Gene Lantz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gene Lantz
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Artsy liberals deal with nuclear annihilation and their daughter
March 27, 2013There aren't enough accolades to describe Elle Fanning as Ginger in this lovely movie.
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Upper meets lower
March 19, 2013Which is actually stronger, a monopolistic-world-dominating corporation, young love, or gravity? The Hollywood answer is obvious, but this film isn't from California. It's French-Canadian.
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Saving Texas schools
March 14, 2013About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.
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Immigration reform moving ahead in Texas
March 14, 2013On March 8th, the newly-elected progressive congressman from Dallas/Fort Worth, Marc Veasey, hosted a forum with local political and community leaders to talk about immigration reform.
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Texas pols get kickbacks from corporate welfare
December 6, 2012In Texas, corporations get big gobs of tax money from state funds that are largely controlled by Governor Rick Perry and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst.
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Theater review: “Chaplin, the Musical”
December 6, 2012It's a well-worth-seeing tribute to the greatest and most responsible of artists, Charley Chaplin.
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Some assembly required for “Seven Psychopaths”
November 13, 2012Even though it's technically British, it's got two American union bugs in the last frame: IATSE and Teamsters.
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The 2012 elections changed Texas
November 8, 2012The growing Latino vote, much discussed in national politics, may have accounted for the Democrats' successes in Texas.
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