Bring your kids to share the art of film and bone up on their North American neighbors as they watch delightful and innovative movies this Thursday, the last day of The Modern Kids – Summer Flicks series at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. As a bonus, attendees will…
Ain’t no party like a LAN party, and every August, thousands of gamers from around the world stream into Dallas for the largest one in the world: QuakeCon, billed as “the Woodstock of gaming.” Built around a series of Quake Live tournaments with around $50,000 in prizes–plus a pair of…
The general rule of movie sequels is simple: don’t make them. Good movies come singly and perhaps in the rare trilogy, but as is the case with most sequels, there’s never a good reason to make a fourth one. Case in point: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal…
This weekend at the Inwood Theatre sees a return to the big screen for the precocious Max Fischer, Rushmore Prep student and founder of the Rushmore Bombardment Society, who falls in love with a teacher and quickly demonstrates the damage someone can do when the woman he loves breaks his…
Sherlock Holmes is a treasured character in literature whose appeal has crossed over since the inception of modern media. The beloved detective has been featured on radio shows and in various incarnations on TV and in film, most recently with Robert Downey Jr. playing the role (with gusto, we might…
“Love Is A Battlefield.” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” “We Belong.” “Heartbreaker.” Sure, you’ve heard these songs sung (and/or whistled) by your mom, by poseurs on American Idol, by 12-year-olds in their Flingy McDingdong Rockband bands and by every possible combination of drunk chick plus off-key at karaoke night…
What? Don’t tell us you’re not familiar with the easy, breezy, laid-back songstylings of Jack Mother-Lovin’ Johnson. The pro-surfer turned casual-rock icon somewhere around the time he put the board down, kicked off his flippy-floppies and picked up an acoustic guitar. We can’t be bothered with an exact date, though,…
With baseball season ending, it’s time to knuckle down and hope the Rangers can pull off a winning season, something they haven’t done in years. Hey, have a little faith; it’s possible. If anything, at least fans can still enjoy all-day tailgating parties, horseshoe games and firework Fridays. Even more…
Considering we could buy some flowers at the store and sit in our own chilly air conditioning for the Arboretum’s usual admission price, we normally wouldn’t pick August as the month to go. But now that the Arboretum’s August Dollar Days are upon us, we’ll have to reconsider, as $1…
The kind of walk we usually take on Saturday mornings involves last night’s clothes and a severe case of shame and regret. This week, we’re gonna give fitness for a good cause a try instead. The 15th annual Run, Walk and Roll, benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of North Texas, includes…
Long before little orphan Annie ever immortalized the phrase, “the sun’ll come out…tomorrow,” there had long been another orphan Anne in town. The Anne I speak of is the title character from Lucy Laud Montgomery’s famous novel Anne of Green Gables. Both of these orphans have red hair in common,…
After obligatory helicopter views of New York’s skyline open Adam McKay’s The Other Guys, we’re introduced to Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), a duo of headline-grabbing, unflappable supercops who keep the city exciting, if not safe, with law enforcement by the Michael Bay book. The Other…
If the plot of Middle Men sounds familiar—Luke Wilson gets in bed with James Caan, who just wants to fuck him—that’s because it’s the same as the plot of Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson’s 1996 directorial debut, in which Wilson and Caan worked together for the first time. Middle Men is…
Been dying to do away with your child’s Justin Bieber-esque bedhead or horrendous kid-mohawk? The end of summer haircuts is the perfect excuse to tame those unsightly manes. And thanks to Remington College’s annual Cuts for Kids event, you won’t have to clutch your wallet in agony. From Monday through…
As the cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will most likely continue for years, part of the recovery effort is to carry on the legacy of the Gulf Coast region by understanding and appreciating its beautiful and fragile nature. The Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden and Trinity…
When’s the last time you went on a date? More important, what did you do on that date? Let me guess…dinner, maybe a movie afterward? Dinner can be so awkward and movies don’t really provide a true bonding experience. So what else is there to do? Concerts are good, but…
Nick Cannon, who you probably remember from I’m Mariah Carey’s Husband, Mariah Carey’s My Wife And You’re Totally Jealous and Mariah: The Old Lady I Boink is coming to Arlington Improv to do some stand-up comedy. He’s also been in some lesser-known works like Men In Black II, Drumline and…
Henry Hill’s life of crime as a Lucchese family stick-up man and drug dealer made for an amazing crime drama in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece Goodfellas. His post-Mob life, on the other hand, could be fodder for an absurd comedy. After getting booted from the Witness Protection Program for not…
Hot on the heels of the World Cup (surely you heard a little something about the biggest and best sporting competition in the world?), local fans of the sport, both new and old, are going to get a special treat. Several international superstars who participated in the Cup, including faves…
Aside from the immortal scene in Footloose where Kevin Bacon furiously punch-dances his way through an abandoned warehouse, the only time when you’ll likely use the phrase “dance fighting” is regarding the martial art of Capoeira. And like Bacon’s dance, Capoeira is as beautiful as it is deadly. Originating in…
For one day, the McKinney Avenue Contemporary Complex presents a number of video and audio works in both its Black Box and Heldt + Hall theaters. A compilation from a number of video artists will screen on a loop from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then individual works will…
La Duni Latin Cafe (4620 McKinney Ave.) is hosting a Mojito Class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The hands-on class features bar chef Ivan Rimach demonstrating three methods of the cocktail–one shaken, one hand-muddled and one involving fire. You can also take a break from all the muddling to…
