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2011 Stories by Nick Rallo

• 10 Excellent Costumes from the Monster Mash Pumpkin Bash

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Halloween night at the Texas Theatre, I Heart Cinema threw up a 35mm screening of the 1988 Lance Henriksen gem Pumpkinhead. There was Pumpkin Ale, a "Pumpkinhead" cocktail -- made with bits of real hu... More >>

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  The Ten Best Concert Photos of October 2011

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Closing out October, for us, is a sad deal. For starters, we're still feeling nostalgic over the incredible time we had at the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase and Ceremony. Second, we're waving ... More >>

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  The 10 Best Costumes From The Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party

  published Oct 31, 2011

  First of all, Happy Halloween. Secondly, let's talk great costumes. It's pretty well known around these here parts that the Oak Lawn Halloween Block party, which opens up Cedar Springs for the costume... More >>

• The Mixmaster Horror Movie Countdown, October 30: The House of the Devil

  published Oct 30, 2011

  Of all the horror films in our countdown, Ti West's The House of the Devil (2009) is the most unpredictable and inspiring homage to the genre. The film is set in the 1980's, and if you didn't read any... More >>

• Another Horrific 48 Hours

  published October 20, 2011

  Earlier this year, The Mixmaster, the Observer’s arts blog, took part in the 24-Video Race at the Angelika. The stay-up-all-night... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 25: Amityville Horror (1979)

  published Oct 25, 2011

  A note to all homebuilders: Please pay better attention to the likes of your grounds. You see, over the years, too many homes have been built on or near pet cemeteries, directly on top of Native Ameri... More >>

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  Breaking the Sound Barrier and Belly Dancing: Five Photos from the Dallas Weekend

  published Oct 24, 2011

  In between Rangers games this weekend, Dallas was busy. There was belly dancing, jets juuuust about to break the sound barrier (holy shit!), a food truck smackdown and enough barbecue to make PETA blu... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 22: 28 Days and Weeks Later

  published Oct 22, 2011

  Whoa, whoa, whoa. Nearly a week before Halloween, and we haven't spotlighted a zombie filmr Well, here's two: 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007). The original and the sequel are watershed... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 21: Hellraiser (NSFW)

  published Oct 21, 2011

  In the realm of horror film trailers that use hyperbole to sell their movie, Hellraiser is one of the very, very few that actually live up to the promises. "A nightmare unlike anything that you have... More >>

• The Avengers Trailer Gets Sweded, Is Sorta Like The Justice League

  published Oct 20, 2011

  Joss Whedon's Avengers trailer arrived on iTunes on October 11. Since then, it was downloaded over 10 million-freaking times. The trailer's pretty much a big candy-bag of film fun: Thor looks pretty w... More >>

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  10 Awesome Photos From The Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Earlier this morning, Pete released the full list of the DOMAXXIII award winners following a damn great night at the House of Blues. If you missed it, the performers were RTB2, A.Dd+, The Burning Hote... More >>

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  McDonald's TV is Here. So, Five Local Programming Ideas.

  published Oct 18, 2011

  McDonald's new phase of mind control and world domination is upon us: McTV is here. [ACTIVATE MIND CONTROL] McDonald's is launching the "McDonald's Channel," according to the LA Times, The "digital ... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 16, 17: The Exorcist & The Exorcist III

  published Oct 17, 2011

  The Exorcist, the original, isn't a film. It's a two-hour study of anxiety and dread. Beyond the demonic possession scenes, there's happy-pappy moments like the ol' "you're going to die up there scene... More >>

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  The Best Stage Faces from the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

  published Oct 17, 2011

  It was a good weekend. Zombies, Sarah Jaffe's badass new haircut, the Toadies and much, more. Yeah, we're gonna mark down this year's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase as a success. Oh, and we got... More >>

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  The 10 Best Photos From the Zombie Walk in Deep Ellum

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Walking through Deep Ellum to get to the Main Stage of the Observer Music Awards Showcase, I saw two things: 1. A zombie attacking a mock SWAT Team. 2. A zombie whirling around his enormous zombie ... More >>

• Picture Show: The Old 97's and Centro-matic Sure Can Rock the Main Stage

  published Oct 15, 2011

  UPDATE (Sunday, 10/16): We got your photos from the main stage, and the night in Deep Ellum in our slide shows. Much more to come. What a night. OK, here we go, here we go. So, the Rangers game ... More >>

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  Kicking Off The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. Also, Zombies

  published Oct 15, 2011

  UPDATE (Sunday, 10/16): We got your photos from the main stage, and the night in Deep Ellum in our slide shows. Much more to come. What a night. OK, here we go, here we go. Right now, Sarah Jaff... More >>

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  John Lithgow to Get Dallas Star Award, Film Retrospective From Dallas Film Society

  published Oct 13, 2011

  Little big ago, The Dallas Film Society announced their plans for the second Art of Film at the Hall of State in Fair Park. If you weren't around for last year's inaugural shindig with Elvis Mitchell ... More >>

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  The Five Best Shots from Occupy Dallas (So Far)

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Over the past week, Unfair Park has racked up a number of recaps in the wake of Occupy Wall Street in Dallas. There was the march, and--of course--Infowars host Alex Jones' protest on the Dallas Feder... More >>

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  The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 11: Se7en

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Since Silence of the Lambs, there've been dozens of trashy Hollywood attempts at remaking the success behind the brooding, dark serial killer thriller. They've all been punch-yourself-in-the-nuts bad.... More >>

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  Five Dallas Halloween Events to Warm You Up for October 31

  published Oct 11, 2011

  Besides having more than one plate of fried chicken skin at the State Fair of Texas, there are some good scares in Dallas for Halloween. The events range from family-friendly strolls through autumnal ... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 8: The Fly

  published Oct 08, 2011

  Dear David Cronenberg, You permanently re-wired me. Not sure if it was the scene when Jeff Goldblum, who becomes a massive, bipedal fly, dissolves a man's hand with battery-acid vomit, or the scene... More >>

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  The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 5: Jaws

  published Oct 05, 2011

  There is no body of water immune to the fear from Jaws. Any lake, any pond, any tepid street puddle is a possible place to swim and be eaten by a large, meat-hungry shark. I'd even bet there's literal... More >>

• The Mixmaster's Horror Movie Countdown, October 2: Antichrist

  published Oct 02, 2011

  Yesterday, James Wallace kicked off Mixmaster's horror movie countdown with the stupendous slasher-flick Halloween. James mentioned that Halloween's impact has made it so he can't remember the exact f... More >>

• World's Largest Zeppelin Flies into DFW For Last U.S. Stop

  published Sep 29, 2011

  Around 8:45 a.m. this morning, around the time this author rabbit-punched "snooze" on the alarm clock, the world's largest zeppelin lifted off into sky. The Farmers Airship, which at 246 feet is 15 ... More >>