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Bettie's Box Office: Star Trek: Into Darkness Movie Review

Thu, May 16 2013, 06:31 PM CDT

There are two types of Star Trek fans: those who go to Star Trek Conventions, and those who only go to Star Trek movies. Full disclosure: I've never been to a convention but I've seen (almost) all of the movies.

You don't have to be a huge fan to get into Star Trek: Into Darkness from the first frame. ...

Angelina Jolie Had Double Mastectomy

Tue, May 14 2013, 09:32 AM CDT

Angelina Jolie has revealed she had a voluntary double mastectomy.

The actress says she underwent the procedure after discovering she has a gene that gives her a 87 percent risk of getting cancer.

In the editorial pages of today's New York Times she writes, ". ...

Is The Great Gatsby In The Pocket?

Tue, May 14 2013, 04:32 AM CDT

By Ken The Critic @kenthecritic

Grade: C

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel has been interpreted several times on the silver screen, once a silent film in the 1920s, and again with Robert Redford in the 1970s. Now it’s a new century and Director Baz Luhrmann brings the same look to his rendering of “The Great Gatsby” that he had in “Moulin Rouge” and “Romeo Juliet. ...

Before Midnight Week of Events & Contest

Mon, May 13 2013, 07:25 PM CDT

The Austin Film Society, Ain't It Cool News, and the Marchesa Hall & Theatre present a romantic, week-long line-up of screenings, and special events to celebrate Richard Linklater's "Before" Trilogy. Also, there is a "Week of Austin Romance" contest. ...

Fantastic Fest 2013 Location Announced

Mon, May 13 2013, 07:20 PM CDT

There was hope that the Alamo South Lamar would be ready for Fantastic Fest in September, but the reality is it won't be. With construction, there are always delays, even in perpetually dry Texas.

Alamo Drafthouse statement on the location:

"As soon as we knew that South Lamar wouldn't be able to host Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse weighed the impact on our in-town and out-of-town friends and guests of the festival, along with each option's ability to adhere to the core values and spirit on which Fantastic Fest was built. ...

Bettie's Box Office: The Great Gatsby

Fri, May 10 2013, 03:06 PM CDT

What's great about The Great Gatsby? The cinematography: director Baz Luhrmann re-creates the Roaring 20's as a stylized spectacle, with giant snow-globe scenes of celebration and squalor (even more impressive in 3D). The cast: Carey Mulligan is fantastic as Daisy Buchanan, Tobey Maguire provides the strong narrative voice as Nick Carraway, and Leonardo DiCaprio anchors the movie as the puzzling millionaire, Jay Gatsby. ...

Young and Restless Star Jeanne Cooper Dies At 84

Wed, May 08 2013, 03:26 PM CDT

CBS says soap opera star Jeanne Cooper has died. She was 84.

A network spokeswoman said Cooper's family told the network of her death. Her son Corbin Bernsen's Facebook and Twitter accounts also said Cooper had died.

Cooper played grande dame Katherine Chancellor on CBS' "The Young and the Restless" for nearly four decades. ...

Bettie's Box Office: Iron Man 3 Review

Fri, May 03 2013, 05:48 PM CDT

Robert Downey Jr. proves, once again, that he can take the flimsiest of scripts and make it an entertaining two and a half hours.

Get a peek at Iron Man 3 here: http://marvel.com/ironman3

In Iron Man 3, times have been tough for Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr. ...

Priscilla, Queen of The Desert In Austin

Thu, May 02 2013, 09:31 PM CDT

Broadway has become a playground for taking old pop hits and stringing them together to make some sort of story. With successful performances such as "Mamma Mia" and "Rock of Ages," why wouldn't you just make more? Now comes "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. ...

Jimmy Buffet Concert At COTA Postponed

Thu, May 02 2013, 04:16 PM CDT

The Jimmy Buffet concert scheduled for Thursday night at the Circuit of the Americas race track in southeast Travis County has been postponed due to the sudden temperature drop and windy conditions.

A spokesperson for the track says the concert will take place on Friday on 7 p. ...

Chris Kelly, Of Rap Duo Kriss Kross, Dies In Ga.

Wed, May 01 2013, 09:39 PM CDT

Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kriss Kross, has died in Atlanta.

Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said the 34-year-old Kelley was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center. ...

Austin Trash Collectors Appear On Big Screen

Wed, May 01 2013, 06:46 PM CDT

The men and women who pick up your trash are making their way to the big screen in the movie Trash Dance.

The production took one night, involved 24 Austin Resource Recovery employees, an abandoned runway and trucks dancing.

Anthony Phillips blows trash off the streets for the city, and volunteered for the not so average ballet. ...

Country Music Superstar George Jones Dead

Fri, Apr 26 2013, 10:28 AM CDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81.

Publicist Kirt Webster says Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure. ...

Central Market Celebrates Brazilian-Style

Wed, Apr 24 2013, 02:20 PM CDT

Ever tasted coconut water - straight from a coconut? Would you like to try Brazil's famous coffees, melt-in-your-mouth cheese bread or Brazilian beef?

On Wednesday, April 24, Central Market is kicking off Passaporte Brasil with celebrations of the country's food, wine and culture. ...

Review: Oblivion

Fri, Apr 19 2013, 09:07 PM CDT

Grade: B -

By Ken The Critic @kenthecritic

When you think of the science fiction genre, you usually have a negative impression. Sometimes with that, you can only go up. Oblivion goes up from the rest of what's out there in another dimension. ...

Bettie's Box Office: 42 Movie Review

Mon, Apr 15 2013, 05:34 PM CDT

Just about everyone already has a favorite baseball movie: Field of Dreams, The Natural, The Sandlot, Bull Durham, League of Their Own – or about a dozen others. So when you set out to make a big-time movie about a big-time sports icon, you have to “swing for the fences,” so to speak. ...

Review: Evil Dead

Mon, Apr 08 2013, 09:39 PM CDT

Grade: B

By Ken The Critic @kenthecritic

It’s been thirty-two years since Sam Raimi brought us the cult film, The Evil Dead. Well, it’s back in theaters, but this reboot has a shiny new look filled with non-stop blood-gushing excitement. ...

Million Dollar Quartet Comes To Bass Concert Hall

Mon, Apr 08 2013, 12:49 PM CDT

Million Dollar Quartet is a stage performance about a jam session that took place on December 4, 1956 between 4 rock 'n' roll musicians that only happened one time. Gathered together by San Phillips of Sun Records, this recording session took place between Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. ...

Review: Wrong

Sat, Apr 06 2013, 04:43 PM CDT

Grade: D

By Ken The Critic @kenthecritic

If watching a movie is wrong, in this case, you may want to be right and save your money. One of the many films that premiered at Fantastic Fest, Wrong was a dud, but not a forgettable one. It’s very disappointing since Director Quentin Dupieux had a lot of success from Rubber just the year before. ...

Sun-Times: Famed Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies

Thu, Apr 04 2013, 02:49 PM CDT

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert has died. He was 70.

The paper says on its website the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic died Thursday.

Ebert was known for his thumbs-up, thumbs-down TV reviews that influenced moviegoers across the nation. ...