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'21 Jump Street' sidesteps nostalgia for fresh take on buddy cop comedynew
Considering the handful of '80s TV shows adapted into films over the last decade, it's impossible not to dread the idea of Manimal or Magnum P.I. finding their way to the big screen anytime soon.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
AquaJones press on despite tech problems and paramoursnew
Last July, Austin-based funk-rock quartet AquaJones had a brush with fame, and the failure of the endeavor can be traced back to a bassist who took of with a girl.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mad axeman Michael Schenker driven by optimism, self discoverynew
Bon Scott, John Bonham, and Jim Morrison are names frequently heard when talking about rock 'n' roll excess and its inevitable outcomes.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bruce Springsteen: 'Wrecking Ball'new
Election years are good to the Boss. In 1984, he had his best commercial year ever with one of his best albums (Born in the U.S.A.).
San Antonio Current |
Bruce Springsteen |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Western Conference props, academic paper suggest Pop truly is topsnew
Linsanity made its Alamo City debut last week when the Spurs routed the New York Knicks in a 118-105 contest that, despite the star power on display, was somewhat bereft of drama.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-18-2012 |
Sports
Tags: San Antonio spurs, linsanity
Suárez mines the unbearable hardness of forgetting in 'I'll Remember for You'new
Once upon a time old people retired to their dotage aided by dozens of grandchildren and smiling nieces. Forgetfulness amongst the ancients was a granted, but no worries — their personal anecdotes were spoken often in earlier years and absorbed by younger generations.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Theater
Ashley Judd is our new, favorite undercover mothernew
Becca (Ashley Judd) is a normal middle-aged mom who sends teenage son Mike (Nick Eversman) off to school in Rome.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-18-2012 |
TV
Tags: Missing, Ashley Judd
Kaiser Chiefs: 'Start the Revolution Without Me'new
Start The Revolution Without Me is a schizophrenic trip through the hive mind of a band losing sight of itself.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Picasso's 'Guernica' tapestry riots amid works of political consciencenew
As tourists walked by oblivious to the 25-foot-long woven mural on the wall, I could hardly believe my eyes. Hanging in the San Antonio Museum of Art's Robert and Helen Kleberg Gallery next to a painting of the stoning of Saint Stephen by José Orozco is the 1955 tapestry version of Pablo Picasso's Guernica...
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Art
The Great Shale Rush in South Texasnew
While it borders on the heretical to say it aloud, judging from very recent shale plays elsewhere in the country — like the Marcellus, the Barnett, the Fayetteville — this may not go down as the century of natural gas, after all.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-14-2012 |
Energy
Nedry: 'In a Dim Light'new
It's expected that any new electro-pop group is going to produce Portishead comparisons (no one wants to be compared to Moby or The Supreme Beings of Leisure), but Beach House?
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
Mouse on Mars: 'Parastrophics'new
Few electronic artists are able to age as well as Mouse on Mars.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
San Antonio Chefs Working to Elevate Citynew
A bevy of prominent San Antonio chefs have formed a group to raise the level of the city's culinary notoriety.
San Antonio Current |
Lauren W. Madrid |
03-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: San Antonio Chefs
Sarah Palin Takes on 'America's Next Top Models'new
An expert dramatization of a crazy moment in American history: Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-09-2012 |
TV
Tags: Game Change
Sex and Desolation: inside 'Seven Minutes'new
The appeal of art openings isn't just in looking at the art (which is often difficult to see, hidden behind other viewers), but in the opportunity to look at people looking at art.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Art
Tags: seven minutes
