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Actor Jason Mewes on podcasting with Kevin Smith, beating addictionnew
At 37 years old, actor Jason Mewes, best known as the talkative half of the drug-dealing duo Jay and Silent Bob (Clerks, Chasing Amy), admits he no longer has the stamina to rollerblade long distances or the metabolism to scarf down pizza without remorse like he could in his 20s.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
What San Antonio Auteurs Have in Store for 2012new
These filmmakers are busy people. Some do music videos, some do shorts, and some do commercials.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-01-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Wolf, Ya'Ke Smith
Critic's Pick: 'The Grey'new
What is man's most primal fear? Losing everything he loves? Dying alone? The unknown?
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-01-2012 |
Reviews
The Other F Word shows what happens to punks when they have kidsnew
The Other F Word, a documentary by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, explores a very specific facet of aging and what occurs when men with forehead tattoos and their own daddy issues procreate.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
02-01-2012 |
Reviews
The Life of a Citynew
A new documentary looks to urban planning to solve tomorrow's problems.
Hartford Advocate |
John Adamian |
02-01-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Hustwit, Urbanized
In Front of the Blue Curtain: Bad Cop Story Too Smarmy for Its Own Good
A melodramatic riff on the "Bad Lieutenant" corrupt cop theme that Abel Ferrara so eloquently nailed down for all eternity in 1992, "Rampart" is the blemished work of writer/director Oren Moverman and famed crime author James Ellroy.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-30-2012 |
Reviews
Passing Strange: Glenn Close Outdoes Streep
Glenn Close's muted, carefully nuanced portrayal of Albert Nobbs is a career-defining performance that commands the deepest regard...
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-30-2012 |
Reviews
Hammer Horror Time Daniel Radcliffe Goes Gothic
"The Woman in Black" is a minor key gothic spooky that feels like visiting with a long-lost friend thanks to its renowned Hammer films pedigree.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-30-2012 |
Reviews
Albert Nobbs elevates Glenn Close, but aims low with storynew
When it comes to cross-dressing and film, male characters color coordinating handbags and heels are typically played for laughs (Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, The Birdcage).
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-27-2012 |
Reviews
Freud and Jung go toe-to-toe in 'A Dangerous Method'new
Talk?" Even in her wild agitation — barely able to force out words, writhing in her seat — Sabina Spielrein's puzzlement is clear.
San Antonio Current |
Lee Gardner |
01-27-2012 |
Reviews
Everybody Into the (Oscar) Poolnew
But the Motion Picture Academy has no Shame.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
01-27-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Sadness and Stultification in Albert Nobbsnew
Glenn Close plays Albert Nobbs, a nonentity with a traumatic, largely suppressed past who has survived for three decades dressing and working as a man.
Chaotic Nature Joe Carnahan Explores the Minds of the Walking Wounded
There’s a strand of “Moby Dick” that runs through director/co-writer Joe Carnahan’s wild and wooly tale of brutal survival in the Alaskan wilderness.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-23-2012 |
Reviews
Checking in With Refugee Citynew
"I think audiences are looking for something that might be a bit atypical."
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
01-23-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Refugee City
Chad Michaels Out to Take Reality TV With a Bang (and a Tuck)new
San Diego queen is going to 'drag Disneyland.'
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
01-20-2012 |
TV
