E.T. star Henry Thomas talks about his debut fantasy novel, love of Dungeons & Dragons
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Actor and San Antonio native Henry Thomas made his writing debut with the 2019 fantasy novel, “The Window and the Mirror.” Thomas will take part in this month’s Pop Madness, the San Antonio Public Library’s virtual pop culture convention.Courtesy Rare Bird BooksShow MoreShow Less
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“The Window and the Mirror” by Henry Thomas is the actor’s debut novel. The San Antonio native has been a fantasy fan most of his life.Courtesy Rare Bird BooksShow MoreShow Less
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Henry Thomas as Henry Wingrave in the Netflix horror series, “The Haunting of Bly Manor.”Eike Schroter /NetflixShow MoreShow Less
This week in history: February 22-28
21 February 2021
José Basulto in 2010
On February 24, 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two planes flown by the Miami-based anti-Castro exile group Brothers to the Rescue. It was the end result of a provocation calculated to induce US economic, political and military retaliation against Cuba.
The Clinton administration, the Republican Party and the big-business media had all presented the aerial confrontation over the Straits of Florida as an illegal and unprovoked act of “cold-blooded murder” and aggression. They cited international statutes prohibiting the use of military force against civil aircraft and touted the supposedly humanitarian mission of Brothers to the Rescue. The CIA insisted that Jose Basulto pilot of the aircraft which escaped and the other pilots were not paid US intelligence agents.
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Like many of us, Alyson Hannigan grew up entirely familiar with the comforting clickety-clack of a typewriter. It’s something she channeled for her role as mom and frustrated romance novelist in the new Disney Plus movie
Flora & Ulysses. In the movie, Hannigan struggles to find her artistic muse while also struggling to remove a squirrel from her home. There’s a catch, of course: Her daughter, the titular Flora, is convinced the squirrel is actually a superhero squirrel, making their separation nearly impossible.
The A.V. Club talked to Hannigan about learning to type, her uncanny ability to talk to squirrels, and why her daughters have really gotten behind her appearing in this movie.
New Movies to Watch This Week: Nomadland, I Care a Lot, Test Pattern
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The treasures of an extended Oscar season just keep on giving, as Venice Film Festival winner and award season favorite “Nomadland” finds its way to theaters and Hulu subscribers. It’s a special film, about a woman (played by two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand) who pulls up stakes and travels the country by van, hitting theaters at a time when many people have been reexamining their own lives. So if there’s a safe way to see it, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better option out there.
The latest chapter in Alyson Hannigan’s career is a movie adaptation of a book that’s near and dear to her family. The “How I Met Your Mother” actress’ two daughters, ages 8 and 11, were already fans of the “Flora & Ulysses” novel about a girl and her superpowered pet squirrel when Hannigan was asked to star in a new film based on the book. “My kids are at an age where those kinds of things .