Results tagged “mikefeinberg”

It's baaaaack. We can't believe it's been nearly six months since the last installment of the MFA's kick arse series, "Movies Houstonians Love." How the heck did we cope for this long with out it? Must be those doses of Mixed Media that held us over. Tonight marks the return of a new slew of presentations of some of Houston's own professing their love for their favorite flix. This series includes flick pix from the... more ›

We promise that we're not Ethan Hawke groupies here at Houstonist. But don't blame you for thinking that given last week's Flick and this one. Hawke, Texan via Austin, hits the screen in a new film, The Hottest State, and a cult classic, Gattaca. He wrote the book; now Hawke is behind the camera to direct the film. Despite what you may be thinking, State deals with a young couple's romantic issues and not the... more ›

Students displaced by Hurricane Katrina who ended up in HISD are finding the transition hard: one in four failed to meet standards to be promoted to the next grade. In a district where normally around 5 percent, of elementary and middle school students are held back, this year it was 18.5%, not to mention the high schoolers (41 percent of high school sophomores affected by Katrina and 51 percent of juniors). Surrounding districts, including Tomball and Katy ISDs, posted similar numbers. more ›