If you’re a fan of Oscar Wilde, you know that he preferred to critique society on his own terms, and those terms generally focused on art, style and delightful turns of phrase, as opposed to deep thematic explorations and clunky metaphors. The Importance of Being Earnest is the best example…
We all love making fun of stuff, especially when we’re not supposed to. Hell, if you throw some songs at the source of your derision, you may even win a Grammy or Tony for your efforts. Coming to Theatre Three is one of the most epic tales of all time…
What the Dallas Arboretum does best is transport us. While we’re under no illusion that any expanse of land in the Lone Star State could naturally produce half a million blooming spring bulbs that burst with supernatural color, we can still dream. And to indulge those floral fantasies, the Arboretum…
Relationships have the power to change people. Building something from the ground up or even the restoration of something broken into something beautiful will inflate self esteem. In John Carpenter’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel Christine, we witness such a transformation in Arnie Cunningham. When the school nerd turns…
North Texas simmers with artistic vitality in a number of colorful manners. Dance, music, theatre, sculpture and galleries showcasing all sorts of fine works are well-supported here. Of course, we can all love to benefit from an artist’s vision, taking in the aspects of an individual creation that resonate with…
Former Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer may be known as a musician, a writer and a public speaker but they all have a common thread that a crowd of beered-up concert goers may not be able to realize. They are all about asking something from someone. As an entertainer and…
Laverne Cox, the actress from the addicting prison series Orange Is the New Black, encompasses nearly every historically marginalized or oppressed group at once: She’s an African American, transgender female. As the first transgender performer to be nominated for an Emmy, her unlikely success story landed her on the cover…
You’re going to hear a lot of people telling you what #DallasArtsWeek and the Dallas Art Fair mean for the city this week. No matter what they say, roll your eyes, sip your champagne, and adopt the most blasé tone you can muster and say, “Vous sentez come le boeuf…
There is so much great shopping in Dallas, that much is undeniable. From the massive outlet mall in Allen to ritzy NorthPark, there’s something for just about everyone. Sometimes, though, you don’t want to buy a new dress or piece of art that everyone else in the city is going…
It may be hard to remember now, but there once was a time when Daenerys was the most exciting character on Game of Thrones. Played by Emilia Clarke, the exiled royal best embodied the HBO drama’s paradoxical appeal: its mix of historical authenticity and rousing fantasy. Reduced to currency by…
I was twelve-years-old when Empire Records released. Depending how old you are, that might make me much older than you but that would also means I’m much wiser and better looking so I’m OK with it. When Empire Records hit theaters 20 years ago, it changed a lot for the…
This weekend the Dallas Art Fair returns for its seventh year, with more than 90 exhibitions of contemporary art taking over the fair’s usual venue, the Fashion Industry Gallery in the Arts District. Galleries from locales as distant as Europe and China will be represented, but there are also nine…
Despite the film’s title, the minds behind This isn’t Funny, are expecting big laughs when they debuts their latest film at the Dallas International Film Festival. Pierce Cravens, a 29-year-old Dallas native, has been busy performing on Broadway, making appearances on television and recently produced This isn’t Funny, his first…
Chances are you don’t know who Cameron Nelson is and that’s ok, we can still be friends. Here’s your Reader’s Digest on the Dallas filmmaker: Nelson has been dabbling in the indie film world around these parts for a while now. He’s produced, written and directed a handful of short…
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The good news a new reality show centering on the ladies of Dallas was recently picked up. Its working title is Ladies of Dallas because duh. The bad news is Bravo will show it. Bravo brought you all of…
The Dallas International Film Festival is back for 2015 and this year’s slate seems to be the biggest one yet. Although I can name more than five films that I want to see at this year’s DIFF, there are definitely a few that stand out among the many selections. It…
The screen version of any long-running comic-book superhero inevitably feels thin compared to the richly detailed idea of that hero in the minds of the fans who grew up with it. Five movies in, no Hollywood Spider-Man has yet embodied, all at once, the comic iteration’s glorious contradictions. He’s the…
If you’re complaining that there’s “nothing to do in Dallas,” it’s only because you’re not looking hard enough. There’s plenty to do in this city, and that isn’t even including the sheer number of bars that you could be drinking at right this very minute. Yes, our “world class” city…
Remember when MTV had shows that were watchable? Believe it or not, there was a time when the so-called “Music Television” channel had original programming that didn’t exploit knocked-up teens and undiagnosed alcoholics who bathed themselves in ethnic stereotypes. One of the cable channel’s greatest original shows was the game…
On Thursday, the Nasher Sculpture Center announced the creation of the Nasher Prize, an international award of $100,000, to be given annually to a living sculptor, in honor of a specific body of work. The recipient will be determined by an international committee of art directors, curators, art historians and…
This weekend Deep Ellum will shut down for the giant street party. The Deep Ellum Arts Festival will include art, music, food, alcohol, pets and other things that make people happy…
Next Thursday, April 9, there’s a reading series coming to the Texas Theatre. Nothing so out of the ordinary in that. Dallas has been blessed with lots of readings recently: The Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts & Letters Live series began in January and is still kicking, and The Wild…
