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Norman Mailer

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Warren Zevon at Club Dada and Deep Ellum Live in '92

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Top 100 Reasons Texas Is Twice as Awesome as Any Other State

    Merritt MartinOh, you can damn well bet this is on the list.​By now most of you dear readers are well aware of the Gawker-produced list of the 50 Worst States In America. Gawker placed their home base at 50, and the Lone Star State at 13. Sure sure, our placement could be worse, but instead of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    There's One Borders Left in Dallas. If a Savior Doesn't Step Up Tuesday, There May Be Zero.

    Courtesy Paula BosseByron Nelson signing copies of his 1993 book at the Preston Royal Borders​A few weeks ago, my old friend Paula Bosse posted to her Facebook page a collection of random photos taken over the years at the Preston Royal Borders, which, of course, is on its way to becoming a Centra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Dallas International Film Festival Releases Full List of Titles, To Fete Director Steve James

    Being Elmo is DIFF's Opening Night offering​The South by Southwest Film Festival is still underway down in Austin; awards won't even be doled out till tomorrow night. But moments ago, the Dallas International Film Festival -- which has already named a few films, not to mention Star Award recipient ... More >>

  • Film

    May 8, 2008

    David Mamet and His Hero Fight the Power, and Succumb to It, in Redbelt

    Being Elmo is DIFF's Opening Night offering​The South by Southwest Film Festival is still underway down in Austin; awards won't even be doled out till tomorrow night. But moments ago, the Dallas International Film Festival -- which has already named a few films, not to mention Star Award recipient ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    January 17, 2008

    Wookiee Mistake

    Being Elmo is DIFF's Opening Night offering​The South by Southwest Film Festival is still underway down in Austin; awards won't even be doled out till tomorrow night. But moments ago, the Dallas International Film Festival -- which has already named a few films, not to mention Star Award recipient ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Over The Weekend: The Evens, Action Sports Champs, Cowboys

    Being Elmo is DIFF's Opening Night offering​The South by Southwest Film Festival is still underway down in Austin; awards won't even be doled out till tomorrow night. But moments ago, the Dallas International Film Festival -- which has already named a few films, not to mention Star Award recipient ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2007

    Norman Mailer Never Did Like Dallas

    Being Elmo is DIFF's Opening Night offering​The South by Southwest Film Festival is still underway down in Austin; awards won't even be doled out till tomorrow night. But moments ago, the Dallas International Film Festival -- which has already named a few films, not to mention Star Award recipient ... More >>

  • Film

    December 21, 2006

    Like Herding Sheep

    De Niro takes a loooong, sloooow look at the history of the CIA

  • Home Entertainment

    December 8, 2005

    Sweat Along with Russell

    De Niro takes a loooong, sloooow look at the history of the CIA

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Nobody's Fool

    He has three Oscars, co-wrote Bonnie and Clyde and Paul Newman digs him. So why don't you know Dallas-born filmmaker Robert Benton?

  • Culture

    May 15, 2003

    Chaos Theories

    Back to the '80s for comic Girl's Guide; into the depths of despair in Belly

  • Dining

    May 8, 2003

    Apple Gazing

    Stolik operator hopes to beat the odds

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2003

    No Burden

    This Beast is a stormy success

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    A Shot in the Dark

    Plus: Tourist Trap

  • Calendar

    May 30, 2002

    Where Every Man's Gone Before

    Captain Picard makes it so-so with King of Texas

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Where He Belongs

    Plus: Would-be Savior, Big-boy Toy, Housing Heist

  • Film

    December 27, 2001

    Clay Feet

    Ali lands a few solid blows, but, sadly, it's no knockout

  • Culture

    May 24, 2001

    Look Ahead

    D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

  • Culture

    October 5, 2000

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

  • Culture

    July 20, 2000

    Dream weaver

    Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Critics' Picks

    Warren Zevon

  • Music

    December 23, 1999

    Book 'em

    Separating the wheat from the chaff in this year's crop of rock-and-roll tomes

  • Culture

    December 31, 1998

    White like me

    Even those with no soul will enjoy Jubilee Theatre's musical tribute to composer W.C. Handy

  • Film

    November 5, 1998

    Reeling inthe years

    It's deja vu all over again with the rerelease of The Big Chill

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    The Artful Bomber

    Graffiti artist Greg Contestabile grows up and grows respectable, but finds that the glam of the gallery can't top the lure of the street

  • Film

    July 16, 1998

    Weekend gross

    The Farrelly Brothers make their mother very proud

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    See your world on a small screen at the 11th Annual Dallas Video Festival

    The Farrelly Brothers make their mother very proud

  • Film

    December 25, 1997

    Punch drunk

    With the overlong, sometimes funky Jackie Brown, Tarantino looks for direction

  • Calendar

    October 30, 1997

    Events for the week

    With the overlong, sometimes funky Jackie Brown, Tarantino looks for direction

  • Film

    February 13, 1997

    A sharp right

    In When We Were Kings, Ali delivers the performance of a lifetime

  • Music

    January 18, 1996

    Roadshows

    In When We Were Kings, Ali delivers the performance of a lifetime

  • News

    May 25, 1995

    Letters

    In When We Were Kings, Ali delivers the performance of a lifetime

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    Oswald's ghost

    Norman Mailer resurrects a tragically human assassin

  • News

    May 4, 1995

    Buzz

    Norman Mailer resurrects a tragically human assassin

  • Culture

    January 5, 1995

    Reluctant music man

    John Jiler hates musicals--that's why he wrote one himself

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