike. Anne Hathaway sadly signals a left turn.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
08-19-2011 |
Reviews
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ sets a new standard for troubled franchisenew

Poor James Franco. First, he loses an arm after it got trapped by a boulder; then he hosts the Oscars.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-16-2011 |
Reviews
Beats, Rhymes & Life doc plumbs the tortured creativity of A Tribe Called Questnew

Haters, brace yourselves.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
08-15-2011 |
Reviews
How Luna’s sub-par Amounting to Nothing eventually turns the tablesnew

Amounting to Nothing, the first feature written and directed by San Antonio’s Johnny Luna (and starring some of our city’s top comedians) is one of those projects that seem to be always arriving, with endless email updates and a sole, poor “unofficial trailer.”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-29-2011 |
Reviews
Marvels Newest Superhero Movie Wins With Old-Fashioned Action and Heartnew

As much as Captain America: The First Avenger wants to look like old fashioned cinema, complete with a clean-cut, “aw shucks” hero going up against a dastardly villain, it eventually proves to be far from the traditional movies it emulates.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Critic’s Pick: Crazy, Stupid, Lovenew

Forget marriage counseling. If you really want to know the status of your relationship, pay attention to what’s happening under the dinner table during a romantic evening out.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Mila and Justin go (Almost) Bare in a Movie That Does Toonew

fter three sequels, two green comic book heroes, and a whole bunch of penguins, Hollywood’s rounding out its summer releases with director Will Gluck’s romantic comedy Friends with Benefits.
San Antonio Current |
Emily Schiller |
07-27-2011 |
Reviews
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
Critic’s Diss: Zookeepernew

Deep inside the ferocious land of Hollywood, gazing around the talent pool like a fat warthog at a watering hole, a stumpy beast hunkers down waiting for a screenplay too weak to defend itself.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews