Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #comedy

Virtual Cinema | “My Wonderful Wanda” Is a Humanistic Masterpiece April 16, 2021

A woman leaves her children in Poland to take a job as caregiver for the patriarch of a wealthy Swiss family in a gorgeous lakeside villa.

Virtual Cinema | A Silent-Film Concert January 4, 2021

In this unique addition to the Virtual Cinema schedule, pianist Ben Model accompanies a trio of silent-comedy shorts. Admission is free!

My Movies Houstonians Love Inspiration: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” February 24, 2016

When I was honored with the offer to host a favorite comedy for Movies Houstonians Love, my first choice was Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Online, Hedwig is commonly described with the tags “transsexual,” “queer,” and “rock musical.” In 2001, I went to see it at River Oaks Theatre, expecting a modern take on The Rocky Horror Picture Showand hoping for a brief distraction from my day job and …