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February 15, 2012
Texas Theatre Screens Do The Right Thing In 35 mm Tonight
Polish up your Jordans, because Texas Theatre takes you back to 1989, Brooklyn tonight when it screens Do The Right Thing on 35 mm. Escape the Wednesday rut and cruise over to Oak Cliff where the Spike Lee Joint takes you back to that boombox era, when Public Enemy made everyone pump the Running Man ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Descendants Ascends to Top of DFW Crix List
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association just dispatched its year-end best-of, the whole list of which follows. Given my retreat from film crit in recent months -- though I did review We Bought a Zoo, opening Christmas week, and ... not bad -- I can't argue with this year's list as I've don ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
John Lithgow, Peter Weller to Q&A After Very Special Screening of Buckaroo Banzai
Lithgow and Weller, together againLike I said a few weeks ago: John Lithgow's coming to town November 18 for a Very Special Event courtesy the Dallas Film Society, which will take place at the Hall of State with Elvis Mitchell moderating the Q&A. And, like I said a few weeks ago, the Dallas F ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
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 >>
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September 28, 2011
Jerk Your Sausage to Island Spot's Fried Bread Pudding
Island Spot is a new vendor at the State Fair of Texas this year and along with this open-flame-grilled jerk chicken, jerk sausage (note: it's on the menu as "jerk sausage," not "the hand job" or "the hanje") and jerk tofu (for all you vegetarians), they're serving up -- wait for it -- fried bread ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
How Were Fried Praline Sweet Potato Poppers, AKA Fried Thanksgiving, Not Big Tex Finalists?
Kyle WallHiding inside these donut-hole-lookin' things is a sweet-potato-praline mind-blow. Oh, these fried praline sweet potato poppers weren't finalists in this year's Big Tex Choice Awards? That makes total sense. TO NOBODY!!!!!! Kyle Wall, inventor of these fried lovelies, said that fair off ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Fried Chicken Skin and Fried Cake Balls?!? Thanks, Eat Crispies.
Eat CrispiesFried chicken skin from Eat Crispies. Mmm. Skin.Meet fried chicken skin, brought to your State Fair of Texas by Eat Crispies. It's just chicken skin, battered and fried for your face. Eat Crispies owner Phuong Le says, "The fried chicken skin was what caught the attention of ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
The Walking Taco: It's Not Fried. There's No Taco Involved. And It's Not Fried.
Andy SalinasTurns out, Andy Salinas' Walking Taco is really a taco salad in a Doritos bag.Andy Salinas made it into the Big Tex Choice Awards as a finalist with his Walking Taco. He says, "It's a taco that you can walk around the fair and eat." I'm confused. I've never met a taco that wasn't al ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
In Defense of... Eminem, Royce Da 5'9" and Bruno Mars' "Ligthers"
Two project albums from prestigious hip-hop duos have been released this summer. Jay-Z and Kanye West, of course, released Watch The Throne last week. But, back in June, there was another: Eminem and collaborator-turned-enemy-turned-friend-once-more Royce Da 5'9" released Hell: The Sequel under th ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Alice Laussade and City of Ate Score James Beard Nominations
Alice Laussade gets nominated: She was too busy changing diapers -- no, really, she has bred -- to respond right now, so we did it for her (above).The Cheap Bastard may soon be one fancy, bling-toting bastard. Our beloved Alice Laussade, a regular contributor to City of Ate, today picked up ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Use Your Illusion
Alice Laussade gets nominated: She was too busy changing diapers -- no, really, she has bred -- to respond right now, so we did it for her (above).The Cheap Bastard may soon be one fancy, bling-toting bastard. Our beloved Alice Laussade, a regular contributor to City of Ate, today picked up ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Kicking Off Foote
Alice Laussade gets nominated: She was too busy changing diapers -- no, really, she has bred -- to respond right now, so we did it for her (above).The Cheap Bastard may soon be one fancy, bling-toting bastard. Our beloved Alice Laussade, a regular contributor to City of Ate, today picked up ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Bavarian Grill Trails in Contest for Best German Restaurant. Obviously, Voting is Rigged.
