Oliver Stone

Summer Movies 2012: The Season Brings a Crop of Films Suitable for All Ages -- Including Adults

Let's Throw a Surprise Party for the 50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination

On June 13, 2010, Dallas police arrested and jailed Robert Groden, author of best-selling books on the Kennedy assassination and a consultant to the Oliver Stone movie, JFK. The police accused Groden of violating a city law against selling books in Dealey Plaza, where the assassination happened almo ... More >>

J. Edgar: Mama's Boy

Clint Eastwood's inspired take on the original G-man.

Oh, Dealey? City Council to Clarify How and When It'll Go After Vendors on Park Land.

Photo by Mark GrahamRobert Groden at his usual spot in Dealey Plaza​Jim and I've spilled a lot of virtual ink in recent months writing about Robert Groden's legal battles with the city of Dallas over his selling JFK assassination-conspiracy wares in Dealey Plaza -- specifically, beneath one of the ... More >>

City Hall's Kennedy Conspiracy

Kennedy assassination author and conspiracist Robert Groden says the city's out to get him. He may be right.

City, With DA's Assist, Appeals Muni Judge's Decision to Dismiss Case Against Robert Groden

​It's been seven months since we first told you the story of Robert Groden, the Kennedy conspiracy theorist and author and Oliver Stone consultant arrested and detained by Dallas police for peddling his pamphlets in Dealey Plaza. Three weeks ago, it looked as the story might have come to a conclus ... More >>

Six Months After Groden's Arrest in Dealey Plaza, Muni Judge Rules: Case Dismissed!

Robert Groden​Back in June we broke the news that Robert Groden, perhaps the most familiar (and certainly the most respected) of all the Dealey Plaza vendors peddling JFK assassination materials, had been arrested and detained by Dallas Police officers on the clean-up crackdown. Groden filed a fed ... More >>

Past, Present and Future to Officially Collide at Tonight's Texas Theatre Ribbon-Cutting

​If you need me this evening I'll be at the Texas Theatre for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially marks the re-opening of the Oak Cliff landmark. Scissors come out at 5, and it should be an intriguing shindig: Not only will Mayor Tom Leppert and council member Delia Jasso be there, but als ... More >>

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps: Oliver Stone Goes Soft.

​If you need me this evening I'll be at the Texas Theatre for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially marks the re-opening of the Oak Cliff landmark. Scissors come out at 5, and it should be an intriguing shindig: Not only will Mayor Tom Leppert and council member Delia Jasso be there, but als ... More >>

Last Night: HELLYEAH CD Release Show at The Clubhouse Gentleman's Club

HELLYEAH! CD ReleaseThe ClubhouseJuly 18, 2010Better than: being mugged. Maybe.Kevin TodoraHELLYEAH! Staring Contest. See more in Kevin's slideshow.​As I drove into the barren wasteland that is known as West Dallas, I knew the night was going to be an adventure. Certainly, a metal band is probably ... More >>

Meanwhile, Down at Dealey Plaza ...

Courtesy Lynne Rostochil Rostochil is standing to the right of Private Pyle in this photo from 1991 that totally looks as though it was taken in 1963. Photographer Craig Hlavaty spent the 45th anniversary of John Kennedy's assassination down at Dealey Plaza -- so you didn't have to. His slide show ... More >>

Buckets of Fun

In T3's Popcorn, salty satire; D-FW critics pepper actors with awards

Walk Through the Valley

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Weed Killer

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Farce of a Champion

Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

Voter Fraud

Barry Levinson wags the dog again, but his bark is worse than his bite

Drawn Together

Barry Levinson wags the dog again, but his bark is worse than his bite

Discomfort Zone

Comfort food, bewildering atmosphere at Manny's

Pimp and Circumstance

Uptown Players score with unhappy hookers in The Life; UTD takes disturbing Vacation

A Classic, With a Twist

Young people didn't see Matt Haimovitz play, so he went to them

Lizzie Does Dallas

Plus: Oh, My Aikman Balls

A Shot in the Dark

Plus: Tourist Trap

Clay Feet

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

SubUrbania

Eric Bogosian is merely channeling everything that surrounds him

The Band Who

Coldplay conquered America before its passport was even stamped

Dead Again

The Mummy Returns, but what's the point?

Hot Pot

In Blow, Johnny Depp plays it cool in this "nice" drug pic

Flash Fame

A supermodel flies high and falls fast in Arcand's witty, stylish Stardom

That's (Maybe) a Wrap

Some good news and some bad news

Coming to blows

Play It to the Bone prances, staggers, then goes down for the count

Cardboard tombstones

In the wake of the Ellington 100, lesser zombie boxed sets walk among us

Face off

At the Palm, it's more about who's on the walls than what's on the plate

Romancing the '60s? Not quite

Another look at that celebrated era of excess

I was a headlessteenage zombie

Thanks to Hollywood's endless pursuit of today's youth, horror movies are -- yes! -- fun again

Dallas Video Festival, Part II

Thanks to Hollywood's endless pursuit of today's youth, horror movies are -- yes! -- fun again

Eight is enough

Hollywood mainstream in the slipstream: hits, misses, remakes, and blasts from the past

Night & Day

August 6 - 12, 1998

The wild--and mild--bunch

Warner Bros. celebrates its 75th birthday with a weeklong best-of fest

That sinking feeling

The USA Film Festival resembles the highest grossing movie ever. It's been leaking like Titanic for a while, but the 28th Annual schedule suggests it may be going down fast.

The 28th Annual USA Film Festival Film Clips

The USA Film Festival resembles the highest grossing movie ever. It's been leaking like Titanic for a while, but the 28th Annual schedule suggests it may be going down fast.

Letters

The USA Film Festival resembles the highest grossing movie ever. It's been leaking like Titanic for a while, but the 28th Annual schedule suggests it may be going down fast.

Four-ring circus

Errol Morris' new documentary brings you so close to these nutty eccentrics, it's almost unnerving

Woody's melancholy baby

Everyone Says I Love You offers a New York where everyone sings show tunes

Directing his life

Albert Brooks talks about his Mother and a character called Albert Brooks

They shoot movies, don't they?

Sydney Pollack does -- and his reliable, sturdy movies earn him this year's Great Director Award

Events for the week

Sydney Pollack does -- and his reliable, sturdy movies earn him this year's Great Director Award

Low-lifes on parade

Strange Days spikes your popcorn with entertaining sleaze

Events for the week

Strange Days spikes your popcorn with entertaining sleaze

Beating heart

A stark New Zealand drama explores the roots of violence

Love and bore

The apolitical, unfunny, and curiously nonsexy Speechless is one big missed opportunity