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Cast of Workaholics discuss show, new season, hair care, sex products

Anjli Mehta May 2, 2012

If you think there isn’t anything charming about three 20-something best friends and roommates with jobs at the same call center, think again. Screenwriters and actors Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson...

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Local band has ambitious future

Jody Serrano May 1, 2012

Last fall, while trying to book gigs for his nameless band and juggle hours of practice at the Butler School of Music, music business sophomore Josh Delgado gave what seemed to be a harmless answer to...

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‘Five-Year Engagement’ entertains as romantic comedy despite run time

Alex Williams April 27, 2012

So many romantic comedies fail to be engaging, entertaining films all the way up to their final act, when they finally have to acknowledge the romantic portion of their premise. Nicholas Stoller’s...

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‘Bernie’ captures essence of Texas small-town killer

Alex Williams April 27, 2012

When one looks back on the work of Jack Black, there’s a tendency for Black to come across as irritating. After all, his work is often one-note, loud and abrasive, and even when Black manages to...

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Jack Black discusses his role in ‘Bernie’

Alex Williams April 27, 2012

In Richard Linklater’s “Bernie,” Jack Black plays title character Bernie Tiede, a real-life Carthage, Texas, resident who was driven to murder by his increasingly parasitic relationship...

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Frenetic album stays true to group’s style

Elijah Watson April 24, 2012

Alternative hip-hop trio Death Grips sound like they belong on the soundtracks to movies like “Kids” or “Requiem for a Dream.” Doomsday cacophony crashes in all directions, spreading...

Joseph Kahn’s ‘Detention’ is attention deficit disorder in movie form

Alex Williams April 20, 2012

“Detention” director Joseph Kahn spends pretty much the entirety of the film’s runtime alternating between daring his audience to hate him and making it clear how little he cares either...

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McConaughey, Linklater discuss background behind ‘Bernie’ film

April 20, 2012

In “Bernie,” Austin-based filmmaker Richard Linklater’s newest film, Jack Black plays real-life Texas criminal Bernie Tiede, a mortician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with millionaire...

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Screenwriter pitches success story

Rachel Thompson April 19, 2012

Screenwriter Rob Thomas knew early in life he wanted to be a writer and toyed with the idea of novel writing before finally settling on writing for television. Thomas, who graduated from UT with a history...

TV programming for dogs to be available

The Associated Press April 18, 2012

Filmmakers are calling DogTV a new breed of television — an eight-hour block of on-demand cable TV programming designed to keep your dog relaxed, stimulated and entertained while you are at work. To...

‘Bully’ documentary handles delicate subject with tact

Alex Williams April 13, 2012

Teen bullying is an interesting subject for a documentary, but one that has to be handled with a degree of tact. After all, in the wrong director’s hands, such a film could come off as preachy, or...

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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ satisfies viewers with suspense

Alex Williams April 13, 2012

Editor’s note: “The Cabin in the Woods” is a movie best seen with little to no knowledge of its contents going in. With that in mind, this review will be as spoiler-free as possible. There’s...

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