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Jerry Lewis

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    School Till July 26? Sneak a Peek at Five Calendars DISD's Looking at For Next Year.

    Dave Granlund, via​Used to be, you knew school was back in session day after Jerry Lewis was on teevee, teetering in a tux. Now, of course, kiddos report back at the end of August. But how long will that last? Not quite sure: Amongst the many, many, many items of interest on the Dallas Independent ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2011

    Which Musicians Will Die in 2011?

    Dave Granlund, via​Used to be, you knew school was back in session day after Jerry Lewis was on teevee, teetering in a tux. Now, of course, kiddos report back at the end of August. But how long will that last? Not quite sure: Amongst the many, many, many items of interest on the Dallas Independent ... More >>

  • Film

    December 9, 2010

    I Love You Phillip Morris: Jim Carrey and Crew Go Balls-Out.

    Dave Granlund, via​Used to be, you knew school was back in session day after Jerry Lewis was on teevee, teetering in a tux. Now, of course, kiddos report back at the end of August. But how long will that last? Not quite sure: Amongst the many, many, many items of interest on the Dallas Independent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Meet the Fort Worth Film Buff Who's Updating and Preserving the Bobbie Wygant Archive

    Bobbie Wygant Interviews Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies from Atombomb.tv on Vimeo.I could read to you from this stack of press releases for big-deal Thursday happenings ("Boone Pickens, Mayor Leppert, Chief Brown unveil New Jubilee Park Buildings" and "Mayor Leppert, Dr. Hinojosa to launch first-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Whitt's End: 9.3.10

    ​ Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *The Texas Rangers' slogan this season: "It's Time". The Texas Rangers' situation on September 3: "It's Over." With 29 games remaining, the Rangers could go 14-15 and the A's would have to go 24- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    At the Dallas Zoo, Leppert Fund Raises for Educational Program. And, Celebrates Birthday.

    Patrick MichelsOn his birthday, Mayor Tom Leppert gets to meet Ernie, an American alligator, at the Dallas Zoo​Even if he'd secretly been hoping for a pony on his birthday, Mayor Tom Leppert was all smiles this morning at the Dallas Zoo, where the formalities of a press conference quickly gave ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    The Weirdest Postcard I've Ever Received

    ​The only thing that could make this any more creepyweirdfunny is if it was hand-delivered by a cleaveage-baring dragon wearing a Jim Kern jersey whilst talking in a sing-songy Australian accent. I get some crazy stuff. Nothing beats this one. In my mailbox at the Dallas Observer yesterday I ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2009

    Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughts.

    ​The only thing that could make this any more creepyweirdfunny is if it was hand-delivered by a cleaveage-baring dragon wearing a Jim Kern jersey whilst talking in a sing-songy Australian accent. I get some crazy stuff. Nothing beats this one. In my mailbox at the Dallas Observer yesterday I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Whitt's End: 9.11.09

    ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *As for August's PPM radio ratings - surprise! - 1310 AM The Ticket continues to dominate. Among men 25-54, The Ticket remains No. 1 in the market leading every hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. ... More >>

  • Music

    June 26, 2009

    Brave Combo Celebrates 30 years of Rockin' Polka

    ​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *As for August's PPM radio ratings - surprise! - 1310 AM The Ticket continues to dominate. Among men 25-54, The Ticket remains No. 1 in the market leading every hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 15, 2009

    Hibashi Teppan Grill and Sushi Bar

    Super-sizing the sushi bar the Texas way

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008
  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    Everybody Back in the Pool

    Who in music will join the Choir Invisible this year? Let's bet.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    French for Funny

    The Modern knows My Best Friend

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Bolton Lives!

    Being an ass-clown ain't so bad

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2006

    Princely Puns

    Being an ass-clown ain't so bad

  • Film

    January 19, 2006

    Who's Laughing?

