The Best Directing Debuts of 2017
Here we go with my continuing coverage of the year in movies, as I tote up the most impressive of the first-time feature directors...
Considering Kevin Spacey
One of my early assignments for Fort Worth Weekly was going to the Eastchase theater in the fall of 1999. The multiplex (then part...
Alamo Drafthouse to Open in Denton
Ever since the first Alamo Drafthouse in North Texas opened in Richardson in 2013, movie buffs in Tarrant and Denton counties have been wondering...
DFW Film Critics Pick Best Movies of 2017
This past Monday was the deadline for voting for the DFW Film Critics Association (of which yours truly is a member) regarding the best...
Lone Star Film Festival Wrap
I overdosed on earnest, confessional dramas at this festival. Another one waited in store for me on Saturday afternoon with Laura Gets a Cat,...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Days 1-2)
I’m back with my annual blog recounting my experiences at the Lone Star Film Festival. This year’s event looks even lighter on star power...
Considering Ellen Page
While I was watching the remake of Flatliners collapse into a pile of goo, I realized that Ellen Page is stuck. It's not just...
Keith Black’s Summer Break
While most schoolteachers are steeling themselves for the school year ahead, Keith Black has something else going on. The high-school math teacher from the...
R.I.P., Jonathan Demme
Like everyone else, I was saddened to hear about the death of Jonathan Demme, who passed away last night at age 73. I thought...
Friends Gather In Fort Worth To Remember Bill Paxton
Laughs outnumbered the tears during last night’s tribute to actor Bill Paxton. And that's just how the fun-loving Paxton would have wanted it, his...
