SXSW Film Review: 'That Guy Dick Miller'

Character actor Dick Miller brings the verve

"...seen any of these movies … or most any Roger Corman film, then you’ve seen Dick Miller...."

March 10, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Roger Corman: An AFS tribute to a wild angel

"...Roger Corman's reputation as a filmmaker precedes him. More than..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight

Good performances and lots of blood and gore can't save this illogical TV-to-screen story from itself.

"...Dickerson. Starring: William Sadler, Billy Zane, Jada Pinkett, Dick Miller, Brenda Bakke and CCH Pounder. Yet another in the..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Spotlight: Mission of Burma

Once I had my heroes…

"..."I can't hear it," says founding guitarist Roger Miller – unintentionally ironic, as Miller's bouts with the..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Noises Off!

In this screwball comedy, the behind-the-scenes activity of a traveling acting troupe threaten to bring down the play.

"...critic, Bogdanovich graduated to actual filmmaking when working on Roger Corman's Wild Angels (1966). The Charles Whitmanesque Targets (1968)..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

An affectionate parody of 1950s sci-fi movies, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra spoofs ’til it poops out.

"...send up the shambling black-and-white mutants of films like Roger Corman’s Day the World Ended and Edward L. Cahn’s..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exhibitionism

Big River: Pleasantly Adrift

"...this musical proves itself full of life and energy. Roger Miller's lyrics and music are a perfect fit for..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Review

Buddy Miller

"...Buddy MillerThe Majestic Silver Strings (New West)..."

March 11, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Mule

Clint Eastwood enters the drug war in an unexpected role

"...drumming his fingers on the steering wheel, listening to Roger Miller and Willie Nelson on the radio while he's..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Page Two: The U.S. Swings Like a Pendulum Do

The good news is, the Constitution is specifically designed to work amidst controversy and hatred

"...To quote Roger Miller, who once sang of nations swinging "like a..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Mission of Burma

Completing the 21st century Matador trinity

"...hard to trace. The Boston-based core trio – guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley, and drummer Peter Prescott –..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...Marty Robbins, Chet Atkins, and the time his friend Roger Miller was on Hollywood Squares...."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Stitching Up a Storm

Textile art is alive and well in the Camp Fig exhibition "Pins & Needles"

"...a heavy gaze. Anyone I find a little tragic. Roger Miller was a goofball, but there's something a little..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The Pilgrim Returns

Q&A with Kris Kristofferson

"...John had with Bob Dylan, plus the stuff that Roger Miller did. I think that anytime anything gets more..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Snapshot: Haircuts for Homeless

How barber Roger Lopez and a small group of dedicated volunteers pay it forward

"...In April of 2017, on his 36th birthday, Roger Lopez – a barber at Zeus' Barbershop on South..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

That Kind of Lonely (Texas Round-Up)

"...Roger Wallace..."

April 13, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Mission of Burma

"...the Pitchfork Music Festival. The Boston quartet – guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley, drummer Peter Prescott, and sound..."

May 2, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...heard on My Name Is Earl). Newcomer Jessie Lee Miller's pinup-girl good looks suit the Western swing sound of..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...looked like they were at a freak show. Guitarist Roger Miller was the mad professor, with his brown blazer,..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Peace Offering

"...fellow Bostonians Mission of Burma – that's MOB guitarist Roger Miller on "Liquorcoat" – feathered and shellacked on the..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Music Feature by Austin Powell

A Honky-Tonk Song

Profile of piano man Earl Poole Ball

"...so"), and eventually co-produced a Ball album with Kenny Rogers' brother Leland...."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Postmarks

Music Greats Overlooked

"...Country: Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Johnny Bush, Roger Miller. Blues: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Charles Brown, Clarence..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"..."Lovesick Blues," Emmett Miller/Hank Williams..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Mission of Burma

"...where we left off," concluded Mission of Burma guitarist Roger Miller a few weeks ago by phone, shrugging off..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Mission of Burma

"...Burma after a 19-year hiatus – caused by guitarist Roger Miller's severe tinnitus – and 2006's The Obliterati only..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Ray Price

"...helped launch the careers of Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, Roger Miller, and Johnny Bush, and Price, now 81, was..."

July 6, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Mission of Burma

Record review

"...20 years ago, meshing Clint Conley's low-end rumble with Roger Miller's jittery axe. The Conley/Miller harmonies are still perfect,..."

May 26, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...seminal Boston outfit who dissolved in 1983 after guitarist Roger Miller's stifling bout with tinnitus. Readying their sophomore release..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Texas Top 40

Ranking the best Tex-Centric Billboard Top 40 hits of the last 50 years.

Nov. 8, 2002 Music Feature

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...the breakthrough hits for some of its greatest songwriters (Roger Miller, Harlan Howard, Bill Anderson), and his support played..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

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