Adrien Brody

Business as Usual

Max Fischer in Dallas Tonight

Waiting was the hardest part

Terrence Malick emerges after 20 years with his complex but compelling The Thin Red Line

Oedipus hex

Portrait of the psycho as a young man

Big Fan: AFI Dallas Announces Its Complete Line-Up, Minus the Closing-Night Movie(s?)

Patton Oswalt is the Big Fan, scheduled to play the AFI Dallas International Film Fest this yearMoments ago, the AFI Dallas International Film Festival sent along its complete schedule for this year's fest, which runs March 26 through April 2 -- with, as we've noted before, most screenings taking pl ... More >>

Among the AFI Dallas Stars, Peter Bogdanovich Celebrates The Last Picture Show

We were asked not to say anything till later this week, but the full-page ad in yesterday's paper ran a week too early yesterday and jumped the starter's gun ... so, we're off. As it said in the AFI Dallas International Film Festival spread on Page 18A, this year's Star Awards recipients include Nea ... More >>

Mars Blackmon's in Town. For AFI? Nope.

A Friend of Unfair Park noticed this note at the end of ESPN.com's recap of last night's Mavs-Warriors recap:Movie director Spike Lee, a noted Knicks fan, sat courtside with Mavs owner Mark Cuban. Lee is in town for a film festival.Can only think of one, but so far no confirmation from AFI Dallas fo ... More >>

The AFI Dallas, in Bloom

Patrick MichelsRinko Kikuchi, Adrien Brody and writer-director Rian Johnson kicked off the third AFI Dallas International Film Festival with their Brothers Bloom.Later today, a longer recap from last night's opening of the AFI Dallas International Film Festival at NorthPark Center, where Rian Johnso ... More >>

Going to Towne: Some Picks for Your Friday AFI Dallas Film Festival-Going Pleasure

Patrick MichelsChinatown writer Robert Towne walking the red carpet at NorthPark Center last nightPatrick has posted his bang-up slide show from last night's AFI Dallas International Film Festival kick-off, which comes with the most adorable photo of Rinko Kikuchi you'll find anywhere and several ot ... More >>

AFI Dallas International Film Festival: So Many Great Movies, So Little Time

Patrick MichelsChinatown writer Robert Towne walking the red carpet at NorthPark Center last nightPatrick has posted his bang-up slide show from last night's AFI Dallas International Film Festival kick-off, which comes with the most adorable photo of Rinko Kikuchi you'll find anywhere and several ot ... More >>

Cadillac Records Gets Nothing Right, Especially the Facts About Chess Records

Patrick MichelsChinatown writer Robert Towne walking the red carpet at NorthPark Center last nightPatrick has posted his bang-up slide show from last night's AFI Dallas International Film Festival kick-off, which comes with the most adorable photo of Rinko Kikuchi you'll find anywhere and several ot ... More >>

Move Along, Kids

Patrick MichelsChinatown writer Robert Towne walking the red carpet at NorthPark Center last nightPatrick has posted his bang-up slide show from last night's AFI Dallas International Film Festival kick-off, which comes with the most adorable photo of Rinko Kikuchi you'll find anywhere and several ot ... More >>

That summer of '77

Murder, mayhem, and a whole bunch of hate

'Darjeeling' Brings Depth, Whimsy

Wes Anderson's road trip tale of brotherly love features Adrian Brody, Owen Wilson

Detective Comics

Showbiz noir investigates TV Superman's real-life tragedy

Who Is That Guy?

He plays golf with George Clooney. He clowns around with Chris Tucker. He's best buddies with Peri Gilpin. He's a pasty white dude named Steve Stodghill.

Grind It Out With Pam

He plays golf with George Clooney. He clowns around with Chris Tucker. He's best buddies with Peri Gilpin. He's a pasty white dude named Steve Stodghill.

Monkey Shines

Peter Jackson's King Kong earns its crown.

Monkey Business

Peter Jackson spares no expense for a Kong that's just too long

Shock Treatment

An experimental director and a harrowing tale fit The Jacket perfectly

Grande Madame

Lázaro Ramos kicks literal and figurative booty as a legendary Brazilian drag queen

Wick's End

Plus: Anger Displacement

In the Ghetto

Polanski returns to Poland, this time as The Pianist

Eastern Bloc-heads

Harrison's Flowers reveals -- duh -- that war is bad

Well Dunne

The Deep Ellum Film Festival returns, suffering from the Terrific Twos

Blacks and Jews

In Liberty Heights, Barry Levinson once again confronts the ghosts of Baltimore past

The Con's On You

In Liberty Heights, Barry Levinson once again confronts the ghosts of Baltimore past

There's No AFI Anymore, But Film Fest Has New Honorary Chairs: Tom and Laura Leppert

Danny HurleyMayor Tom, with Peter Bogdanovich and other film and local luminaries (and Rick Perry) at an AFI Dallas closing event last April​A few weeks ago we mentioned some fairly significant changes at The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Today comes word ... More >>

Splice: One Crazy Test-Tube Mutant of a Movie

Danny HurleyMayor Tom, with Peter Bogdanovich and other film and local luminaries (and Rick Perry) at an AFI Dallas closing event last April​A few weeks ago we mentioned some fairly significant changes at The Film Festival Formerly Known as AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Today comes word ... More >>

So There Are Celebrities in Town: A Round-Up of Some Famous Faces on Super Party Circuit

All photos WireImageAshton Kutcher, Demi Moore and noted comedy genius Justin Timberlake at the Rachovsky House​Woke up this morning to find some last-night souvenirs in the in-box -- some, from the Audi Forum at the Rachovsky House on Preston and Northwest Highway, which the car-maker's taken ove ... More >>

Top 7 Most Irritating Food Commericals

Ritz Hey Guy, how 'bout never driving your exhaust spewing Ritz truck near our food. Capeesh? ​It's been a long day. You're at home watching Top Chef. After three-to-four minutes of actual show, you get an ad blitz (Yes, this scenario implies you don't have TiVo).There's the ad where Burger King's ... More >>

Is There Magic ‘Round Midnight?

Ritz Hey Guy, how 'bout never driving your exhaust spewing Ritz truck near our food. Capeesh? ​It's been a long day. You're at home watching Top Chef. After three-to-four minutes of actual show, you get an ad blitz (Yes, this scenario implies you don't have TiVo).There's the ad where Burger King's ... More >>

Dallas Film Society's Art of Film Event Returns to Hall of State, This Time WIth John Lithgow

Might we see Buckaroo Bonzai on the big screen when John Lithgow comes to town next month? Maybe so, maybe so.​Last year's inaugural Art of Film event at the Hall of State was quite the wingding as the great Elvis Mitchell and Robert Duvall informally, thoughtfully and quite giddily chatted about ... More >>