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Austin Cinematic Limits: Partying Down in Austin with Rob Thomas

Okay, I admit it. I used to watch Dawson’s Creek - only the first two seasons though, and I only… Read More

Blog of Thrones: The Queen Mustn’t Know That ‘What Is Dead May Never Die’

As promised, the wicked pace set in the first episode of Game of Thrones’ second season has calmed a bit,… Read More

How Clint Mansell Brought ‘Moon’ Down to Earth For Three Nights in LA

Los Angeles’ Largo at the Cornet is a small venue where even the last row in the house is a… Read More

25 Things We Learned from David Fincher’s ‘Se7en’ Commentary

Remember a time before 1995 when movies were loaded with rainbows and puppies? Strawberry ice cream poured out of every… Read More

‘Game of Thrones’ Renewed for Season Three, Nerds Rejoice

Raise your hand if you didn’t think Game of Thrones would get picked up by HBO for a third season?… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: Catching Up With Mars, Jonny Mars

I first became aware of Jonny Mars during SXSW 2010, thanks to his role as Donnie in The Happy Poet.… Read More

Blog of Thrones: Who’s Going to Hold You When ‘The Night Lands’?

If only one could create an opening credits sequence for a blog post, the one for this particular column would… Read More

30 Things We Learned from the ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Commentary

It's not unusual for the first in a franchise to be the best, and that's certainly the case with the… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: Alamo Drafthouse Goes to Slaughter

The Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane enjoyed a very successful soft opening in early March, but they chose to wait until… Read More

Blog of Thrones: Returning to Westeros, Where ‘The North Remembers’ and Dinklage Dominates

Four episodes. That’s about how long I was able to remain a skeptic. For some unforeseen and completely magical reason,… Read More