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Getting Wet and Wild With Dangerous Animals

“It’s not the shark’s fault.” With that one line in Dangerous Animals, cage-diving boat operator and stealthy serial killer Tucker deflates the underlying sickness about sharksploitation flicks. “We just wanted to correct this falsehood that sharks are indiscriminate killers, and point the finger at the real killer, which is man.”

4:40PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Gruesome and the Infernal Bring Her Back

What’s the secret to really disturbing horror? “It’s about tapping into things that make you personally squeamish or uncomfortable,” said writer/director Danny Philippou, co-creator with twin brother and director Michael of supernatural shocker Bring Her back.

2:07PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

It’s June and time to head to the beach, go to the oldest dance hall, or just attend an event to taste the local color.

11:24AM Fri. Jun. 6, Gerald E. McLeod Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Monster Jam

Moody Center

Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation at Pease Park

Kids Block Party
at Central Library

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Song Premiere: Curse Mackey Skulks Around Red River in “Vertigo Ego” Video

Longtime local darkwave artist Curse Mackey channels the energy of the Red River Cultural District in the video for “Vertigo Ego,” the first single from his upcoming album Imaginary Enemies.

10:00AM Fri. Jun. 6, Carys Anderson Read More | Comment »

The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown of Texas' New Film Incentives

After months of guest appearances at committee hearings by A-listers like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and a cameo by Yellowstone chief architect Taylor Sheridan, Texas lawmakers have approved a huge change to the state's film and TV incentive program.

5:02PM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Youth and Experience: Leads Talks Filmmaking Truths at Tribeca

Scene: “Heather Kafka enters from the back of Chateau Marmont, glistening post-workout but obviously confident in her Spanky’s Liquor cap.”

10:39AM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

How One Man’s Trash Finds the Good in Bad Movies

The two worst instincts of film snobs are to constantly claim that a bad movie is a secret masterpiece, or to pile on a film that can’t defend itself. One Man’s Trash poses a new question: What if it’s OK for a film to be not great?

4:25PM Wed. Jun. 4, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported

Ten years ago, Jermaine Thomas was at the center of a case brought before the U.S. Supreme Court: Should a baby born to a U.S. citizen father deployed to a U.S. Army base in Germany have U.S. citizenship?

1:08PM Wed. Jun. 4, Maggie Quinlan Read More | Comment »

Man Finds Tape Exports Texas Terrors to Tribeca

Small towns are famous for two things: homecomings and dark secrets. The two combine in Man Finds Tape, the debut feature from Austin-based writer/director duo Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, which debuts this weekend at the Tribeca Festival in New York.

1:20PM Tue. Jun. 3, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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