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R.I.P.D.: Don’t Bother
Short version…this movie was made 16 years ago, was equally crappy and called Men in Black. The twist? These heroes hunt malevolent dead spirits instead of aliens. Not very original there neither, SyFy when it was SciFi had something similar called G v. … Continue reading
Hello Alamo Lakeline!
Last night we saw The Host (the Korean movie, not the flick written by the Twitard author) at the new and largest Alamo Drafthouse Theater on record. It’s only two miles north of the old Lake Creek. Now there’s 10 screens, … Continue reading
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Farewell Alamo Lake Creek
Today is (or was) the last day for the Alamo Drafthouse’s third (or was it fourth) location in Austin. It was originally the first franchise, meaning it wasn’t owned/operated by Alamo’s founders Tim and Carrie League, so the menu had … Continue reading
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The Way, Way Back: Worth Seeing
The majority of coming-of-age movies are either really great because they nail the emotional element about the transition, or they’re incredibly lame, contrived, cliché and are a marketing vehicle for Disney’s latest tweener slave. Fortunately, Way is in the former category for … Continue reading
Pacific Rim: Worth Seeing!
Finally! A Summer 2013 movie that isn’t a sequel, was actually rendered in 3-D (not converted) and didn’t suck! The comparisons to Transformers or Japanese Anime are grossly misinformed. Pacific is our fantasy response to Godzilla-like attacks if we didn’t have a giant monster … Continue reading
Monsters University: Rental
So far the Summer Movies of 2013 have been rather mediocre. Monsters University was one film I was stoked about seeing because I loved Monsters, Inc. Sequels are often cynical ploys by Hollywood’s accountants to make a quick, lazy buck but Pixar proved this criticism … Continue reading
Man of Steel: Rental
DC’s cornerstone and oldest character celebrated his 75th birthday, hence yet another reboot after the disappointing Superman Returns, not to mentions Superman III and IV, the latter being the punchline to this joke: What can kill Superman? Kryptonite? No, another sequel? Given the success … Continue reading
Alamo announced the Summer of 1983 Festival
It’s not getting as much support or hype as last year’s (hence why I’m a week late) and it was something I had thought about while 1982 was winding down. However, I can’t say I’m as emotionally invested in it because … Continue reading
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RIP Ray Harryhausen
A great pioneer in special effects before computer-generated stuff took over. Ray laid down the groundwork for other films that integrated miniatures with live action, namely The Empire Strikes Back‘s Hoth battle involving the walkers. His material even influenced the digital … Continue reading
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Iron Man 3: Worth Seeing
Any movie with the number three in its title screams “SUCK!” in my mind. Namely The Hangover 3, Lethal Weapon 3, Doctor Dolittle 3. There are exceptions which whisper “mediocre,” like Star Trek III, Spider-Man 3. Iron Man 3 was leaning toward the former … Continue reading
Oz the Great and Powerful: Worth Seeing
The Summer movie season kicks off this weekend with a Marvel-based character making it official. Should we be surprised it coincides with the annual Free Comic Book Day? Before we launch into what a great run (2012 was eventful) or … Continue reading
RIP Roger Ebert
I first saw or noticed Roger Ebert in the Seventies on Public TV, co-hosting a movie review show with Gene Siskel. The show was interesting because film criticism was usually reserved to print, at least it was when I was kid. … Continue reading
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Russellmania was a fantastic day
Matters are calming down enough for me to finally share with everybody some rather past-due stories, especially all the hype I pushed last month over Alamo’s first and hopefully not its last Russellmania. I won’t put a Roman numeral after … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Comedy, Drama, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Farewell Alamo South Lamar/Highball…
…for now. The relatively young, beloved locations are gone so the landlord can “redevelop” the area into unaffordable housing for the Republicans’ offspring while they attend UT and St. Edwards. The other tenants weren’t as lucky. They all had to … Continue reading
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The Great Gatsby: Rental at best
Fifth time is not the charm for this famous 20th century novel which I will quickly admit to being one of my favorite books. I read it in high school as most teenagers in the Eighties had to and I’ve … Continue reading →