Cheap and Free Events in Dallas This Week

Full Moon Ride Through the River  Belo Garden Park 1014 Main St. 7:30 p.m. Monday Free During the summer, it’s easy to stay indoors, crank down the air conditioner and binge on Netflix until your eyes bleed. After all, temperatures around here reach egg-scrambling numbers. But occasionally there’s a good…

The Dark Tower Looks Bad, But There’s Actually a Bright Side

Yes, you’ve heard it’s bad. It is. But there are some things to like in The Dark Tower, directed by Nikolaj Arcel, the new adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel series. Just as in the books, an evil sorcerer named The Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) orders around his henchpeople…

Simplified Onscreen, The Glass Castle at Least Boasts Strong Performances

The dictates of Hollywood screenwriting can’t quite constrain the wildness of Jeannette Walls’ family and her best-selling memoir. Despite a tidy resolution, too many scenes whose shapes are immediately familiar from other movies, and an absurd climax that dramatizes the conflict between a daughter and her father through the wheezy…

Wanderlust Dance Project Casts Spotlight on Thriving Dallas Dance Scene

Addison Holmes always knew she wanted to give back. As a teenager, the local dancer-choreographer worked alongside professionals in the Texas Ballet Theatre, with whom she performed at Bass Hall and Fair Park. These experiences among the best in Texas molded Holmes as an artist and, eventually, an educator. “I…

Best Things to Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday Waxahatchee is Katie Crutchfield’s minimalist project who turns out delectable pop tunes. Crutchfield came from the acclaimed folky garage rock band P.S. Eliot and has found her footing with her new band, touring on its latest, Out in the Storm. Expect plenty of crunchy guitars with sweet harmonies. The…

Sony to Funimation: We Like You Just the Way You Are

The television wing of the Sony Pictures corporation now owns the largest stake in the Flower Mound animated film studio Funimation, but there’s no indication so far that Sony plans to change how Funimation makes, dubs or distributes its cartoons and merchandise to fans. Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that…

This Is How the Solar Eclipse Will Go Down in Dallas

If you’re into appreciating the majesty of nature, or you’re just a person who covets rare things, then you probably want to take a gander at the sky Monday, Aug. 21, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across much of the U.S. The last time this happened was…

5 Art Events for Your Weekend

Art Skool: Humor Umbrella Gallery 2803 Taylor St. 7 p.m. Thursday Good art can give you a good laugh. You’re more likely to learn a lesson when you’re laughing than when you’re crying at the lack of humanity in the world. Learn all about the history and contribution of humor…

Einstein’s Hot Moment Continues at Theatre Arlington

“Math was my Waterloo,” Dennis Maher says, explaining what attracts him to the role of Albert Einstein, whom he’ll play at Theatre Arlington beginning this month. The longtime University of Texas at Arlington theater arts professor has brought many historical figures to life on stage, but Einstein immediately stood out…

21 Best Things to Do in Dallas This Week

Thursday The ongoing TexFest series, presented by the USA Film Festival and the Texas Association of Motion Media Professionals, gives audiences a glimpse of what’s possible for homegrown filmmakers. Why make the move to LA when there are plenty of movies written and filmed in the Lone Star State? Case…

Could Ax-Throwing Be Dallas’ Newest Entertainment Trend?

Until recently, I was convinced that if I had been born in the times of our Paleolithic human ancestors, my life would have been as short and bloody as Anthony Scaramucci’s political career. I didn’t think I possessed any of the skills needed to survive in a harsh, unforgiving world…

The Al Gore Sequel is More a Tragedy Than an Inconvenience

It’s hard to imagine a less promising film title than An Inconvenient Sequel. Maybe Another Imposition Upon Your Time? It’s clear, in the opening minutes, as we watch him shake off the slights and smears of his critics, that Al Gore is too savvily upbeat a technocrat to give the…