In director Antoine Fuqua’s action film Olympus Has Fallen, actor Dylan McDermott (The Campaign) plays Forbes, a Secret Service agent who is caught in the middle of a terrorist plot when a group of North Koreans ambush the White House and take the U.S. President (Aaron Eckhart) and his cabinet hostage. During our interview,...
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Best known for his role as California Highway Patrol Officer “Ponch” Poncherello during the 70s TV series CHiPs, actor Erik Estrada has been keeping busy over the last 20 years with a number of guest roles on TV. His latest is Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, an original TV movie that will air on the...
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Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev, 51, always had the idea to make an American movie in the back of his mind. When his 2009 film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (remade by director David Fincher two years later) became a huge success, Oplev moved to the U.S. and got the opportunity to fulfill...
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In the drama Filly Brown, actress Gina Rodriguez (Go For It!) plays Majo Tonorio, a L.A. street poet who attempts to crossover into the music industry as a hip-hop artist. The film, which is the closing night screening at CineFestival 2013 on March 2, also stars late banda/norteña singer Jenni Rivera as Majo’s incarcerated...
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Someone warn the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Comedian Kevin Nealon, 59, is on his way to San Antonio for the first time in his 30-year career and has his sights on infiltrating the Alamo. Nealon, best known for his stint on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1999 and for his role...
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In the film Beautiful Creatures, actors Alden Ehrenreich (Tetro) and Alice Englert (Ginger & Rosa) play Ethan and Lena, the main couple at the center of the supernatural love story where dark secrets are uncovered in a small Southern town. During an interview with me, Ehrenreich, 23, and Englert, 18, shared their thoughts about...
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In director Walter Hill’s new action film Bullet to the Head, actress Sarah Shahi (Old School) plays Lisa Bobo, the daughter of Sylvester Stallone’s character Jimmy Bobo, a Washington D.C. detective who goes after the man (Jason Momoa) who killed his partner. During our interview, Shahi, 33, who can also be seen on the...
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A conversation with director Maxim Pozdorovkin.
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Based on the novel Flashfire by Donald Westlake, the new crime thriller Parker stars English actor Jason Statham (Expendables 2) as the title character. In Parker, Statham takes the reigns as the iconic professional thief who seeks revenge on a crew that double crosses him. Parker opens at theaters Jan. 25. There have been a...
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From making commercials at his production company in Spain, Argentinean filmmaker Andres Muschietti has found his way to Hollywood for his first feature film of his career. In Mama, a psychological thriller based on a short film he made in 2008, Muschietti tells the story of Annabel and Lucas (Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), a couple...
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Miami Heat fan Larry McGuinness blames the San Antonio Spurs for ruining his night last Nov. 29. He only chuckles when asked if he at least had fun at the game. Probably not. McGuinness, a lawyer based in Miami, filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday against the Spurs for alleging the team violated Florida’s...
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Best known for winning an Academy Award for writing the song “Evergreen” for the 1976 film A Star is Born and for the song “Rainbow Connection,” which Kermit the Frog sings in The Muppet Movie, singer/songwriter Paul Williams has never lost his passion for the craft that made him a cultural icon in the...
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2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List Best of 2012: 2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List 4/25/2012
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
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
Best late-night eats, Best bakery, Best menudo Best of SA 2012: Only the truly cognoscenti among tourists venture past the River Walk or Alamo in search of more local treasures. The dark-socks-with-dress-shoes-and-shorts segment? 4/25/2012
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
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
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