All you need to enjoy the spectacle of Fantastic Fest 2017 is to accept that said festival combines a penchant for endurance mixed with a taste for the bizarre. To properly prepare for this unique genre film festival you need to be on your highest level of alertness from early in the morning to way past the midnight hour, every hour of the day for eight days. Or you can just duck in and out for a... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/fantastic-fest-2017-recap/
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Los Angeles-based hip hop trio Injury Reserve are gearing up to release their upcoming EP, Drive It Like It’s Stolen, this Friday. DILIS will be their third project, following their 2016 LP, Floss, which included bangers like “Oh Shit!!!,” “All This Money” and jazzier cuts like “S on Ya Chest.” Previous to that was their debut album, Live from The Dentist Office, which had a much more laid... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/injury-reserve/ In 1973, a nationally televised tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King took place in the Houston Astrodome. To this day, it is the largest tennis match ever held in the United States. In the movie Battle of the Sexes, the directing team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris recount the sports match while delving into the surrounding motivations of the lead players. In the film, Steve... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/jonathan-dayton-and-valerie-faris-on-battle-of-the-sexes/ Houston was devastated by Hurricane Harvey, and its effects will remain for many years to come. For the last four weeks, our lives have been a living nightmare as we try to get our heads above water. While driving to work or walking through neighborhoods, it’s still common to see whole strips of neighborhoods that look as though they could be featured in “10 most abandoned places” click bait... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/what-role-do-the-arts-play-post-harvey/ Shakespeare Harris, professional makeup artist and dance manager at Bucks Wild, recalls the day that the club first opened. He casually recounts that it was Aug. 17, but his bespectacled eyes widen when he says the storm trouble “all came about on Aug. 27.” Before we plunge full-on into a melodramatic retelling of a sad and inspiring tale that all too many know already, I want to briefly look back... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/healing-from-harvey-one-dance-at-a-time/ This week brings in a number of unique arts events, including opening receptions at Sicardi Gallery and Civic TV Laboratories and discussions at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and Blaffer Art Museum. Thursday, September 28 Screening — AK-47 vs M16, The Film at Blaffer Art Museum Starting at 4:15 pm, Blaffer Art Museum (4173 Elgin) will present a screening of Ho Chi Minh City-based artist... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/the-hidden-agenda-looking-within/ As Riot Fest has continued from its humble beginnings as a multi-venue festival in Chicago, IL, in 2005 to the prominent destination to see bands you never thought would reunite, the organizers, staff, and attendees have made sure their image is still as “punk” as the festival once set out to be. Seeing the likes of New Order, Paramore, Cap’n Jazz, the Cribs, and Jawbreaker (!) on the same lineup... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/riotous-riot-fest-delivers-again/ When one is engaged in conversation with Patricia Restrepo, newly promoted exhibitions manager and assistant curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, there is an immediate sense of vibrant joy and love for the arts. She greets others with happiness, always impeccably dressed in vintage clothes full of life. Beyond that, Restrepo is always someone who speaks to you with sincerity and heart. from https://www.freepresshouston.com/visual-vernacular-patricia-restrepo/ Punching Nazis in their stupid Nazi faces has become… well, if not the new national pastime, at least a hot new trend sweeping the country. It has, however, raised some serious questions about the appropriate response to all the alt-right rhetoric that’s become the new normal here in the age of Trump. Many people want to know where it will end. What’s to be done? I have a simple answer: Don’t be a... from https://www.freepresshouston.com/if-you-dont-want-to-get-punched-dont-be-a-nazi/
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