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Chatting with a childhood hero, Lou Ferrignonew
Since there was no CGI back then, the producers turned to a real-live human being to play the Hulk. That human being was none other than Lou Ferrigno, a former Mr. Universe winner. Needless to say, when kids thought of the show, it wasn't the trickling piano or Dr. Banner's love for thumbing rides, but the moments when the green guy would tear da club up.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
05-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lou Ferrigno
Why the foot-furious musical Singin' in the Rain still demands attentionnew
In 1927, The Jazz Singer burst into the Hollywood silent-film scene, breaking the sound barrier and trumpeting doom and gloom for mute motion pictures everywhere.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
05-03-2012 |
Reviews
Sherlock Holmes tackles the sexy dominatrixnew
Last year, Masterpiece Mystery's "Sherlock" did Sherlock Holmes a favor by plunking him down in our own time.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
05-03-2012 |
TV
Whit Stillman returns with Damsels in Distressnew
When Stillman's first film appeared in 1990, he was hailed as New York's WASP answer to Woody Allen. His movies reflect a conservative New England sensibility, of private schools, good manners, and unfashionable social and political opinions argued eloquently and amusingly.
Redressing the Avengers Joss Whedon Throws a Fit
Sloppy in its construction, “Marvel’s The Avengers” has one thing going for it — humor.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-30-2012 |
Reviews
The Kid With a Bike is a moving tale from the great Dardenne brothersnew
While I'm grateful for any opportunity to see a film by les Dardennes, this latest makes me wonder if they've become risk-averse.
'Don't Trust the B---' script smells of desperationnew
With their greed, brutality and lust — not to mention their Italian Renaissance duds — the Borgias make the Sopranos look practically modest.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
04-26-2012 |
TV
A father and son duke it out in 'Footnote'new
Two men sit side-by-side in the front row of a throng of people, listening to the introduction of one Professor Shkolnik, who is being accepted into the National Israel Academy of Sciences.
San Antonio Current |
Erin Gleeson |
04-26-2012 |
Reviews
Action as Usual: The Cinema of Statham Rolls On
As far as Jason Statham action movies go, writer-director Boaz Yakin’s Manhattan-set effort rolls with the best of them.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-24-2012 |
Reviews
East Texas Folklore: Linklater Goes Regional
Richard Linklater’s impeccable black comedy — based on the real-life exploits of Carthage, Texas mortician Bernie Tiede — is so infectiously eccentric you don’t want the movie to end.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-24-2012 |
Reviews
'Buffy' and 'Lost' alum dick around with horror clichésnew
If its geek pedigree isn't enough to tip you off that The Cabin in the Woods isn't your typical slasher movie, it should become clear within the first few minutes that co-writers Drew Goddard (who also directs) and Joss Whedon have something else in mind for their pre-apocalyptic twist on The Evil Dead.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Bully is worth watching, but lacks one thing — bulliesnew
It was the end of the line in my search for the kid who, during my sixth-grade year, made gym a class I feared every day.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
'Game of Thrones' drama nearly sunk by rampant sadismnew
Season two of Game of Thrones is in full swing, with five kings battling to claim the Iron Throne in fantastical Westeros.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
04-20-2012 |
TV
Tags: Game of Thrones
Strikingly similar stories from Israel and Japan in Footnote and Jiro Dreams of Sushinew
One is a fiction feature from Israel; the other is a documentary about a Tokyo sushi chef. The dissimilarities end there. Both films feature an aging father and a middle-aged son, and both depict the lifelong obsession of the older man and the pitfalls of passing the torch to his heir.
Tags: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A Song of Lifenew
“Get them to sing your song and they will want to know who you are.”
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Harry Belafonte, Sing Your Song
