Implicit in its title, the premise of The Killer Inside Me—directed by Michael Winterbottom from Jim Thompson’s 1952 crime novel—could be summed up in a classified ad: Texas cop with pleasant boyish demeanor seeks compliant dames for sadistic sex games culminating in murder. What complicates this tale is its telling…
By the time the ladies of Theatre Too’s Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage start sawing up the body of a villainous Ukrainian drug dealer named Black Dog, the strange charms of this outrageous piece of grindhouse comedy will have firmly grabbed hold of your senses. Not known for taking…
Sure, we can whip up some pretty tasty Cajun dishes, but if you’re looking for the tastiest Creole, look no farther than New Orleans. Okay, that may be a little out of the way, so Louisiana native Chef Marcelle Bienvenu is bringing New Orleans to Dallas with dishes like Roosevelt…
Have you ever faked it? No, not like that. You know, pretended to know what you were talking about when sipping a glass of wine? We’ve seen you, sniffing the wine and gently swirling it around in the balloon-shaped glass. After taking a small sip, you hold it in your…
The greatest things in life are free. But they go very well with a $15 trip to the movies and a $5 beverage. The new show at the Magnolia Gallery, Incidental Insider, is a perfect alternative to fifteen minutes of previews, or an immediate rush back to the car afterward…
The words “beer tasting” and “opera” don’t find themselves together very often. But when they do, it’s a super good time. Especially when the Dallas Opera’s doing the opera-ing and The Londoner’s doing the beer-ing. From 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, the Dallas opera hosts a beer tasting at The…
If his conservative political views, gun ownership stance or snakeskin cut-offs offend you, then kneel down and suck his Glock. Motor City Madman Ted Nugent will put a stranglehold on Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Saturday. It must have been four years since he bow-and-arrowed a life-size cutout of…
OK, we love a guy who says “eff you” to his town and lets a bunch (500,000, to be exact) of hippies party down for a few days while listening to some groovy music on his farm. He even…wait…oh no, we’re doing it again. We’re confusing reality with movies. Last…
Art Conspiracy, i.e. everyone’s favorite holiday splurge (“It’s for a good cause,” I rationalized after my fourth purchase last year), doesn’t take place until the cold month of December, but leave it to our local art conspirators to be proactive. In preparation for the awesomeness that is sure to be…
There are two stories my dad always tells when the subject of boats comes up. One involves the time he ate beer and eggs for breakfast, got on a boat and promptly barfed, while the second recalls the incident in which he launched himself, my mother and my toddler self…
Catch up on your summer reading by visiting the Friends of the Plano Public Library Book Sale, where over 100,000 gently used hardbacks, paperbacks, DVDs and CDs will be on sale for $2 or less at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Admission is $5 to $10 for…
In 1973 a young musician came to Texas with the purpose of meeting his idol, the singer/songwriter Bob Wills. But before Ray Benson could meet the King of Western Swing, Wills had a stroke, and later died. Benson never got to speak to Bob Wills, so he wrote a musical…
After they leave Saturday Night Live, most comedians can only trot out the same old comic persona for so long before the time comes to find a new gag. Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Al Franken–all eventually reinvented themselves years after they left. Don’t hold your breath for Jon Lovitz to…
Fellow Aggies and art enthusiasts unite! Dallas artist and Texas A&M at Commerce alum Patrick Crouch will be showing his work at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson. Crouch focuses his painting, sculpture and more on the representation of the African-American culture. His pieces are created using vibrant…
Who doesn’t like art with a code? The thrilling idea of staring at an old master and discovering the cryptic message, “So dark the con of man…” Well, no guarantees that Messages With a Code: Photography/Mixed Media Installations by Kathy Lovas will set you on any kind of DaVinci Code…
You can find so many amazing things at the local public library, and not just in the pages of their books. Sure, they’ve got reading material on everything from aardvarks to zebras, but the really special library moments involve a little something extra. Take, for example, the Petzapalooza event going…
The road to hell may be paved with good intentions, but author Sue Ellen Hanning covered the road to the real Italy while carrying a bulging backpack and no credit cards. Hanning was a 54-year-old teacher and mom when she and her daughter Jenny went on a three-month search for…
Tap dancing is probably one of the most underrated art forms of all time. Even though Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Gregory Hines made it look easy and badass, nowadays everyone thinks ballroom dancing is the superior dancing style. Show me Tap Dancing With The Stars and then I’ll be…
Scholars maintain that great minds think alike and opposites attract. Well, which is it, dammit? In Circle Theatre’s new production, it’s both. Picture Hollywood in the 1940s, an exciting decade in the city’s illustrious history. Humphrey Bogart is burning up the silver screen and pinup starlet Betty Grable is introducing…
Polar bears are driving cars on skis. Sharks are soaring in the air. An astronaut, a deer and a man with antlers are all loitering in what looks like a gas station called “hell.” Is it real, imaginary — or both? That’s what Dallas artist T.J. Griffin explores in his…
The booze is a flowin’, the guns are going off and the cowboys–or cowgirls, in this case–are ready to ride off into the sunset. Sounds like a good ol’ rootin’, tootin’ time, doesn’t it? Can you hear the “yeehaws” and the “ride ’em cowboys”? Welcome to Jane Martin’s Wild, Wild…
If you would be deliriously happy to eat sushi every day, yet you aren’t a bajillionaire, then Central Market in Plano has just the class for you. Learn to roll your own this Thursday in the hands-on Sushi 101 class. Any sushi enthusiast knows the secret is in getting the…
