Has the government shutdown still got you down? Looking for a reason to get out of bed now that summer is over, at least in the strictest technical sense? Or maybe you’re just disappointed at the newest crop of freshmen Saturday Night Live players. What you need is a healthy…
The Nasher Sculpture Center decided to tackle its 10-year anniversary in the biggest, rowdiest way imaginable: It’s holding a multi-million dollar public art project called Nasher Xchange and it opens Saturday. Ten artists, each with a solid background in taking art outside of museum walls, have been selected for the…
Some people are simply more interesting than the rest. You can attempt to deny that, but will eventually reach acceptance during TEDxSMU, the locally licensed branch of the global idea exchange. It returns to the Wyly on Saturday with its 2013 edition, “And Then …” where it will delight a…
Today’s technology has transformed Lou Ferrigno’s Hulk into Mark Ruffalo’s, with its lifelike animation and graphics. It vivified scenes such as Neo fighting Mr. Smith in the courtyard (excluding Reeves’ acting), Ironman flying through an army of Chitauri fleet while beaming down missiles, and gave old man Carl Fredrickson a…
Sometimes a bloodbath is a good thing — and we’re not talking about occult ceremonies and traditions. When it comes to horror and gore, the bloodier the better, so thank God two local cinephiles joined together to create the Blood Bath Film Festival. The two-day festival that celebrates independent horror…
If you grew up anywhere near the ’80s (beat it, Biebers), your TV lineup included CHiPs and Dukes of Hazzard and somewhere in that menagerie of good old boys and tight tan pants you had your first crush. Back then you would’ve done just about anything to meet the legends…
We live under the assumption that cats defy training. That they are instinctively ambivalent to our desires. But that ain’t true, and should I know, because I’ve seen the mother-effin’ Circus Cats. This traveling crew of renegade rescue felines not only performs tricks, but does them on stage in front…
Spend an evening with the ghosts of composers past on Monday when the Dallas Chamber Music Society opens its 69th season with a concert by the acclaimed American String Quartet. The quartet, originally founded by a group of Juilliard students, will begin the concert with the haunting modernist sounds of…
Like Fred and Ginger, Laurel and Hardy, and chocolate and peanut butter, great pairs make the world spin. So when we heard that The Ochre House and the 2013 Dallas Flamenco Festival were teaming up for something special, we knew that the outcome would be truly awesome. And awesome it…
When you think about Sandra Bernhard, you likely picture Nancy, Arnie’s wife on Roseanne, but you need to think a little harder. Bernhard is an octuple threat — she writes, performs, sings, puts on shows, wins awards, write books, puts out albums and back-up sings for big-timers. On Wednesday she’s…
We love a good movie making contest, as evidenced by the Observer’s critically *acclaimed, *award-winning entry in the 24 Hour Video Race (shown above). Well there’s a new challenge on the table, divined through the intoxicated holy union of the Oak Cliff Film Festival and Four Corners Brewery. It’s called…
“The Ring has awoken, it’s heard its masters call.” — Gandalf Attention Free Peoples of Middle-earth: an epic auditory journey will occur at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Appointed to task by Dallas Summer Musicals, the Dallas POPS will courageously bear the burden of The Precious and present Howard…
Tatiana CraineLove is in the air at New York Comic-ConEditor’s note: We’ve been receiving dispatches from New York Comic-Con from our sister paper, The Village Voice. Since you’re stuck in a costumeless Dallas cubical, we thought we’d share a bit of that dark, east coast magic with you. It’s a…
Tatiana CraineSmaug the dragon and Sherlock Holmes at New York Comic-Con.Editor’s note: We’ve been receiving dispatches from New York Comic-Con from our sister paper, The Village Voice. Since you’re stuck in a costumeless Dallas cubical, we thought we’d share a bit of that dark, east coast magic with you. It’s…
“Texas PolaWalk Breakfast”***** There’s always something going on in Dallas, so we thought it’d be fun to live vicariously through your adventures. Each week look for our #Dallas Instagram recap of people, places, events, food, and more. This recent #Dallas photoroll turned up a glittery line of cheerleaders, scenes from…
We live under the assumption that cats defy training. That they are instinctively ambivalent to our desires. But that ain’t true, and should I know, because I’ve seen the mother effin’ Acro-Cats. This traveling crew of renegade rescue felines not only performs tricks, but does them on stage in front…
Alamo founder and reigning sheriff of Movie Town etiquette, Tim League, scolded Madonna on Twitter Sunday, banning her from all Alamo Drafthouse locations. It was a response to a Daily Mail story that said the pop star was texting aggressively during the NYFF screening of Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A…
Outside of Dallas, too many people think there’s no great theater happening inside of Dallas. We know better. Besides the giant venues with the name of a telecommunications giant attached to them, there are a bunch of more interesting, smaller playhouses where local actors, directors and playwrights are putting new…
Over the weekend, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra tried something new. It’s about time. If there is an arts organization in town that is in need of a little revamping in its programming and marketing, it’s the symphony. So kudos to the DSO for launching ReMix, a new concert series that…
Yes, pole dancing evolved from strip clubs. I’ll pause while your inner 14 year-old laughs awkwardly. Go ahead. I’ll wait. [Whistling…] Last weekend national talents converged in Dallas at the Miss Texas Polestar competition. And no, these ladies (and gentleman) didn’t accept any dolla, dolla, bills. What they did do…
Magician/comedian The Amazing Johnathan comes from the magical land Las Vegas, where families’ college funds mysteriously disappear, and those with $10 in their pocket can consume more barbeque ribs than science allows. He got his start performing for spare change on street corners. Later, he joined the comedy clubs ranks…
What are we to do without the nail-biting, stress-inducing, emotional roller coaster of Breaking Bad? Why, tune into the flesh-biting, stress-inducing, emotional rollercoaster of Walking Dead, of course. Walter White meet Rick Grimes. He’s not afraid to cry. And we drink to that. In fact, we drink to everything. We…
