Photo by Phil Bray – © 2014 – LionsgateWell, who was it? Find out in this week’s pod.On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of L.A. Weekly sift through the smoldering pile of action movie that is the…
We’ve got quite a weekend up our sleeves for you. From theater to sideshows to film screenings and art exhibitions, we’ve shuffled up the cards and stacked the deck just for you. You might call it magic, we call it the Mixmaster…
Sin City, population unknown but dropping every minute, is a gorgeous place, but you wouldn’t want to live there. Even the shadows and broken glass are beautiful in this black-and-white world. Only the women — all gorgeous — give the streets a pop of color. That is, only the women…
If the clothes of Yves Saint Laurent were groundbreaking, the designer’s mystique was as subtle as the curve of an invisibly molded sleeve. Those who have picked up just a little Saint Laurent lore may know about his beginnings at the House of Dior in the late 1950s and his…
Should grown-ups be spending their time reading young-adult novels, at the risk of missing the supposed riches of fiction written for actual grown-ups? A recent essay in Slate groused about the legions of adults who long ago graduated from the 12th grade but still devour YA fiction at the expense…
According to inspirational sports movies, winning demands you train hard, play with heart, be a team and not care about winning. So it goes in the sturdy, crowd-pleasing When the Game Stands Tall, a profile in saintliness puffed up from a true story: the Northern California Catholic school whose football…
How did it get this way? That’s one question left un-addressed in too much of the coverage of the clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. How, in a generation, did a majority white suburb of St. Louis become majority black, mostly broke, and bereft of opportunity? And how…
Post-rock is a rather sterile term to be applied to the infectious music produced by bassist and composer Kristian Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty. Collectively known as El Ten Eleven, the duo has been creating their unique brand of propulsive instrumental rock for a dozen years. Kind of like a…
Have you ever wondered if beer makes you more fun to be around? Do you find yourself building an identity based on how other people treat you? Or is your job the most “you” thing about you? Identity is a tricky thing. Insecurities and egos are two of the biggest…
Between concerts the entertainment options for ancient Dallas stoners were frequently limited to midnight movies and the occasional laser light show at the planetarium. Those nostalgic for simpler times -or curious about the ways of their ancestors- can dig out their jean jackets, scrape the shake off of some King…
In a city with as many artists as Dallas, getting your name out can be a struggle. Hell, getting your work shown can be a daunting task even for seasoned artists. Luckily for Dallas’ starving artistic masses, RAW Dallas is putting on another show, at 7 p.m. Friday at the…
Most cringe comics who use shock and awe to draw a laugh out of their audience don’t always turn their verbal weapons on themselves. Renowned comic Jim Norton completely ignores that rule. Any fan of the Ope & Anthony Show (now with less Anthony) can tell you that no area…
Despite the recent heart issues afflicting drummer Joey Kramer that caused the cancellation of a recent show in California, the seemingly ageless Aerosmith make their way back to Dallas this Friday. Surprisingly, out of all of the bands that had their heyday in the ’70s, Aerosmith remains one of the…
Art can’t talk to you. But wouldn’t that be one hell of a conversation? Just think of Mona Lisa’s stories or the things Duchamp’s Fountain has seen. This idea of one-sided dialogue has become bothersome to Liberian-born artist Christopher Blay – currently in residence at CentralTrak. After all, he can…
1961 was a great year for wine. 1983 saw major advances in medical science, including the discovery of the AIDS virus. And 2013—well, it was a banner year for celebrity babies (North West, y’all!). Some years, the planets align and good things happen in clusters. Way back in 1939, good…
Horses haven’t had the best PR when it comes to maintaining status as an effective mode of transportation. We have so many infinitely better ways of getting from Point A to Point B: cars, bicycles, planes, trains, pogo sticks. Hell, we even have machines that can replace walking. This means…
As a species, we’ve made a lot of adaptations so we can deal with summer. Take the sno-cone, for example, and cut-off shorts and “Bachelorette in Paradise.” And while these things are all pretty fantastic (well, most of these things), they cannot ever equal the greatness of a pool on…
For 18 years, 3 Doors Down has been packing out venues with their blend of faux-Nirvana alt-rock that burst into the mainstream in 1999. You can’t begrudge an act for making a career for itself, so instead of slagging away at the band or making them the butt of some…
Running outside in August is not recommended by doctors. If I remember right, it has something to do with ozone levels, allergens, and….oh,yeah… the heat. But if you feel setting common sense aside or need to punish yourself for something, then Community Beer Company’s got your back. At 7:30 a.m…
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is bringing some beautiful romantic music to the last hot days of summer with a special late-August, pre-season festival. Over the course of three concerts in one weekend, the FWSO will present the iconic sounds of two of classical music’s great romantic composers: Johannes Brahms…
I’ll let you in on a bit of semantics. When you read the word “intimate,” the writer actually means really freaking small. When you read the word “high brow,” the writer means pedantic and probably boring. And when a calendar editor tells you the best thing to do on a…
They were supposed to be somebodies. In 2007 when music blogs ruled the world (RIP Music Blogs 2005-Whenever Gorilla Vs. Bear dies) Black Kids took the world by storm with their Myspace-released EP The Wizard of Ahhhs, gaining major hype form blogs and traditional media alike, including an 8.4 out…
