That record you see at right, signed by Warren Zevon, was given to me by Craig DePoi the night Warren played Club Dada -- July 27, 1992, to be exact. I remember it like it was yesterday. Craig, then working behind the bar at Trees, knew of my fondness for Warren, and after his set asked him to si ... More >>
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 >>
Hollywood plunders meaning from the Holocaust—again
Kitchen Dog Theater's Latest is creepy-cool look at the written word and the scars of child abuse.
Gilligan and company shipwreck onstage
Pod people speak with one voice on Trinity toll road
Barry Levinson wags the dog again, but his bark is worse than his bite
Wes Anderson takes Bill Murray out to sea and strands him there
With the rich, says Igby, always a little pity
Jurassic Park III may put butts in seats, but after a few good chase scenes, it'll chap your hide
Cats & Dogs doesn't quite build a better mousetrap
With his own movie in tow, Dallas' indie-film guru goes to Robert Redford's festival, falls in love with the First-Timer, and embraces the hype
Barenaked in America is an exercise in self-pleasure
David Fincher's Fight Club will make you cry uncle
David Cronenberg finds a new place to stick it in eXistenZ
The Prince of Egypt offers up the 10 commandments of (brotherly) love
It's deja vu all over again with the rerelease of The Big Chill
Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean used to be a hilarious British fop, until he made a movie
Director digs up more dinos to prove--maybe--he's still a little playful
Cronenberg's Crash is a careening hit and run
Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX
Boys and their toys take charge in Courage Under Fire and Independence Day
The hyped-up supernatural thriller Hideaway is too sloppy to be scary