    Albert Brooks looks for comedy and comes up empty

  • Film

    December 22, 2005

    Backhanded Slapstick

    Jim Carrey's brand of fun warms a reheated Dick and Jane

  • Film

    October 27, 2005

    Strange Brew

    The Truth is, Egoyan's latest is B-movie noir, with killer performances

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Told Ya So

    Plus: Funny Girls

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Kitschy Cool

    Totally kooky, totally European, totally fun: Stereo Total

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2005

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Totally kooky, totally European, totally fun: Stereo Total

  • Culture

    October 16, 2003

    Tangled Webs

    Spider Woman wraps Uptown Players in her spell; Dinner with Friends and Artificial Jungle feel like traps

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    The Secret Word is "Groucho"

    It's a sure bet with Marx

  • Film

    May 22, 2003

    Heaven Help Us

    Jim Carrey has the power in Bruce Almighty

  • Film

    December 26, 2002

    Catcher in the Sky

    Spielberg, once more, is caught up in the thrill of the chase

  • Dining

    December 5, 2002

    Creatures of Bad Habit

    Have we lost the art of drinking?

  • Music

    November 1, 2001

    Bertrand Burgalat

    The SSSound of Mmmusic (Emperor Norton)

  • Film

    August 2, 2001

    Gangster Crap

    Made, a wannabe mob comedy, won't be furthering anyone's career

  • Culture

    May 10, 2001

    Not Necessarily New

    Low culture meets high concept at Plush and Purple Orchid

  • Film

    October 19, 2000

    Good Intentions

    Harold Ramis paves an uneven road to hell over the classic Bedazzled

  • Culture

    July 13, 2000

    I was a Flaming Idiot...

    Or: How a critic gets to play the fool

  • Film

    June 22, 2000

    Dumb and dumb-ass

    Irene lets rubber-faced freak Carrey on one more time

  • Music

    June 1, 2000

    Across the Bar

    Gatti's back; Pagan's out; 900 Ft Jesus bathes; Records due for release

  • Film

    October 29, 1998

    The great pretender

    In the spirit of Chaplin, Roberto Benigni takes on the Holocaust in Life Is Beautiful

  • Film

    October 8, 1998

    Screen tests

    Usual suspects, small wonders, and the new Bertolucci at the Montreal and Toronto film fests

  • Film

    June 11, 1998

    Deja vu all over again

    The cocktail party never ends in le cinema du Henry Jaglom

  • Film

    June 4, 1998

    Camera ready

    In The Truman Show, a hypernormal Jim Carrey dives into the world of TV--and brings us a "message film" that almost works

  • Dining

    August 7, 1997

    A French toast

    La Mirabelle serves up fine French fare and holds the snootiness

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Creep show

    Radiohead: The story of a would-be one-hit wonder

  • Film

    April 17, 1997

    Dead Heads

    In this lifeless comedy, the corpses have more charm than the actors

  • News

    July 25, 1996

    Letters

    In this lifeless comedy, the corpses have more charm than the actors

  • Culture

    July 4, 1996

    If hell were a musical

    Faint praise isn't damnation enough for Damn Yankees

  • Film

    July 4, 1996

    Eddie better

    Murphy shows acting muscle, but The Nutty Professor weighs him down

  • Film

    June 20, 1996

    Reruns

    The Cable Guy spoofs TV culture; Moll Flanders spooks a classic novel

  • Music

    March 21, 1996

    The unusual suspects

    At South by Southwest, the magic moments count the most

  • News

    December 7, 1995

    Caught in the Web

    Zach Loafman, a gifted St. Mark's teen, fights an addiction to the Internet.

  • Film

    April 20, 1995

    USA Film Festival Schedule

    Zach Loafman, a gifted St. Mark's teen, fights an addiction to the Internet.

  • Film

    April 13, 1995

    The importance of being Pauly

    Pauly Shore, the crown prince of Valley Dudes, ponders the secret of his success

  • Music

    November 10, 1994

    Idol worship

    In the 1950s and '60s, Tony Zoppi wrote about -- and rode with -- the stars

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