The 19th Annual Houston QFest Kicks Off This Week
The yearly LGBTQ movie festival returns with an eclectic lineup.
Joe Leydon
New Documentary Examines New Orleans After Katrina
14 Pews will host a free screening of Getting Back to Abnormal on Tuesday night, featuring a Q&A with co-director Paul Stekler
“Noted Showgirls Historian” To Provide Live Commentary Tonight at Alamo Drafthouse
Seattle-based writer David Schmader has made a career out of mocking the infamous 1995 cult classic.
Previewing WorldFest 2015
This year’s grab bag of films includes a documentary about the Kilgore Rangerettes, a martial arts film and an anti–global warming polemic.
Preview: The Theremin Hits Houston
The peculiar electronic instrument enjoys a rare limelight at this year’s Bayou City Music and Film Festival.
Your Guide to the Sixth Annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival
The five-day, 50-film festival features celebrity appearances and screenings of major Oscar contenders.
Super-Producer Ted Hope Discusses the Business of Film
The indie legend has worked on movies like The Ice Storm, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and In the Bedroom.
Truffaut Retrospective Revisits Work of a Modern Master
The Museum of Fine Arts’s 13-film festival devoted to the great French new wave director begins with The 400 Blows.
Italian Filmmaker Wins International Acclaim for His “Texas Trilogy”
Shot on location in Houston, Austin, and Waller, Stop The Pounding Heart, the final film in Houston-based filmmaker Roberto Minervini’s trilogy of quasi-documentaries, examines the conflict between religion and romantic attraction.
Roger and Me
New documentary about Roger Ebert prompts local film critic Joe Leydon to reflect on their long friendship.