Arts & Culture
For Ron Stallworth, Infiltrating The KKK Was Just Part of The Job
Posted on · The real-life detective whose story inspired Spike Lee’s movie Blackkklansman tells Houston Matters about the investigation and its relevance today.
Tag: movies
Houston Matters
Twitter Account Lawsuit, And Outdoor Movies In Houston: The Good, Bad, And The Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
News
MoviePass Limiting Subscribers to Three Movies Per Month
Posted on · The beleaguered movie theater subscription company will not be raising prices, as it had announced last week. Instead, it will institute a cap on theater visits.
Houston Matters
Does The Worst Movie Ever Made Deserve A Prequel? Why Not
Posted on · Houston filmmaker David Roy talks about his prequel to the wonderfully awful cult favorite "Manos: The Hands of Fate."
Houston Matters
A Visit to a Houston Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted on · We visit The Showboat Drive-In Theater, Houston's only functioning drive-in.
Arts & Culture
Houston Director Uses Childhood Library As Short Film Inspiration
Posted on · Film director and Houston native Jason LaMotte made a short film about something near and dear to his own childhood heart -- a library.
Houston Matters
Concert Celebrates Houston’s Space History Through Music
Posted on · Cosmic Beginnings, the first concert of the 2018 Texas Music Festival, features music from The Planets, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and space-themed art cars.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality
Posted on · Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.
Houston Matters
Will Audiences Ever Be Sick Of Superfluous Superheroes?
Posted on · What once was seen as nerdy is now mainstream culture. But will we ever tire of superhero movies? Richard Evans of Bedrock City Comic Co. and film critic Joe Leydon talk it over with Houston Matters.
Theatre & Film
New Play At The Alley Depicts A Love Affair As Epic As The Film ‘Cleopatra’
Posted on · 'Cleo' tells the story of the torrid, on- and off-screen love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the stars of the 1963 epic 'Cleopatra.' Writer Lawrence Wright and director Bob Balaban discuss the project, nearly a decade in the making.
Houston Matters
Director Wes Anderson Discusses Houston’s Influence On His Films
Posted on · With a new animated film, Isle of Dogs, set to debut this week, the Houston native talks with Houston Matters about his career and the city's role in it.
Houston Matters
Festival Showcases Films By & About, Latinos
Posted on · Houston Matters learns more about the films being screened at the Houston Latino Film Festival, which runs March 22-25.
Houston Matters
Westerns As Morality Plays: High Noon And The Hollywood Blacklist
Posted on · Writer Glenn Frankel discusses High Noon as a parable about the Hollywood blacklist. Then, film critic Joe Leydon talks about why the genre of Westerns fell out of favor.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1464: Learning Curve
Posted on · Episode: 1464 Trying to teach technologies that were novel for us, but not our students. Today, a thought about technological change and learning.
News
Best Picture Oscar Nominations Announced
Posted on · This year's Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning