Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: Why ‘Harriet’ Deserves Better
Posted on · In our monthly segment about the issues in TV and film, a local activist explains what was lacking in the new biopic about Harriet Tubman.
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Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: City Council District B Controversy, And Singer Allison Moorer (Nov. 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Questions about a candidate in the runoff for City Council District B, we discuss the movie Harriet, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and musician Allison Moorer talks about her new memoir and accompanying album.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1772: Camera Obscura
Posted on · Episode: 1772 Vermeer and the camera obscura: waiting for film. Today, cameras without film.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: World Series Recap And The Bigger Picture Takes On Horror (Oct. 31, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Recapping the World Series and looking at why we love horror movies.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Ad Astra’ Hints At What’s Next For Space Exploration
Posted on · Houston Matters explores the concepts of space travel depicted in the near-future setting of the new film, starring Brad Pitt.
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Friday’s Show: Preventing College Dropouts, And Digging Up A New Dinosaur (Sept. 27, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Ensuring students don’t drop out of college because they lack money for food or housing, unearthing a new species of dinosaur, exploring the concepts of space travel in the movie Ad Astra, and hashing out The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Theater And Film Greats Wes Anderson, Louis Gossett Jr., And Rita Moreno (Sept. 26, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A special edition of the program featuring highlights of conversations we've had in recent years about film and theater. We hear from director and Houston native Wes Anderson, along with actors Louis Gossett Jr., and Rita Moreno.
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Houston Symphony Celebrates The Music Of The Little Mermaid
Posted on · The orchestra will screen the Disney classic while performing the score live.
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Chicken Sandwich Wars, And Matthew McConaughey Joining The UT Faculty: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Molly Ivins Was ‘Twitter-Ready, Before Twitter’
Posted on · The documentary Raise Hell shows how the late Texas columnist was ahead of her time.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Aquarela’ Depicts Water’s Power Around The World
Posted on · As Viktor Kossakovsky’s new documentary shows us how water behaves, we discuss how Greater Houston has been shaped by water.
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The Bigger Picture: ‘Culture Shock’ Marries Horror With Notions Of The American Dream
Posted on · Horror intersects with the American Dream in our latest installment of The Bigger Picture, where we examine the social or cultural issues in new films.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Bail Reform Settlement, Juvenile Diversion Program, And The Integration Of Texas Football (July 29, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A tentative settlement is reached in the lawsuit over the county's bail system, a new program aims to keeps kids out of the court system, lawmakers want Texas to sue the federal government over costs of securing the border, we discuss issues raised in the Hulu movie Culture Shock, and we hear stories from the integration of Texas football.
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Filmmaker Greg Carter Chronicles Life In Houston’s Fifth Ward
Posted on · Carter has depicted life in the neighborhood where he grew up for both film and TV.
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Portrayal Of LGBTQ In Film And TV Has Come A Long Way — But More Is Needed
Posted on · Members of Houston's LGBTQ community discuss how they're portrayed in TV and film.