Formidable!

Films from French comedy master inspire dreams of a romantic Paris getaway

By Leslie Loddeke

05.12.13 | 2:45 pm

Mon cher fellow Francophiles, vous will surely not want to miss the series of Pierre Etaix films now showing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, especially if you enjoyed the  “Five Fun ...

Rain Throws Chaos Into Art Car

Heavy rains put a damper on getting around Houston; Art Car Parade start delayed on Saturday

By Clifford Pugh

05.10.13 | 11:46 am

Heavy rains swept through Houston late Friday morning, stranding some motorists and making getting around town a mess. The Harris County Flood Control District reported that "heavy and per ...

Houston Named No. 1 City

Historic honor: Prominent writer touts Houston as the next wave of great American cities

By Whitney Radley

04.12.13 | 8:48 am

Have a problem with Houston's notorious suburban sprawl? Better get used to it — this is type of urban development is the future.  So says demographer Joel Kotkin& ...

Pix of the Day

Scenes from the Bayou City: The first day of spring is different in Houston

By Barbara Kuntz

03.20.13 | 3:30 pm

With the much-needed rain this morning, the first day of spring, March 20, began to rise and shine in Houston and across the state. ...

Mondo Cinema

At the movies: Hungry in America, adrift in South Korea and crimebusting in Britain

By Joe Leydon

03.02.13 | 9:30 am

It may make break your heart or boil your blood, but either way, A Place at the Table (at the River Oaks 3) won't leave you unmoved. By turns fascinating and appalling, and sometimes both a ...

Pix of the Day

Bearded lady: Mayor Parker emulates Rockets star James Harden at NBA All-Star game

By Barbara Kuntz

02.18.13 | 9:40 am

From Michael Jordan's 50th birthday celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to an overflowing Galleria to countless celeb sightings (hint, hint: Beyoncé) to the big gam ...

Mondo Cinema

Classic versions of Dracula and Frankenstein are big screen wonders + 3 new foreign films

By Joe Leydon

02.16.13 | 9:06 am

It is a dark and stormy night. Suddenly – amid the roar of generators, the crackling of lightning and the feeble rustling of a reanimated corpse – a crazed scientist triumphantly wails: ...

Mondo Cinema

What you should be watching at the movies: A doc on a faded superstar, Oscar shorts and modern classics

By Joe Leydon

02.01.13 | 6:36 pm

Right at the start of Paul Williams Still Alive, the terrifically entertaining and surprisingly provocative documentary screening Saturday through Monday at 14 Pews, filmmaker Stephen Kessler admit ...

Houston Arts Alliance’s Folklife + Traditional Arts Program presents Sharing the Immigrant Advantage: The Language of Lullabies

Children's Museum of Houston

03.02.13

Houston Arts Alliance's Folklife + Traditional Arts Program continues Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston, a program that showcases the rich artistic and cultural traditio

Houston Arts Alliance’s Folklife + Traditional Arts Program presents Sharing the Immigrant Advantage: Houston's Immigrant Advantage

Asia Society Texas Center

02.27.13

Houston Arts Alliance's Folklife + Traditional Arts Program continues Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston, a program that showcases the rich artistic and cultural traditions that re