Couch Potato blog special: Shutter Island
Originally posted by Chris Vognar on June 4, 2010. No Couch Potato in the paper this week (I was busy, so sue me), but that’s what the Internet is for. Well, that and and other less wholesome things....
View Article2 movies to see this Thanksgiving Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving! After you’ve woken up from your food and football induced coma (can we say 4 in a row?), what’s a better way to enjoy the rest of your holiday with a trip to the movies? This week...
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Hugo in 3D at the Nasher Friday — can’t wait
I know where I am going to be Friday night. With my family at the free ‘Til Midnight at the Nasher … [visit site to read more]
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Vognar: Tracking “The Searchers” influence, from specific shot to overarching...
Ethan Edwards, doomed to loneliness in The Searchers.visit site to read more]
View ArticleChris Vognar introduces Scorsese’s indelible “Mean Streets” Friday at Texas...
The new American cinema explosion was already underway when Mean Streets came out in 1973, but somehow it still feels like the opening salvo. Martin Scorsese’s breakthrough feature is a fire ball of...
View ArticleGoodFellas and the Lufthansa heist: All that hard work and murder down the drain
“Jimmy!!!” That’s Henry Hill’s scream of joy when he hears news of the Lufthansa heist on the radio. Jimmy Conway isn’t present in the shower to hear it, but he’s there in spirit. The Lufthansa heist...
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