Hodgson, left, with his unsinkable comedy crew.Two decades since he made watching lousy movies on Comedy Central one of the funniest ways to waste a mid-'90s afternoon, Joel Hodgson has found a new, if similar, calling: a live touring show, Cinematic Titanic, with the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast silhouetted against campy sci-fi flicks.When Cinematic Titanic last played to a Dallas audience, it was just the show's second performance, as Hodgson began thinking seriously about a runn
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 place this year at the AMC NorthPark, the title sponsor. Well, even at 77 features and 96 short films, it's not quite the full schedule: The closing-night film hasn't yet been announced, because it prom
Patrick MichelsHenry Selick, and friend Coraline, will receive the Texas Avery Award tonight at 7 at the Nasher Sculpture Center.So, before getting to today's AFI Dallas International Film Festival quick picks, this locally related film note: Former Dallas Observer film critic and all-round good egg Matt Zoller Seitz sends word that he's been commissioned by the Museum of the Moving Image to do a five-part online video series breaking down the works of one Wes Anderson. The first "chapter" bowed
Courtesy Heritage Auction GalleriesThe Garza StoneThis weekend, Unfair Park's across-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries holds yet another of its dino-bone and space-rock sales, a fairly regular occurrence over there. But this one got the attention of National Public Radio: All Things Considered co-host Robert Siegel can't understand why someone will likely pay more than $50,000 for nothing more than a rock -- the rock in this instance being the famous "Garza Stone," so named for the
