Quaid Back In the Coogs' House

Zac Efron's new BFF Dennis Quaid spills his "brutally real" University of Houston secrets

By Tyler Rudick

05.11.13 | 3:01 pm

Dennis Quaid was getting in touch with his Bayou City roots on Friday, visiting drama students and chatting with reporters on his old stomping grounds at the University of Houston. Ma ...

Movie Heroics

Here's to you Mr. Robinson: 42 honors bravest baseball player America has ever known

By Alex Bentley

04.14.13 | 10:11 am

Making a movie about baseball/civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson is such an obvious idea that it’s a wonder it hasn’t been done many times before. But, in fact, it’s only been d ...

Movies Are My Life

An insider's guide to Houston's international film festival: Five don't-miss movies at WorldFest

By Joe Leydon

04.14.13 | 6:01 am

At the 2013 WorldFest/Houston International Film Festival — the 46th edition of the long-running cinematic exposition, running through April 21 at the AMC Studio 30 — it&rsquo ...

Appreciation

Dammit, Roger Ebert! Did you have to cut back on reviewing this much?

By Joe Leydon

04.04.13 | 9:46 pm

UPDATE: The funeral service for Ebert will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. One Ebert fan has proposed that at that moment, share your fond feelings for the film cr ...

Movie Nite on the Strand presented by Mitchell Historic Properties

03.02.13 - 10.05.13

Movie Nite on The Strand starts the season off right for locals and visitors. Movies begin just after dusk at Saengerfest Park. Moviegoers are encouraged to stop for a bite to eat at a wide variety

Oscar countdown

Foolproof guide to Oscar gold: Every Academy Award winner is named here (we hope)

By Duncan Carson

02.24.13 | 7:19 am

There is an entire Internet subculture devoted to predicting the Oscars. Like sporting events, it has its own Vegas odds-makers, and several blogs are devoted to handicapping the ceremony. Hard and ...

Mondo Cinema

Avoid this movie at all costs: Charlie Sheen bombs in a horrific clunker — see these flicks instead

By Joe Leydon

02.22.13 | 5:51 pm

Whatever promise Roman Coppola might have displayed as a director a few years back with CQ goes egregiously unfulfilled, if not utterly betrayed, with A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III ...

CultureMap & KHOU

Valentine's Day seduction tips from a master: Break out your silk robe — and a good movie

By Whitney Radley

02.12.13 | 2:56 pm

CultureMap film critic Joe Leydon arrived at KHOU Ch. 11's studio dressed to impress and ready to seduce Great Day Houston host Deborah Duncan with chocolate candies, cozy socks and h ...

Getting Upscale

New luxury movie theater to open in River Oaks: Wine list & ninja waiters part of the pampering

By Whitney Radley

02.11.13 | 3:51 pm

Even before teardown has begun on the future site of River Oaks District, its upscale tenants continue to emerge. iPic Entertainment, a Florida-based theater company, revealed on Monday t ...

Movies Are My Life

The 10 most romantic movies: Flicks that will seduce any lover for Valentine's Day

By Joe Leydon

02.08.13 | 7:04 am

If you want something cinematic to share with your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, now’s the time to start seeking stuff that’s easily accessible for rental, purchase or downstreaming ...