If you’d never seen a river portrayed on stage by actors holding long swaths of silky blue cloth, waving them up and down to make the “water” ripple, then the images evoked in The Magic Rainforest, An Amazon Journey would seem, well, magical. But unless you’re 8 — about minimum…
When first-time director Gillian Robespierre’s festival favorite Obvious Child makes its theatrical debut in June, it could herald the sweetest, funniest, most unassuming cinematic revolution in years. Starring former Saturday Night Live bit player Jenny Slate in a ravishing star turn, the romantic comedy quickly grabbed attention at Sundance for…
When Phil Lord and Chris Miller pitched their idea for a 21 Jump Street movie, a film everyone thought was, at best, a moronic moneymaker, they had one bold proposal: “What if the twist is that we try to make it really good?” says Lord. “That’s basically a summary of…
Multihyphenate actor Clark Gregg understands that hard work and perseverance don’t necessarily pay off in Hollywood. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1992, the star of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has directed two feature films and scripted three, none of which are the work he’s best known for. Gregg knows…
One of the biggest selling points of 21 Jump Street, the 2012 TV-remake comedy, turned out to be its seemingly unscripted lunacy, the way it put Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in police-shorts outfits and let them riff on their characters’ mutual ineptitude. Sometimes you need a little flapdoodle, and…
Put on your pinstripes and pack a picnic. As part of their annual free-to-the-public summer parks concert, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is bringing a little swing and a lot of syncopation to Klyde Warren Park (2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy) at 8 p.m. Thursday. Principal pops conductor Jeff Tyzik will lead…
Imagine you’re the slave to a powerful ruler centuries ago. You toil all day long. Then, one night, your master is gone, so the women slaves throw a party and invite all of the men slaves. It’s the rave of the year and the prettiest woman from the harem hooks…
Here’s what we gleaned about Ping Pong Summer, the indie comedy screening at 9:15 p.m. Friday at Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.: It’s Karate Kid, except with table tennis and hip hop, the beach is on the East Coast, the time is 1985 and Susan Sarandon is Mr. Miyagi…
TV and movies have a weird way of warping famous people into mythological gods and goddess that somehow also make non-famous people look pudgier and more serf-like as if there’s a special camera filter made for both of them. Everyone has a story about meeting a famous celebrity and how…
Despite their gallant efforts to combat eons of genetic hard-wiring a majority of heterosexual males -regardless of how progressive or chaste they may be- remain compelled to sneak a furtive glance at the female form when the chance presents itself. Cursed by evolution to be visual creatures, modern man must…
Razzle Dazzle, the Dallas street festival celebrating Gay Pride Month – that’s June – returns to the Oak Lawn area this year with vendors, food, booze, live music and none of the controversy over bare skin. Nope, that’s the pride parade in September that had the brouhaha over how much…
Get Wrecked It’s that time of year again when Art Conspiracy starts prepping you for the art party of the fall. You know the one. They take over a warehouse, hundreds of local artists donate original pieces, and all money raised goes toward a selected beneficiary. Sound good to you?…
Maybe your make believe friend was two inches tall and wore a jaunty hat. Or maybe there wasn’t any one person. Perhaps you lived within many magical, imagined moments a day. Kids create amazing worlds for themselves – especially during strained times – in their heads. And sometimes, those kids…
Siblings of famous celebrities have a stigma of being less than great when compared with their more famous brothers and sisters. Granted, some of the evidence hasn’t helped fight that stereotype. Sly Stallone’s brother Frank recently resorted to selling a gig for himself on eBay. George Clinton was a deep…
After spending five years on tour in support of his platinum hit, “Collide,” Howie Day was looking for a much-needed break. Day has been largely off the radar since 2011, making the choice to focus on writing music instead of performing live. He also dealt with some high-profile run-ins with…
Playwrights seek inspiration everywhere. Dallas-based writer Jonathan Norton is no exception. The prolific dramatist is constantly on the hunt for a good story, particularly one that strikes him close to home. For his newest play Mississippi Goddamn, inspiration arrived on a trip to title state where he learned the history…
Two left turns may not make a right and forgiving may not be the same as forgetting. But imagine a world where we didn’t need to shroud truths in idioms, instead facing our wrongdoings with unblinking eyes. Perhaps in this world, we could right wrongs and admonish our sins. Israel…
They say once you learn the rules, you can break ‘em. They also say there are no rules in art. So whoever they are, they sound a bit conflicted. But Dallas-based artist Robert Jessup follows whichever rules he damn well pleases in his newest set of paintings, currently on view…
Summer is the season of parties: Graduation parties, pool parties, 4th of July parties, and the no-event-necessary cookout parties. But if you’re looking for another reason to celebrate, may we suggest tap dance? As one of the only truly American dance forms (besides Zumba, obviously), the Dance Council of North…
College campuses have grown quiet post graduation. Soon, the sound of over-achieving will be faintly heard during summer school classes, but really how much noise can those 4.0 seekers make? If Southern Methodist University’s campus has grown eerily silent, the Lev Aronson Cello Festival arrives this week to change that…
To break in their new space in Expo Park, Cohn Drennan Contemporary’s inaugural show, scrapbook, takes us on trip through Texas counterculture from 1982-2002. With a book release and photography exhibition by Dan Allen, the show pays homage to the neighborhood with its portraits of the people who frequented the…
Dollar Store Dropout Good People is a play written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire and it’s loaded with more plot twists than a Maury Show. The story starts with our star and Boston Southie, Margie Walsh, losing her job at a Dollar Store. All time low point? Not so…
