Let’s check out this here event. Hmm, it’s at La Grange — alcohol-drenched shaved ice, the pinnacle of modern technology. Check. It’s put together by Dr. Sketchy, and we practically have a Ph.D. in sketchy ourselves. Check. It’s a figure-drawing session, so we can be all artsy. Check. It features…
Willy Wonka passed on a lot of great life advice: lick the wallpaper. Check! Drink from that brown river, it’s probably chocolate. OK. Belching will get you out of some sticky situations. Doin’ it right now, Willy. Today is your last chance to see the JCC’s live production of this…
When comedian Anthony Jeselnik was announced at the Comedy Central Charlie Sheen Roast, everyone looked perplexed. The applause was not steady; it was that sporadic “I might have to rescind this clap if this guy sucks” type of tempo. Then, holy crap. Where did this guy come from? “I’m so…
“Bromoil” does not, in fact, mean discord in the Sigma Chi house. A photographic process popularized during the first half of the 20th century, bromoil processing creates an impressionistic, haunting effect with a vintage feel, and it is a preferred method by photographer Jill Skupin Burkholder, who will be on…
Midnight Cowboy is required viewing. John Schlesinger’s 1969 drama about hustling and friendship won three Oscars and was nominated for four more (which it should have won), but shiny trophies aren’t why it should be seen. The character development created by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman was truly unprecedented. Midnight…
Ah, food. It used to be so simple. Time was, if you had an adequate amount, it tasted OK and it didn’t make you sick, you could count yourself one of Earth’s fortunate children. It was like sex that way. Now, eating is like, well, sex. You can be damn…
You understand that because Green Day has managed to have American Idiot adapted into a Broadway show, anything is possible — right? Think of the possibilities. Carrie Brownstein of Sleater Kinney waxed poetic on this very topic a few years ago when the show first hit the stage, suggesting works…
Richard Linklater’s Bernie is the rarest of rarities: a truly unexpected film. It might be classified as a black comedy, for it deals with the murder of an 81-year-old woman in a fashion that is not exactly tragic. But unlike most movies that fall under that label, it never indulges…
At the start of Joss Whedon’s long-awaited Marvel superhero supergroup flick, The Avengers, the Tesseract — a powerful, potentially dangerous glowing cube that fell to the ocean floor after Captain America (Chris Evans) liberated it from the Nazis in his movie last summer — is in the hands of NASA…
Twentysomething Silver Lake couple Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius) talk their way into an unnamed cult that meets in the basement of a San Fernando Valley split-level in the middle of the night to follow the teachings of the enigmatic Maggie (Brit Marling). A supposedly sickly yet ethereally…
Maybe someday you, too, will have a six-month celebration of your life’s work as you rock an eye patch like whoa, but while you work out your five-year plan to attain Chihuly-level lionization, be sure to check out the nationally renowned, award-winning artist’s local pit stop at the Dallas Arboretum…
To get down with Uptown Players and Upstart Productions, you’d better be up on your movies. Both theater companies have shows right now paying homage to specific film genres. Uptown takes on the serial killer thriller with one of playwright Jamie Morris’ campy spoofs, The Silence of the Clams. It’s…
Yeah, he’s the one that you want — that Grease Lightning guy. You’ve been there, sang that and worn the skintight black spandex, but why not relive it again? Join the Texas Theatre when it presents a special sing-along, 35mm-print version of the 1978 classic Grease. Starring John Travolta and…
If you like to sh-sh-sh-shake that ass, girl, you better rest your buns (and your bunions), because you’ll be dancing your pants off real soon. For some, that’s not an exaggeration. For others, there were never any pants to begin with. The Purple Party is a night of bumps, grinds…
If you want to know what Diavolo is, imagine the acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil, the grittiness of Stomp, sets that move and, apparently, dramatic music with a man shouting in Spanish. There also appears to be an oversize seesaw, a human gerbil wheel and something I’m calling People Plinko…
Filmed in a Maori village near the Bay of Plenty, Boy is New Zealand’s most discussed indie offering to hit American theaters this year. The story is endearing and set in 1982, at the height of Michael Jackson fandom, which — along with shows like Dallas and Dynasty — have…
Cinco de Mayo is one of the best excuses to sink into an elated state of drunkenness. You drink beer, slosh around a few margaritas and commemorate the history of Mexican and American culture. Upgrade this year’s celebration with a little bubbly, chocolate and a whole lotta leg when Pin…
Oh, Etsy — online purveyors of everything cute and unique and of that which inspires so much coveting from house guests and neighbors and random girls at the mall. I love you Etsy. I love your handmade diaper bags and kitschy cushions and striking scarves. I love that I can…
It happened, y’all: Cinco de Mayo falls on a Saturday, so you can start pounding micheladas with your breakfast tacos — you’ll have a full day to recover and wipe the shame salt from your pillow before returning to work on Monday. Add on that it’s the 150th anniversary of…
The 81-year-old Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff may be known historically as the movie house that Howard Hughes built or the scene where police found Lee Harvey Oswald holed up on that fateful day in November, but for the past two years it’s been known as the place to go…
The label “housewife” doesn’t really suit Kelly Killoren Bensimon. The word invokes images of tomato-stained aprons and constant scuttling, but those are unlikely components of Bensimon’s world. The Real Housewives, NYC star, former model and author of the new book I Can Make You Hot!: The 3-Day Supermodel Diet likely…
What’s that? You like your movies on… the strange side? Served up with a side of zombies, pig’s blood or mad scientists? So do we! That’s why we’re so excited about Frightmare Weekend, which runs from this Friday through Sunday. Major weekend highlights: A panel discussion with the cast of…
