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HOUSTON HAPPENINGS CONJOINED Be on the lookout for another feature film being shot here in H-town. Conjoined is the latest collaboration between noted Houston director Joe Grisaffi (Dead of Knight) and the comedic team of Chuck and Tim Norfolk (Haunted Trailer & Penny on a Tape fame). The film focuses on a lonely man who [...]
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HOUSTON HAPPENINGS 2013 WorldFest International Film Festival Five features from Asian filmmakers, several compelling documentaries, suspense stories, romances and a good number of comedies are on the slate at the 46th edition of WorldFest, the annual Houston 10-day festival that showcases independent films from the U.S., with local filmmakers highlighted. This year’s dates are April [...]
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FEATURED FILM REVIEW OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to [...]
FEATURED FILM REVIEW THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt’s growing ego. But lately the duo’s greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they’ve grown to loathe each other. [...]
FEATURE FILM REVIEW Oz the Great and Powerful (63%) Starring: James Franco and Michelle Williams Directed by Sam Raimi Rated: PG Studio: Disney When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot-fame and fortune [...]
FEATURE FILM REVIEW STOKER When India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) loses her beloved father and best friend Richard (Dermot Mulroney) in a tragic auto accident on her 18th birthday, her quiet life on the family’s secluded estate is suddenly shattered. Exquisitely sensitive, India’s exhibits an impassive demeanor which masks the deep feelings and heightened senses that [...]
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