Movies

Ranking Every Movie in the ‘Jurassic Park’ Franchise Few actors are as inseparable from a movie franchise as Sam Neill is from Jurassic Park. Neill, who died Monday at 78, became one of the most recognizable heroes in blockbuster history as paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant. With his aviator sunglasses, Panama hat and permanently unimpressed reaction to […]

Supergirl is a solid character introduction in the new DC universe, offering an engaging space adventure with a strong lead performance.

Country music and Hollywood seem like a perfect match, big personalities, big stories and that all-American charm.  When some of country’s biggest stars traded their cowboy hats for movie sets, the results were often more cringeworthy than charming. Take Dolly Parton.  While she’s beloved for 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias, not every role was […]

“Urban Cowboy” Saved Country Music – And Made It Cool Again!How One Movie Put Rhinestones, Two-Steppin’ and Real Emotion Back on the Map Back in 1980, something wild happened. John Travolta traded disco lights for honky-tonk neon, and with one swing of a mechanical bull, Urban Cowboy boot-scooted country music out of the backwoods and […]

Texas has long been a favored backdrop for many filmmakers, offering a variety of landscapes ranging from rugged deserts and rolling plains to bustling urban skylines. Houston, in particular, has provided a fantastic cinematic setting with its modern architecture, multicultural neighborhoods and big-city environment. RELATED STORY: Gettin’ That Bag: Here Are 20 High Paying Career Fields […]