James Bond

Bob's On Lemmon is Dallas' Epicenter for the Dirty Martini

If you look closely you can see them: the telltale shards of ice floating on the surface of your martini at Bob's Steak and Chop House on Lemmon Avenue. The bar is dim and dark, and martinis are the precursor of choice to meals that often feature massive cuts of beef plus carrots fit for horses. Be ... More >>

The Best Films of 2012

The end of cinema? Hardly. Taking a look at the top movies.

Skyfall Lays Bare the Unknowable Spy

Prepare To Be Shaken And Stirred

James Bond, Out of Time

Fifty years in, the spy is ever less relevant — and still beloved. Why?

The Londoner Really Needs to Borrow Your Aston Martin for the Skyfall Party

The Londoner in Uptown needs to borrow an Aston Martin for a James Bond "Skyfall" party on November 9th. Per their Facebook post, they promise it will be in good hands. It's a roll-out-the-red-carpet, black-tie event. Nary a crazy shenanigan to be seen! The owner even gets to be their VIP for the ev ... More >>

No Means Yes, But Only For Tonight

Fedoras and $12 Drinks Don't Make the Bar

It's a relatively quiet Wednesday night at Deep Ellum's newest watering hole, Swallow Lounge (double entendre or just a hastily chosen name? You be the judge). I take a seat at the empty bar lined with bright red vinyl stools. Above the bar, back-lit swallows -- those little birds that adorn collarb ... More >>

Hot Child in the City

Advertising Gets Dramatic

If You've Ever Wanted to Live On -- Or In -- Lake Lewisville, Here's Your House Sub

​Friend of Unfair Park Holy Sheet (got that right) forwards this most astounding real estate listing just perfect for, say, a James Bond villain: The SubHome! It's by renowned (no, seriously) sub-home designer Jonathan Owen Pearson, who spent eight years building this aquatic gem (from the looks o ... More >>

Wherein Ian McCulloch, That Guy from Snatch And an Angry Mob of Liverpool FC Supporters Offer Some Not-So-Kind Words to Tom Hicks

Well, there's no Shaft of Austin Powers or James Bond after all. But filmmaker Mike Jefferies has, as promised, just posted to the YouTube his short film Dear Mr Hicks, aimed at you-know-who over you-know-what. There are some familiar faces mixed in there, not that that's important. But for some rea ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Elvis Green Chile Fried Chicken at Chuy's

​To celebrate Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, available this week, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be ... More >>

These Cars Are Tops

Here's Looking at You

Go Go Car Car Fly Fly

Handle The Proof: Ultimat Vodka

There was a time when basic vodkas roamed the barroom earth. They came in normal bottles--real glass when you stepped up to the Smirnoff or Stoli level. Clean, but with a warming, alcohol burn, they mixed readily into orange juice or ginger beer or whatever.But along came Bond (James Bond) and his " ... More >>

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Offers Proof a Franchise Can Live Long and Prosper

Short Orders: Twisted Root Burger Co.

Twisted Root Burger Co.2615 Commerce214-741-7668A friend of mine can't help but laugh every time he walks into this place--and you can't blame him, really.Unlike Jennifer Aniston's character in Office Space, Twisted Root has maxed out its kitsch. There are old signs, burlap bags, metal buckets and c ... More >>

Quantum of Solace

More lead than gold, Bond's latest gets the finger

Look, All I Need's a Million. Pay Ya Back, Swear Ta God.

Reverend Organdrum

Hi-Fi Stereo (Yep Roc)

Siouxsie

Mantaray (Decca Records)

Owen, Clive Owen

Shoot 'Em Up proves that its star could have been a killer Bond

Car Park

See some limey motorcars in Grapevine

Shaken and Stirring

Franchise Player

A Voice for Radio

Sneak Peek the Performing Arts Center. Only Two More Years To Go!

Inside Out

This is really how we feel inside

Royale Flush

The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy and comes up aces

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 7

Pure Bull

The Matador helps Pierce Brosnan shatter his Bond mold

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Fortunate Son

Sahara has no reason to exist, until you see who made it

Best Place for Action Figures and Busts

Zeus

Best Salad (tie)

Nikita | La Dolce Vita

Rising Stock

With Berry, the interest is high--and, indeed, the latest Bond yields a big payoff

Thunderbald

Bond is reincarnated--sort of--as a shaven-headed punk in XXX

Book 'Em

Arts and Letters Live is Texas Bound with Daryl Johnston

Damage Control

Schwarzenegger takes on terrorists in Collateral Damage

Untrue West

He's cuddly, goofy and often a bore. Meet the new Jesse James.

All Shaken Up

Do we prefer vodka or gin martinis?

The final frontier

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

Asian invasion

As the Hong Kong movie industry collapses, scads of Chinese filmmakers and actors are landing big jobs in Hollywood

Out There

007 by the numbers

Most of Tomorrow Never Dies lacks the wit and inventiveness of the best Bond

Lucky 007

Pierce Brosnan is golden in the best Bond since Connery

Two for the road

Martini Ranch mixes dozens of variations of the world's most famous cocktail

Rushes