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Documentary Examines How Disabilities Are Portrayed on Screen
Posted on · Cinemability: The Art of Inclusion examines the 120-year history of how people with disabilities have been represented in film and television.
Theatre & Film
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Bruce Campbell Says He’d Still Go to Comic Cons Even if He Wasn’t an Actor
Posted on · Best known for his role as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead franchise, Campbell talks with Ernie Manouse prior to his visit Houston for the Fandemic Tour.
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Ethan Hawke Pays Tribute to Texas Songwriter Blaze Foley
Posted on · Hawke discusses Blaze, his new film about the unsung Texas outlaw musician.
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Theater District Open House Returns After Harvey Rain-Out
Posted on · Perryn Leech, from the Houston Grand Opera, and Dean Gladden, of the Alley Theatre, discuss what it means for Houston's Theater District to return after Harvey
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A Different Kind Of Talk Show: Talk Radio At The MATCH
Posted on · The cast of Dirt Dogs Theatre Company's production of Talk Radio discusses how a play inspired by the media landscape of the 1980s still resonates today.
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Crazy Rich Asians: Houston’s Kevin Kwan Chronicles the Lives of Asia’s Uber Wealthy
Posted on · Kwan, who grew up in Houston, talks about his book Crazy Rich Asians. The movie adaptation hits theaters today.
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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."
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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.
Arts & Culture
Houston’s International Short Film Festival Kicks-Off 5th Edition With Texas, Mexico, World and Israeli Categories
Posted on · Literally Short will screen movies from all over the world and will also host after-parties, workshops on movie production, and art exhibitions.
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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.
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Comicpalooza Features Three Distinct Film Festivals
Posted on · We learn that popular culture of sci-fi and fantasy encompasses movies, books, and games as well, the convention plays host to a variety of experiences for attendees, including a number of film festivals.
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Comedian Lewis Black Returns To The ‘End Of The Universe’…AKA Houston
Posted on · Black reminds Houston Matters why he once called a particular place in Houston "the end of the universe." Plus, he discusses his use of anger on stage and his early days as a struggling playwright.
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.
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Stages Repertory Theatre Presents Play With Strong Themes Of Race And History
Posted on · 'We are Proud to Present a Presentation'... running at Stages Repertory Theatre through this weekend (March 30-April 1). Though the play covers a serious topic, it does so through the lens of humor and explores the revelations the characters have about history, race.