FW Actor Barry Corbin Gets Some Dallas Love
You don't fully realize how prolific, talented, and funny Fort Worth actor Barry Corbin is until you see clips of his many film and...
Shirley She’ll Smile
There are plenty of reasons to catch “An Evening With Shirley MacLaine,” the actress’s live retrospective on her six decade career happening at Bass...
R.I.P., Tim Hetherington
War reporters sign on for their jobs knowing that they might be killed in the line of duty. That doesn't make it any easier...
Hollywood’s Edna Gladney
Fans of Fort Worth history and classic Hollywood melodramas, take note: Tomorrow afternoon (Tue Apr 19) at 3:45pm, the basic cable channel Turner Classic...
Cover Songs on Movie Soundtracks: A Brief History
I appreciate a good movie soundtrack when I hear one, and in between feeling guilty about failing to mention The Chemical Brothers’ propulsive soundtrack...
“Making the Boys” at Q
Anyone interested in the American theater, gay culture, and the assimilation of gay people into the mainstream (or not) should check out director Crayton Robey’s...
R.I.P., Sidney Lumet
"Good style, to me, is unseen style." The film director Sidney Lumet was quoted as saying so in the New York Times obituary notice...
Exotic Pet Doc at Rave Theaters
When I was in seventh grade, my science teacher kept three fully grown Burmese pythons in the classroom. They were between 10 and 15...
Blogging “Black Swan” (Finale)
I issued a SPOILER WARNING earlier but now seems like a good time to repeat it: ALL THE PLOT DEVELOPMENTS ARE GIVEN AWAY IN...
“The Room” at Ridgmar Tavern
There are two kinds of great bad movies. The first kind is cheap crap turned out by a cynical director to make a quick...
