A chilly, impersonal comedy of love and betrayal.
Adaptive Behavior
Went on a date. To re-boot my chivalry, I let her pick the movie. Nine. Oh boy. She says, "It's about a guy who fantasizes about hot chicks." I say (fingers crossed), "I'm in. Are we talking porn?" So we go to Magnolia theater in West Village, have a drink and there, writhing around on ... More >>
Wheelchairs for Iraqi KidsBrad Blauser with one of the hundreds of Iraqi children to receive pediatric wheelchairs thanks to the North Texan's effortsFive years ago, Brad Blauser of Grapevine landed in Iraq as a civilian contractor. Though his family remains here, Blauser has stayed in Baghdad. B ... More >>
A fireside Taxi CabIt was a brisk night. Jessica and I had set out to see John Spriggins' Paper Dolls exhibition at the South Dallas Cultural Center. We made several illegal u-turns before successfully achieving our goal (the SDCC is precariously located at a wonky intersection) and perusing the ... More >>
The Texas flag's waving in the Oklahoma breeze at this very moment: Noted The Oklahoman yesterday, director Michael Winterbottom's about 200 miles north of here shooting the second big-screen adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1952 novel The Killer Inside Me, about a deeply disturbed West Texas lawman who ... More >>
The Ex-Mr. Kate Hudson and company are rolling through town on Friday night with a gig at the Palladium on the heels of the band's recently released (and fairly well-received) Warpaint disc. Writes Observer contributor Bob Ruggiero in this week's paper: Vocalist Chris Robinson's lyrics remain t ... More >>
See a Czech import at the Modern
While channeling Woody Allen, this film offers a dinged-up love story
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Despite Dallas' 5-1 start, the Phillips 3-4 has been stupefying
Sunday, September 2, Fort Worth Stockyards
Different and wonderful, three small-scale musicals make room for big voices
The awful truth about Nancy Meyers
You, Me and Dupree overstays its welcome
Hudson's a bad mother, and sister, in this pat parenthood tale
A slick remake of a barely fictionalized biopic renders Irish reporter Guerin's story as Hollywood truth
Hudson and Watts cheese it up in France
Loosely based on The Gambler, Alex and Emma, sadly, takes no risks at all
Kate gets the hard sell in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
November 21
Sixth time's a charm as Heath Ledger grows up carrying Four Feathers
Penny Lane grows up and looks kind of like her mom--no, her Sister
Almost Famous special edition crammed full of goodies
Who knew that doing it in Dublin could be so much fun?
Renée Zellweger nervously Joneses for romance
She's finally been invited to the Oscar party, but what will she do after the ball?
Robert Altman nails Dallas' shallow society to a T
Almost Famous rings in your ears--and heart--long after it's over
Desert Blue offers up a sweet picture of mordant teens bursting to bust loose
Coolness and a cast of dozens can't save 200 Cigarettes
