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Hazanavicius’ ode to cinema is a colorful story in black and whitenew
Disturbed that their marriage is falling apart, Doris Valentin (Penelope Ann Miller) says to her husband, “We have to talk, George.” However, George (Jean Dujardin) cannot talk, not merely because he is a defective spouse or even because he is a star of the silent screen; George does not speak to Doris, or anyone else, because he lives within a zestfully endearing silent movie.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
David Fincher’s talented fingerprints are all over new Dragon Tattoonew
From the start of the opening credits two-time Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher (The Social Network) wants everyone to know the new adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the first book of the widely-popular Stieg Larsson series, is a Fincher film.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
The leader of Trans-Siberian Orchestra reveals the magic of big catsnew
A year ago I sat at a deli and noticed what quite possibly was the greatest concert shirt ever made. On black cotton was a ferocious white tiger clawing an '80s style metal guitar, with crimson blood pouring out from the instrument's body.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
12-22-2011 |
Music
A Turning Point for San Antonio Film?new
Whether the topic is music, film, or any of the arts, really, it’s always easy to put down a small market, especially if you live in close proximity to a big market like Austin.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-22-2011 |
Art
Tags: El cine
The Nightmare Before Christmasnew
On the night of December 9, jazz pianist Jordan Pollard did something she had never done before: she left her Nord Electro 2 keyboard inside her car.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-22-2011 |
Music
The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Their Last Time Outnew
If you know only one jazz song, chances are it's by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. That tune, 1959's "Take Five," along with a string of successful subsequent releases, made Brubeck and his band the most well-known and successful jazz band of the '60s.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
Charlotte Gainsbourg: Stage Whispernew
If there's a group more likely to make terrible records than the offspring of rock stars, it's actors. Charlotte Gainsbourg just so happens to fall into both categories.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
The Roots: Undunnew
The Roots have delivered increasingly poignant and thematically focused records on life's trials. undun, their 13th album, is their most emotive, urgent, and (at less than 40 minutes) brief work.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
Stragglers own the center of 'Before the End'new
Dagoberto Gilb's new collection, Before the End, After the Beginning, is filled with the strivers, drifters, and dreamers who inhabit the Southwest from Los Angeles to Austin, that long road of exile that runs from broken memories towards the next hopeful, bewildering horizon.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-22-2011 |
Fiction
How Jennifer Espinoza Became Freddie Mercurynew
Like many younger Queen fans her age, Jennifer was turned on after watching Wayne's World.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grifter vs. Grifternew
Leverage is Mission: Impossible with a sense of humor about itself. In every episode, Timothy Hutton’s gang of thieves and hackers pull off a difficult task to help some underdog. They also pull off the difficult task of entertaining us, making it look easy.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
12-22-2011 |
TV
Casual Champagne and Cognac Cocktailsnew
Champagne and cognac are dress-up drinks in most people's minds. But snifters and smoking jackets are not always required to enjoy brandies and sparkling wines. There are cocktails that may even benefit from using the more generic product.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
12-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
Will Bexar County’s No-refusal Blood Draws Dismantle the Effectiveness of Traditional DWI Defense?new
District Attorney Susan Reed has been on a steady crusade for over two years to push Bexar County into full-time no-refusal territory, setting up a legal framework to draw blood from any suspected drunk drivers who refuse a breath test any day of the week.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-15-2011 |
Features
Winners, Losers, and Unanswered Questions in Smoke-free SAnew
When the city rolled out its sweeping smoking ban this summer, eager to make the Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights list of smoke-free cities, the winners and losers were obvious.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado and Michael Barajas |
12-15-2011 |
Features
Area Distilleries Putting Texas Flavors on the Mapnew
When President Jimmy Carter made home brewing legal in 1978 the newly legitimated hobby spawned fledgling brewmasters across the country.
San Antonio Current |
SCOTT ANDREWS |
12-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
