Stein Mart’s slogan is “Once you go, you get it.” And they’re right. The first time I went to Stein Mart I was like, “Oh, I get it. It’s for Moms.” Your mom totally goes there, sporting her mom pants and her mom shirt and trying on some nice momcessories…
Kids bear the burden of many unreasonable expectations based on sweeping generalizations about who they are. Does every boy wanna be a baseball player? Every little girl a pretty, pretty princess? And what of the Kids Love Frogs exhibit at the Skillman Southwestern branch of the Dallas Public Library? Maybe…
Believe it or not, Iron Eagle was rife with technical inaccuracies, least of which that F-16s can launch missiles while taxiing on an airstrip. If the filmmakers had the referential aid of, say, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, they might have avoided some of the movie’s more glaring…
Before my parents’ divorce, they began taking Latin dance lessons together. When my mother told a friend about their evenings gliding across the dance floor, the friend raised an eyebrow and asked, “Is it working?” In the end, not even the sultry, sensuous tango could save that relationship, but it…
Year of the Dog (Paramount Vantage) It’s just about the First Commandment of Hollywood: Don’t kill the dog. So it’s a testament to the clout of writer-director Mike White (School of Rock) that killing off the dog is the first of many rules broken in this weird-ass movie. Folks fooled…
This is a mockumentary, right?” I’ve been asked that question at least a dozen times since The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters made its bow at the Slamdance Film Festival in January. Quite simply, some folks just don’t believe that Seth Gordon’s film about two men vying for…
A quiz: 1. Balls of Fury is a movie about: a. A former table tennis prodigy (Dan Fogler as Randy Daytona) enlisted by the FBI to infiltrate the underground Ping-Pong tournament of a legendary Chinese criminal (Christopher Walken). b. Suppository jokes. c. Little worth discussing and even less worth seeing…
The name Hip Pocket more than covers it. The west Fort Worth theater group has been reaching around and pulling it out for a popular 31 seasons now. But we’re not just talking about a super-sized black hole of endless talent and creative energy—they’re hip in the not-connected-to-your-ass sense too…
Forget the Johnny Depp vs. Gene Wilder question about who makes the better Willy Wonka. Call it a toss-up. Lets focus for now on the original movie version of the Roald Dahl creation; if you’re of a certain age and temperament—that is, you have taste and a heart—you remember being…
You misspelled “retribution” at your junior high spelling bee and have been bitter about it ever since. Your dreams of making it to the city finals were dashed, and your parents never forgave you. Some people just never understood the pressure you went through, but the kids in Putnam County…
Everyone has an imaginary world lurking somewhere in the back (or front, or sides) of their brain. Artist Robert D. Cocke certainly does, but unlike most of the rest of us, he has the capability to pluck that world right out of his gray matter and give it color on…
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 14, 2008.. Yes, Asian acrobats are short. They’re wee and limber, and that allows them to perform acrobatics better than even the best French Canadian. That, and the fact that they begin their artistic pursuit while other kids are still potty training. With…
If you’ve ever kicked back with a margarita on the patio of a Mexican restaurant, then you’ve probably heard the sweetly harmonized boleros, ballads and love songs popularized by Trio Los Panchos—the two-thirds Mexican, one-third Puerto Rican trio that took the world by storm starting in the 1950s, recording some…
Truly great feats have been achieved by few members of our downtrodden human race. While many of us slog through life, filling the bank account up every two weeks only to find ourselves stretched thin in a few days’ time, some among us have mastered the art of living. They…
Back in the day, people used to talk about going back and taking a few college courses just for fun. Not anymore. Now if you’re taking a college course for any reason, you’d best be prepared to go into serious debt (and serious plasma loss) to do it, particularly if…
If you’re like me, when you first saw Mrs. Doubtfire, you had two thoughts and two thoughts only: first, “I miss Mork & Mindy,” and second, “This movie would have been a lot better if it were about nuns.” Well, glory, glory, hallelujah, the Richardson Theatre Centre is here to…
What’s more obnoxious: rednecks or opera music? If you’re waiting for a punch line don’t hold your breath. There isn’t one. I’m seriously conflicted over this question. I mean, what could be worse? Wait, what if you combined the two? Get three rednecks to sing opera. Holy crap! That’s exactly…
My good friend and colleague Noah W. Bailey says that ever since he was a teenager, he’s fantasized about the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” playing at his wedding reception. [Editor’s note: This is pure fantasy on the part of Mr. Pulle.] He says that it’s a very romantic and sweet…
One might naturally assume that a play called Zero would be the heart-wrenching story of a Japanese kamikaze pilot. It might be hard to stage without a World War II-era plane, however (though it would be really fun to watch an actor play a plane for an hour). Said play…
Shakespearean Death Match confuses me. I get that there are 16 characters all battling it out to see who is the Shakespeareanest. I get that you can place actual bets on the outcomes for a chance to win kickin’ prizes. And I get that seeing man parts in tights is…
So you think you’re cool, huh? Been going around hijacking scenes from everyone that’s old and out of it? Well, Mr. Hipster, think about this: Ever get a live shout-out from Jimi Hendrix? Ever been censored and then kicked off the airwaves for your apolitical views? Been the subject of…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. REFUNDS AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE.Peabo Bryson. The name may elude some younger readers. Hell, the name “Peabo” is weird enough by itself. It almost sounds like a medical condition. “We’re sorry, Mrs. Jones, your husband has an advanced case of peabo. There’s nothing we…
