Visual Art
Downtown Art Installation Takes Experimental Film Outside To Play
Posted on · Downtown’s new art installation has Houstonians literally stopping in their tracks.
Theatre & Film
Arts InSight
Video: Animating Art, Bringing Paintings To Life
Posted on · A Houston filmmaker shares his process of animating paintings by a critically acclaimed artist Shiva Ahmadi.
Theatre & Film
Jonathan Demme, Director Of ‘Silence Of The Lambs,’ Dies At 73
Posted on · During more than four decades behind the camera, the Oscar-winning filmmaker forged a wide-ranging career — from documentaries to horror. He died Wednesday from complications of esophageal cancer.
Classical Music
Music in the Making: Stars of the Silver Screen
Posted on · This week's episode of Music in the Making is out of this world.
Theatre & Film
Video: Merel & Tony Collaborate With Houston-Based Dinolion On Music Video
Posted on · Houston Public Media is pleased to debut an exciting collaborative video by Houston indie band Merel & Tony and creative production company Dinolion.
Literature
Poets Savannah Blue And Rain On Poetry, Politics And The Bayou City Poetry Slam
Posted on · Two of Houston’s top slam poets talk about the art of slam and perform their poems
Theatre & Film
20 Years Ago, Biopic Helped Give Pop Star Selena Life Beyond Her Tragic Death
Posted on · In the 1990s, Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla Perez made a rare crossover to mainstream American audiences. The movie Selena debuted two years after her murder.
Theatre & Film
Fort Worth Native, ‘Apollo 13’ Actor Bill Paxton Dies At 61
Posted on · Bill Paxton, who as a boy in Fort Worth witnessed John F. Kennedy's final day and who grew up to be a Hollywood stalwart in such films as "Apollo 13" and "Titanic," has died from complications after surgery. He was 61.
Arts & Culture
She Turned The World On With Her Smile: Mary Tyler Moore Dies At 80
Posted on · The comedic actress was loved for her roles on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and, later, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." But her real life was a lot darker than the characters she portrayed.
Arts & Culture
Remembering The Princess: HPM Love For Carrie Fisher
Posted on · A Houston Public Media tribute.
Classical Music
Classical Classroom, Ep. 154: Music Of The Coen Bros. Films, With Craig Cohen (Pt. 2)
Posted on · "I'm not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there, Lou." - Marge Gunderson
Classical Music
Classical Classroom, Ep. 153: Music Of The Coen Bros. Films, With Craig Cohen (Pt. 1)
Posted on · "There's what's right and there's what's right and never the twain shall meet." - H.I. McDonnough
Classical Music
7 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (In Classical Music)
Posted on · Celebrating the release of the latest film in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Arts & Culture
Two Houston Fringe Theater Groups Are Joining Forces
Posted on · The hope is to create a stronger company by pooling their resources.
Arts InSight
Video: Making A Sci-Fi Film On A Microbudget
Posted on · The locally produced short "Red Pearl" incorporated very real NASA imagery and footage into the fictional story.