Ah, such fond memories of dancing through downtown Dallas in a tiny skirt in the dead of winter, shaking pom-poms around. The annual Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children’s Parade is a Dallas tradition and a fun thing to be a part of whether you’re marching, riding on a float, or drinking…
Juliette, a doctor and mother, is disowned by her family after being convicted of murder. After 15 years in prison she is released into the care of her kindhearted younger sister, Lea, whom she now hardly knows. Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, or I’ve Loved You So Long…
Call me crazy, but I think the short-lived series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was one of the best things to ever happen on primetime television. Apparently I’m alone in this sentiment, because the show tanked and was canceled after one season. While it lasted, it showcased D.L. Hughley…
The word “genius” tends to be thrown around loosely these days, but Charlie Kaufman might actually warrant the label. Like a modern-day bard, the prolific screenwriter tells original, inventive stories that cause people to think and feel in delightfully different ways. He’s paired his brilliance with some of today’s most…
The French have never been afraid to take it one step further, especially when it comes to cinema. When Marilyn Monroe’s wind-up-the-skirt scene in Seven-Year Itch couldn’t be shown from above the knees or below the shoulders, Brigitte Bardot was baring everything in Et Dieu Créa la Femme. Another comparison…
I’ve decided that what separates award winning filmmakers from the rest of us is their willingness to do absolutely asinine things in the name of truth. OK, so maybe that’s not the only thing, but it definitely worked for Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock. You may not know the…
When I was a kid it was pretty simple. We had turtles and bears that possessed awesome skills like eating pizza while doing roundhouse kicks and shining light from their bellies. We didn’t care about flimsy dialogue or plots. Their ability to blow our minds with little effort made them…
Atmosphere’s Paint the Nation Tour House of Blues November 9, 2008 Better Than: Getting drunk, going into a trailer park and picking a fight. Last time I checked, Atmosphere was a hip-hop duo. And when I listen to them in my headphones, I hear introspective rap with distinctive beats that…
Anne Hathaway has had a pretty crazy year, and now that she’s got a movie to promote we’re getting to hear all about it. Even if you try to avoid stuff like that, you have probably heard something about her billionaire ex-boyfriend getting jail time for fraud and maybe even…
Those of you who have seen the 1981 animated sci-fi trip Heavy Metal don’t need to hear anything more than that it’s next up on the Inwood’s impeccable list of midnight screenings. Those of you that haven’t, please bear with me as I attempt to walk you through this. Basically,…
Before Atmosphere’s Slug and Ant made a name for themselves on their 1997 debut album Overcast!, hip-hop fans might not have been very intrigued by the idea of introspective rap from Minneapolis. But since, the indie rap duo has garnered praise, both underground and commercial, for their complexity and honesty…
There’s something about trains that evokes a sense of mystery and timelessness. When a director makes one the focal point of his film and puts Ben Kingsley on board as a Russian detective, the tension and trepidation are palpable before you ever step foot in the theater. Despite this film’s…
Is there really a better way to spend Halloween than on a LoveSac watching David Bowie portray the immortal undead? The Inwood Theater is going all out for its midnight screenings this week with a reprisal of the “Vampires for the Hunger” event, which includes a food drive and special…
New Kids on the Block American Airlines Center October 19, 2008 Better Than: I remembered them to be. “New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits…” (Brittan Dunham) When I was five years old, my mom took me to see New Kids on the Block, sparking a never-ending…
Let’s play that word association game, ready? Pamela Anderson. Boobs. Jessica Simpson. Boobs. I wish I (my wife/girlfriend) had bigger…you get the picture. OK, so maybe this isn’t true of everyone, but there’s no denying that the fascination with big ta-tas has spawned a ridiculously lucrative industry intent on perfecting…
It was only a matter of time before Philip Roth’s intensely explicit short novel, The Dying Animal, was brought to the big screen. Elegy, the film adaptation directed by Isabel Coixet, brings out the big guns with Academy Award nominees and winners filling the complicated shoes of its four main…
If only Alice had been more patient with the Mad Hatter, she may have found the key to making sense of Wonderland. This was certainly the case for artist James Gasowski. A colorful life shared between California, New York and Europe taught him that the world is a mixed-up place,…
If you mention “The Wall” in China, no one really asks for further explanation. Perhaps some things are so colossal, their impact so widely felt, that they single-handedly define a term. The same might be said for another of China’s historical landmarks and tourist attractions, the Yangtze, known in China…
Until late this summer, New Kids on the Block had pretty much been reduced to a regular rotation on VH1’s “Where Are They Now?” Jonathan Knight started selling real estate; Danny Wood did some work as a producer for a little while; Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre attempted solo careers;…
Magnetic Fields Majestic Theatre October 13, 2008 Better Than: Pretty much anything else I’ve ever seen at the Majestic. Just as Magnetic Fields front man Stephin Merritt told the Observer last week, his band does indeed put on a quiet show, and in the right atmosphere that is certainly not…
In the glory days of Saturday Night Live, musically inclined comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi became Elwood and Jake Blues for one of the show’s musical sketches. It was so fun that they decided to pull together some of the most respected musicians in the business and front an…
Here’s the story, space monkeys. When a mysterious deviant (Brad Pitt in all his shirtless glory) invades the life and mind of our anonymous protagonist (Edward Norton), the two form an underground “fight club” where bare knuckles, blood and testosterone rule. The extracurricular activity gains popularity for its therapeutic ability…
