The fact that filmmaker Roland Emmerich (“White House Down,” “10,000 BC”) having to get funds outside the U.S. to finance his $100+ million epic of American history should have been a clue that more work was needed with this project.
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With Veterans Day on the horizon, the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, the Army’s official touring jazz orchestra, will perform a wide variety of styles from Dixieland and swing classics at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Bayou Theater on the campus of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 270…
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This year’s seasonal romantic comedy finds our former dragon queen, fully unchained from the “Game of Thrones” TV series, eagerly soaring into a film career. If you have been unfortunate enough to catch Emilia Clarke’s previous films (“Me Before You,” “Terminator Genisys”) shot between “Game…
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If you've never had a chance to witness the annual Lone Star Rally — which is the nation's largest four-day motorcycle event — here's your chance to enjoy the revelry.
Filmmaker David Michôd ("Animal Kingdom," "The Rover") and fellow Australian Justin Kurzel ("Macbeth," "True History of the Kelly Gang") have more in common than hailing from the same country.
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The good folks over at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, along with Del Papa Distributing Co., will have its 38th annual Island Oktoberfest — rain or shine — Friday and Saturday on 24th and Winnie streets in downtown Galveston.
Reactions out of the early awards festivals raved at the plot's twists and turns, but these expectations should be tempered. Bong’s script works at a subtle and restrained pace. "Parasite" is a comedy and a tragedy that never abandons one genre for the other.
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Galveston will be live in living color as the island’s premier juried fine arts festival, ARToberFEST, takes over the city’s historic downtown cultural arts district featuring an open air gallery bursting with color and culture.
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The comparisons between James Franco’s “The Disaster Artist” (2017) and “Dolemite Is My Name,” begin and end with two guys outside of the studio system wanting to make a movie on their own.
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The festival will feature a cook-off and a concert headlined by Clay Walker.
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Three time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee — “Brokeback Mountain,” “Life of Pi” (Best Director) and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (Best Foreign Language Film) — seems drawn to technological advancements that aid in telling stories that otherwise couldn’t be told.
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Kevin Anthony & G-Town will release a tribute album in honor of the “Godfather of Cajun Music” — Harry Choates — at its album release party from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hendley Green, 2028 Strand St., in Galveston.
You would never look at Todd Phillips filmography of “The Hangover” trilogy and “War Dogs,” and think to yourself, this guy could make one of the most controversial comic book adaptations of the year.
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Are you ready to wild out by getting a chance to eat some fresh Gulf shrimp and some of the best gumbo — they say — around?
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Academy Award-winner Renee Zellweger (“Cold Mountain,” “Chicago”) drops a house on the acting competition this year, portraying one of our most beloved film icons. “A blip” is what Bridget Jones would have called Zellweger’s soft return in the third installment of the Jones character, but “J…
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The actors over at Bay Area Harbour Playhouse are hoping to cast a spell on you in its side-splitting comedy presentation of “Rumors” by Neil Simon.
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They should print T-shirts that read: “I Survived TIFF 2019.”
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Brats and beer lovers are invited to the Kemah Boardwalk as they are gearing up for its annual Craft Beer Festival, which will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 215 Kipp Ave. in Kemah.
“Hustlers” has many montages in it. The most important is Jennifer Lopez’ entrance, which is wild, glittery, nasty and impressive. Her physicality, along with nearly everything else, is on full display.
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With summer winding down — and with highly anticipated cooler weather on the horizon, there’s no better time than now to get fall planting tips and do-it-yourself home project ideas — all while celebrating the fall equinox at the Galveston Home & Garden Show.
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