Taking a page from filmmaker Roy Ward Baker’s 1972 horror mystery Asylum, in which four separate patients at a mental institution are interviewed by a psychiatrist, the new psychological thriller Sanitarium follows the stories told from the unstable minds of three insane inmates under the care of Dr. Stenson (Malcolm McDowell). While the anthology...
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Death is always difficult to deal with, but sometimes only because of the life that went along with it, dragging behind the specter of the dead like the drying slime of a snail. Or sometimes it’s because we don’t know how to sum things up after such a finality. What’s the point? Memory? That’s...
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Thirty-two years after saving Earth from the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, actor Sam Jones, who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 sci-fi movie, is back to show how much his comic action hero character has become a cult icon over the last three decades. In the comedy Ted, Jones has a cameo as...
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While having lunch with friend and blog writer Andrea Nocito, I mentioned that the holiday season, while spectacular, seems so wasteful. Andrea agreed and quickly, we were off to discussing strategies for a less wasteful way to deck the halls. Here are some strategies for greening your holiday season. Gifting Laura: What can we...
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The San Antonio Spurs have already played three overtime games this season, but Monday night’s contest against the Rockets in Houston was easily the most entertaining. With H-town shooting guard James Harden watching from the sidelines with a bum ankle, phenom Jeremy Lin reasserted himself on the hardwood scoring a season-high 38 points, conjuring...
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My good friends at ChildSafe reached out for help with their annual HALO Stocking Gift Drive. ChildSafe serves families and children traumatized by child abuse and neglect. Always ready to assist a good cause, I am passing on this information. Of the more than 1,500 families served annually at ChildSafe, 67% live on an...
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In the new film In Our Nature, actress Gabrielle Union (Bring It On) plays Vicky, the young girlfriend of a man (John Slattery) whose estranged son (Zach Gilford) surprises them when he shows up to their family’s cabin on the same weekend with his significant other (Jena Malone). Can father and son put their...
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What I like about this story is the temporal shift. The subtle change from past to present gives the story, Regis and Kelly, a taut depth. There is sadness here (and, in fact, abject horror — this cannot possibly end well), but also humor: what we talk about when we talk about love. Habit....
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Sharing–resources, space, skill-sets, knowledge, equipment–that’s what a hackerspace does by definition. 10BitWorks Hackerspace, a nonprofit located at 1020 Roosevelt, is reaching out at the grassroots level by partnering with other nonprofits, artists, software programmers, techies and DIY enthusiasts. “In founding 10BitWorks with Mike Perez and Jeremy Zunker, we envisioned becoming a part of the...
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Weirdly, I’d never before seen a version of the original Peter Pan before last night’s opening here in San Antonio: yes, I’d witnessed postmodern Peter Pans (such as the American Repertory Theater’s deeply flawed Peter Pan and Wendy) and manic mash-ups (such as Peter and the Starcatcher, currently enjoying a healthy run on...
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“Does anybody know we have a game against Memphis tonight,” asked Coach Gregg Popovich facing a scrum of reporters in the bowels of the AT&T Center on Saturday night. After expressing disappointment in the quarter of a million dollar fine handed down by NBA commissioner David Stern to the Spurs organization, Coach Pop was...
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Best known for replacing the late Farrah Fawcett on the hit 70s show Charlie’s Angels, actress Cheryl Ladd has continued to stay busy in the Hollywood industry for over 40 years. In the new holiday film Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, Ladd, 61, stars as Mrs. Clause who, along with a litter of...
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San Antonio's Theater Scene is Long on Space, Short on Productions Arts & Culture: If you think there is little to no serious theater in San Antonio, you’re not alone. Even business travelers dining at Bohanan’s must... By Scott Andrews 5/22/2013
Loreta Velázquez, the Secret Soldier of the Civil War Screens: She was a woman who disguised herself as a man. She was an immigrant who believed that “in thought and manner” she was an American. She was... By Patricia Portales 5/22/2013
Cityscrapes: One More Hotel News: Just one more hotel, and the city will boom. That has long been the mantra of this city’s business and political leaders. With her decision to... By Heywood Sanders 5/22/2013
Free Will Astrology Astrology: ARIES (March 21-April 19) “I’m still learning,” said Michelangelo when he was 87 years old. For now, he’s your patron saint. With his unflagging... By Rob Brezsny 5/22/2013
Prepare the Bat-Signal: Subdivision Plan Encroaches on Globally Significant Preserve News: Each summer our local weathermen look at the Doppler and tell us to disregard a cloud hanging over the Hill County. No, it’s not sign of some impending... By Michael Barajas 5/22/2013
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