Defending champ Bavarian Grill has lost the first round of an online contest to find the Best German Restaurant in America. The Old German Schnitzel Haus in the tiny town of Hickory, North Carolina, held on to its early lead in online voting, collecting 4,083 votes to Bavarian Grill's 3,993. ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
Get Shorty
Defending champ Bavarian Grill has lost the first round of an online contest to find the Best German Restaurant in America. The Old German Schnitzel Haus in the tiny town of Hickory, North Carolina, held on to its early lead in online voting, collecting 4,083 votes to Bavarian Grill's 3,993. ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
It's Morph Than Just Dancing
Defending champ Bavarian Grill has lost the first round of an online contest to find the Best German Restaurant in America. The Old German Schnitzel Haus in the tiny town of Hickory, North Carolina, held on to its early lead in online voting, collecting 4,083 votes to Bavarian Grill's 3,993. ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
Going for the Gold
Defending champ Bavarian Grill has lost the first round of an online contest to find the Best German Restaurant in America. The Old German Schnitzel Haus in the tiny town of Hickory, North Carolina, held on to its early lead in online voting, collecting 4,083 votes to Bavarian Grill's 3,993. ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
What Do Michael Douglas and Jack Abramoff Have in Common? They're Both in This Year's Dallas International Film Festival.
Michael Douglas and Jesse Eisenberg in Solitary Man, one of the first titles announced for the Dallas International Film FestivalAfter the jump you'll find a list of the first 10 titles announced for this year's Dallas International Film Festival -- you know, The Film Fest Formerly Known as AFI D ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
DFW Crix Up in the Air With Year-End Tally
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association just released its tops-o'-2009 list; it follows in full after the jump. But, first, this teaser: Dodging critical conventional wisdom that has put Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker at the top of most critics' polls, the DFWCA instead opted to follow ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Cuckoo For Cogill
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association just released its tops-o'-2009 list; it follows in full after the jump. But, first, this teaser: Dodging critical conventional wisdom that has put Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker at the top of most critics' polls, the DFWCA instead opted to follow ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
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 >>
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January 22, 2009
Dance, Magic Dance
Pilobolus inspires at Bass Hall
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April 4, 2008
Like a Bat Out of Hell, the USA Film Festival Schedule is Released
Pilobolus inspires at Bass Hall
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March 13, 2008
Blood Money
Pilobolus inspires at Bass Hall
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February 21, 2008
Chariots of Heston
See Ben-Hur in Plano
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February 21, 2008
Little Gold Men
See Ben-Hur in Plano
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February 14, 2008
Graphic Stuff
Illustrating a traumatic childhood
Film
November 1, 2007
Sidney Lumet's Long Journey
Venerable director returns with a devilish thriller
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June 28, 2007
Cowboy Up
Fort Worth goes Butch
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March 22, 2007
This Other Winner
The Modern examines secret lives on-screen
News
March 1, 2007
Oscar Oversight
Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports
Calendar
February 1, 2007
Crash Into UNT
Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports
Blogs
December 18, 2006
Can't Get a Fix on Crix' Pix for Best Flix
Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports
Blogs
November 29, 2006
We Are Telling You
Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports
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July 27, 2006
Where's Lowell?
See Wings take flight
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April 6, 2006
Transfusion
See Teatro Dallas' new Blood
News
March 9, 2006
Oscar Overhaul
The Academy--y-a-w-n--Awards desperately need a shot of sports
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February 9, 2006
Fish Story
The Modern screens an eye-opening Nightmare
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February 26, 2004
Statuesque
Walk the local red carpet
Culture
February 26, 2004
Advance Screening
Pssst, wanna see a movie that isn't out yet...legally?
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December 4, 2003
Hey! Ho! Let's Go!
Gimme gimme shock treatment, or The Ramones on the big screen
Culture
May 2, 2002
Simple Simon
California Suite isn't Neil Simon's best, but Richardson Theatre Centre could have done worse
Film
May 10, 2001
Hall of Mirrors
Catherine Deneuve shines in Place Vendôme
Culture
January 4, 2001
The Tired Gun
Or: Why winning an Oscar sometimes means losing sight of a career
Film
November 12, 1998
Transition
The magical Nights of Cabiria shows Fellini moving from neorealism to his surreal masterpieces of the 1960s
Music
April 9, 1998
The accidental star
Elliott Smith on his new album, the Oscars, and why he needs a new favorite shirt
Film
February 20, 1997
Little Orphan Commie
Kolya is sweet, charming, endearing--and shameless
News
August 15, 1996
Letters
Kolya is sweet, charming, endearing--and shameless
Film
August 15, 1996
Ready to scorn
Kansas City is Robert Altman's best movie in years--but does anyone care anymore?
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April 27, 1995
Letters
Kansas City is Robert Altman's best movie in years--but does anyone care anymore?
Film
April 20, 1995
Gut punches
Two entries in the short film anthology "Short Stuff" are harrowingly effective
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