AltWeeklies Wire
'RoboCop' in the Library of Congress? I'd Buy that for a Dollar!new
Every year, the U.S. Library of Congress's National Film Preservation Board has earmarked up to 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" for preservation in the National Film Registry. Let's make sure RoboCop can be seen by future generations.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
07-16-2008 |
Movies
It's a (Mad) Man's Worldnew
Mad Men is about a segment of society so drunk on its power and influence that the better part of a decade passes before it realizes its time has come and gone.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
07-09-2008 |
TV
San Antonian Climbs Mountains for Decade-long Film Projectnew
For 10 Mountains -- 10 Years, the 10-member climbing team known as "The Regulars" is scaling 11,239 feet to the summit of Mt. Hood, the highest peak in the state of Oregon to raise awareness and find cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-02-2008 |
Movies
'Roman de Gare' is a Story of Reversals and Revengenew
Claude Lelouch's Roman de Gare is full of deceitful characters, all unaware that they are making their way into a novel called God, the Other.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
'The Venture Brothers': A Satire with Consistencynew
The brothers thumbs its nose at the absurdity of the Hardy Boys and Johnny Quest, showing the tremendous folly of seriously engaging in the rhetoric of Good vs. Evil. The world isn't black-and-white.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
06-25-2008 |
TV
Dwayne Johnson Drops Geological Nickname to Fashion New Image for 'Get Smart'new
The former WWE champion is a different man in pursuit of a different image.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Despite Third Screen Threats, Movie Theaters are Here to Staynew
Even as movies become easily available on computers, iTunes, Netflix and iPhone, theaters are finally back on track after the 2005 slump, and National Association of Theatre Owners President John Fithian says they're here to stay.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
06-18-2008 |
Movies
Writer Steven Conrad on 'The Promotion'new
Conrad discusses his latest vision (and this week's release), which stars John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott, and everyone's favorite Office sweetheart, Jenna Fischer — in addition to sweet-ass casting, twisted humor, and coming to terms with adulthood.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew
Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
We Don't Get 'Lost,' But We Won't Stop Watchingnew
The evolving, labyrinthine layers of "Lost's" plot that is Lost have finally, in season four, made theorizing as futile a practice as sending Lindsay Lohan to rehab or voting in Florida.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-04-2008 |
TV
Millions of Americans Remain Confused and Misinformed About Coming Digital-TV Transitionnew
On February 17, 2009, the United States launches an ambitious digital-TV transition, requiring all full-power broadcast stations to scrap their analog transmissions in favor of digital-only signals. Yet surveys indicate that the American populace is thoroughly confused about the change.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
05-21-2008 |
TV
David Mamet Shows Jiu Jitsu Some Lovenew
Redbelt is a likable distraction, especially for Mamet's trademark staccato dialogue and the deft choreography of its martial-arts sequences.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
05-07-2008 |
Reviews
Mostly Marfanew
Wherein Ashley Lindstrom reflects on her Marfa Film Festival adventure.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
05-07-2008 |
Movies
Richard Jenkins on Having 'One of Those Faces'new
Jenkins moves from one of the ensemble to The Visitor's star.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy
Sorry, Haters: 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' is Funnynew
I didn't really start wholeheartedly imbibing the Apatow Kool-Aid until Knocked Up, but now, having taken in the Apatow-produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I don't expect to find myself having second thoughts about trying anything these guys put out for quite some time.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-16-2008 |
Reviews
