Gene Lantz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gene Lantz
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North Texas takes stand to save the right to retire
August 15, 2012North Texas activists this week protested the dumping of pension and health care rights.
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“Ruby Sparks”: Guy creates perfect girlfriend, who created him?
August 7, 2012"Ruby Sparks" is a romantic comedy with some rather dreadful underpinnings.
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Movie audience laughs and cringes at “Killer Joe”
August 6, 2012Our matinee audience, nearly a full house, laughed all the way through "Killer Joe," but it was nervous laughter.
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Texas elections hinge, so far, on big money
August 2, 2012If one were to believe the commercial media coverage, it would hard to get around the conclusion that Texas voters are lazy, mean, and not very bright.
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“Trishna”: Love story twisted by class oppression
August 1, 2012The movie is supposed to be a modern adaptation, set in India, of the Thomas Hardy classic, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles."
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Memorial honors fallen immigrants
July 25, 2012The statue is intended as a remembrance to all those who perished attempting to cross the Mexico-U.S. border.
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Hollywood hokum conquers all
July 23, 2012The films bridged the gap between completely unbelievable and utter nonsense, but they did it with admirable verve and commitment.
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Judge sides with American Airlines, blocks employees’ vote
June 25, 2012CWA spent years contacting the customer service reps at American Airlines and was ready to hold a union election just as management took the company into bankruptcy.
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