Entertainment

Country on the Big Screen

2 Texas drive-ins among lucky few to host Garth Brooks concert 2 Texas drive-ins among lucky few to host Garth Brooks concert By Alex Bentley

6.16.20  |  4:25 pm

Country superstar Garth Brooks is going on the road again without ever having to leave home. On Saturday, June 27 ...

Movies are Back

USA Film Festival to host in-person event in Texas for 50th edition USA Film Festival to host in-person event in Texas for 50th edition By Alex Bentley

6.16.20  |  12:42 pm

The USA Film Festival, which had previously postponed its annual event in April, has rescheduled its in-theater program for June ...

freedom over texas 2020

Freedom Over Texas lights up Fourth of July with new virtual show Freedom Over Texas lights up Fourth of July with new virtual show By Steven Devadanam

6.15.20  |  2:05 pm

For years, the Freedom Over Texas extravaganza has been Houston’s go-to Fourth of July spectacle. Folk from around the ...

Movie Review

Pete Davidson takes step forward in The King of Staten Island Pete Davidson takes step forward in The King of Staten Island By Alex Bentley

6.12.20  |  3:30 pm

Since joining the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2014, Pete Davidson has tended to make more news with his ...

the house is a-rockin'

Downtown entertainment venue returns with a rockin' reopening Downtown entertainment venue returns with a rockin' reopening By Steven Devadanam

6.12.20  |  2:30 pm

As Houston bars, clubs, and restaurants slowly reopen, a major downtown player is rocking back onto the scene. House of ...

Movie Review

Da 5 Bloods brings Spike Lee back just when his voice is needed Da 5 Bloods brings Spike Lee back just when his voice is needed By Alex Bentley

6.11.20  |  5:15 pm

By sheer happenstance, there has never been a more opportune time for a new Spike Lee film to come out ...

stream these now

6 movies, podcasts, and TV shows to stream in Houston this weekend 6 movies, podcasts, and TV shows to stream in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

6.11.20  |  4:32 pm

While there are plenty of reasons to venture out this weekend — including a new drive-in movie series — some of us ...

a zest for films

Beloved Houston arts organization rolls out new drive-in movie event Beloved Houston arts organization rolls out new drive-in movie event By Steven Devadanam

6.11.20  |  3:30 pm

For film buffs looking to get out of the house, drive-in movies are a fun alternative to a dark living ...

dive in

Famed Galveston waterpark sets splashy reopening date Famed Galveston waterpark sets splashy reopening date By Katie Friel

6.10.20  |  3:42 pm

It's early June and if these triple-digit temps are any indication, Texas is in for a very hot summer ...

Happy Campers

5 virtual and in-person camps for Houston kids this summer 5 virtual and in-person camps for Houston kids this summer By Lindsey Wilson

6.10.20  |  1:32 pm

Some people are comfortable returning to semi-normal daily life in Houston while others prefer to continue staying home, but there ...

summer on the rooftop

Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club returns with a hot summer lineup Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club returns with a hot summer lineup By Steven Devadanam

6.10.20  |  11:33 am

As Houston entertainment venues — including dine-in movie theaters — slowly reopen, a popular cinematic destination is returning just in time for ...

Metamorphosis at Minute Maid

Houston acts rock out at new Minute Maid Park drive-in music festival Houston acts rock out at new Minute Maid Park drive-in music festival By Johnston Farrow

6.9.20  |  2:02 pm

If necessity is the mother of invention, an ambitious plan to bring a drive-in music festival to the Minute Maid ...

Movie Review

Life of famous writer gets weirder in tedious Shirley Life of famous writer gets weirder in tedious Shirley By Alex Bentley

6.5.20  |  4:25 pm

Author Shirley Jackson published six novels, two memoirs, and over 200 short stories in her relatively short life, but she ...

Movie time

Film society unreels at-home movies from indie Texas filmmakers Film society unreels at-home movies from indie Texas filmmakers By Katie Friel

6.5.20  |  3:15 pm

Texas movie theaters may now reopen at limited capacity, but AFS Cinema is among the many waiting a bit longer ...

stream these now

6 movies, podcasts, and TV shows to stream in Houston this weekend 6 movies, podcasts, and TV shows to stream in Houston this weekend By Craig D. Lindsey

6.4.20  |  4:00 pm

Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide turmoil currently rocking us to our foundation, you wouldn't be blamed for ...

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

New Cajun restaurant and music venue jazzes up Memorial area New Cajun restaurant and music venue jazzes up Memorial area By Johnston Farrow

6.4.20  |  3:00 pm

In a time when the local scene is suffering, one Bayou City music vet is betting audiences want to see ...

lights, camera...

2 Houston favorite dine-in movie theaters reopen all locations 2 Houston favorite dine-in movie theaters reopen all locations By Eric Sandler

6.4.20  |  11:45 am

Two of Houston's dine-in movie theaters have reopened for business. All locations of Star Cinema Grill and the iPic ...

Switching channels

Big Texas TV festival streams free virtual event in your living room Big Texas TV festival streams free virtual event in your living room By Katie Friel

6.3.20  |  3:50 pm

It's fitting that in the middle of a shutdown, a festival devoted to TV would be reconfigured to enjoy ...

Movie Review

Spelling the Dream gives spotlight to Indian American champions Spelling the Dream gives spotlight to Indian American champions By Alex Bentley

6.2.20  |  5:00 pm

The 2002 documentary Spellbound, which chronicled the quests of eight kids competing in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee, was ...

see queen bey

Houston's Beyoncé stars in 2 hot Black Music Month screenings Houston's Beyoncé stars in 2 hot Black Music Month screenings By Craig D. Lindsey

6.2.20  |  10:42 am

June is African-American Music Appreciation Month — Black Music Month, as President Barack Obama officially shortened it in 2009 — and digital ...