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21&OVER

21 & Over is standard drunken comedy.

Alex Williams March 1, 2013

Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writing and directing team behind “21 & Over,” have staked their claim in Hollywood making a very specific type of film — the booze-fueled buddy flick....

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All the drama, fancy dresses, and golden men at the 85th Academy Awards

Kelsey McKinney February 25, 2013

This live blog was written during the 2013 Academy Awards.  It is a live, slightly snarky feed of everything that happened and did not happen at this year's Academy Awards.  11:01 In...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is at his best in ‘Snitch’

Alex Williams February 22, 2013

Action films are rarely about more than big explosions and slow-motion shoot-outs. So it’s surprising when they even attempt to have a social conscience, something made all the more unexpected by...

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How to Win An Oscar Pool

Alex Williams February 22, 2013

With the Oscars coming up this weekend, the only thing more important than seeing all the nominated films is proving to your friends that you know more than they do. Oscar pools are usually half-informed...

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Fourth annual WXWC introduces film fest

Alexandra Hart February 21, 2013

Deep in the heart of West Campus, a network of housing cooperatives lend themselves to affordable, social student living, as well as notoriously wild parties. This weekend, six of these co-ops —...

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Newest installment in series shows us how not to Die Hard

Alex Williams February 15, 2013

It’s 11:30 a.m. on Sixth Street the day after Fat Tuesday. The street is quiet and empty, and what possible reason could I have to be here? The answer is found in the Alamo Ritz, the Drafthouse’s...

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Celebrating Valentine’s is possible without going out

Sarah-Grace Sweeney, Kelsey McKinney, and Alex Williams February 14, 2013

You don’t need to go out on Valentine’s Day. Everywhere has a three-hour wait, and you probably want to stay at home on your couch with a movie no matter what your Facebook relationship status...

‘Side Effects’ thrills despite flaws

Alex Williams February 8, 2013

In the last 18 months, Steven Soderbergh has cranked out films with stunning efficiency, bouncing around genres with “Contagion,” “Haywire,” “Magic Mike,” and finally,...

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‘Identity Thief’ steals from better movies

Alex Williams February 8, 2013

“Identity Thief” is exactly what you expect when you sit down to watch a road movie from the director of the mediocre “Horrible Bosses” starring Jason Bateman — yet another...

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Former RTF students break into the Austin film scene

Stephanie Robalino February 6, 2013

Ben Foster and Mark Dennis were paired together for a short film assignment in 2005. This month, they returned to Austin to begin filming their second feature length film. As Dennis and Foster join...

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Romero and Juliet: Zombie romance bursts with creativity

Alex Williams February 1, 2013

Zombies are perhaps the best of the great monsters of horror cinema. There is just something about a shambling mass of brain-starved monsters that lends itself to great entertainment value in all form...

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‘Seven Psychopaths’ is a bold new black comedy with sharp dialogue

Kevin Lee February 1, 2013

“Seven Psychopaths” is exactly what you would expect out of a film with this kind of title. Martin McDonagh directs and writes this bold new black comedy with sharp dialogue and gritty violence....

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