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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1000x665.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1500x998.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1536x1022.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-2048x1363.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="299" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-450x299.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-507352 wp-post-image" alt="Still from Heretic" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-450x299.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1500x998.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/27121417/H_02557-Edit-Revised-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/27/507351/the-bigger-picture-how-heretic-interrogates-faith-and-cynicism/" rel="bookmark">The Bigger Picture: How ‘Heretic’ interrogates faith and cynicism</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/joshua-zinn/" title="Posts by Joshua Zinn" class="author url fn" rel="author">Joshua Zinn</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T12:46:04-06:00">November 27, 2024</time></span> · We consider what a new horror/thriller film has to say about religion.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/christianity/" rel="tag">Christianity</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cynicism/" rel="tag">cynicism</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/elaine-howard-ecklund/" rel="tag">Elaine Howard Ecklund</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/film/" rel="tag">film</a> <a 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srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13122201/Bambi_Thumper-450x333.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13122201/Bambi_Thumper-1000x740.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/13122201/Bambi_Thumper.jpg 1125w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/13/505890/do-you-know-about-the-artist-who-helped-make-bambi-possible/" rel="bookmark">Do you know about the artist who helped make ‘Bambi’ possible?</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/garrett-bohlmann/" title="Posts by Garrett Bohlmann" class="author url fn" rel="author">Garrett Bohlmann</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-13T13:08:54-06:00">November 13, 2024</time></span> · UH film scholar Karen Fang tells us about the Disney classic's lead production illustrator, Tyrus Wong, and how he shaped some of America’s best-loved imagery. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/animation/" rel="tag">animation</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/background-artist-the-life-and-work-of-tyrus-wong/" rel="tag">Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bambi/" rel="tag">Bambi</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/disney/" rel="tag">Disney</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/disney-animation/" 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/11/12/505694/houston-cinema-arts-festival-celebrates-houstonians-short-films-about-rebellion/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12112857/A-Town-Called-Houston-screen-capture-450x261.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12112857/A-Town-Called-Houston-screen-capture-1000x580.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12112857/A-Town-Called-Houston-screen-capture.jpg.webp 1166w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="261" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12112857/A-Town-Called-Houston-screen-capture-450x261.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-505722 wp-post-image" alt="A screen capture from the short film, "A Town Called Houston," by Houstonian Elisha Luckett." decoding="async" 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</article><article id="post-503719" class="card post-503719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-houston-matters category-local category-local-arts category-news category-opera-musical-theater category-performing-arts category-theatre-film tag-broadway tag-cheyenne-jackson tag-cheyenne-jackson-signs-of-life tag-ernie-manouse tag-hobby-center-for-the-performing-arts"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/10/23/503719/cheyenne-jackson-brings-his-signs-of-life-to-houstons-hobby-center/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/23094940/CheyenneJackston_HTW-450x257.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/23094940/CheyenneJackston_HTW-1000x571.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/23094940/CheyenneJackston_HTW-1500x857.jpg.webp 1500w, 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class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-23T10:39:15-05:00">October 23, 2024</time></span> · The multi-talented actor and singer known for his roles on the stage and screen discusses his cabaret show, early life, and finding success.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/broadway/" rel="tag">broadway</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cheyenne-jackson/" rel="tag">Cheyenne Jackson</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cheyenne-jackson-signs-of-life/" rel="tag">Cheyenne Jackson: Signs of Life</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/ernie-manouse/" rel="tag">ernie manouse</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hobby-center-for-the-performing-arts/" rel="tag">Hobby Center for the Performing Arts</a></span></p> </footer> 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/10/17/503243/storms-of-family-drama-brew-against-the-backdrop-of-a-hurricane-in-the-play-shelter-in-place/" rel="bookmark">Storms of family drama brew against the backdrop of a hurricane in the play, ‘Shelter in Place’</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-17T11:30:59-05:00">October 17, 2024</time></span> · Houston Matters talks to the cast of the production at Pasadena Little Theatre and finds out how how you tell a story about a hurricane without traumatizing an audience that might be a little storm weary itself.</p> </div> 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