The laddish pleasures of The World’s End, Edgar Wright’s comedy about a group of middle-aged guys drinking beer and facing mortality, come with a bittersweet edge. In the old days, the lead character, Gary King, used to be the coolest kid in school, at least in the outlaw sense: He’d…
In David Lowery’s sublime new film, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck), who’s serving 25 to life for armed robbery and wounding a cop during a shootout, frequently puts pencil to parchment paper and writes love letters to his girlfriend, Ruth (Rooney Mara). Bob’s aching, lovelorn voice can…
Director Shola Lynch has been mining the rich terrain of black American history for a while now, notably in the award-winning 2004 documentary Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, about the 1972 presidential campaign by the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American and the first woman to mount a serious,…
It’s being called Scooby-Doo meets Evil Dead, which are two of your favorite earthly delights. And while Saturday Morning Massacre went VOD last month, Thursday’s screening at Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) is your only chance to see the thing on a big screen in Dallas. The comedy/slasher was…
Aside from being the wet dream of every prepubescent boy, Nerdlesque Strikes Back just might be your wet dream, too. The ladies and at least one gentleman of the show bring pop culture, anime and comic book characters to life and then they take it all off in traditional burlesque…
This ain’t your mother’s charity event. No ladies lunching or cakewalks here. Instead, expect a lotta leg, a ton of tassels and a glut of glitter at the Lollie Bombs Burlesque Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Show at Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 5400 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 119. At 11:15 p.m…
There are few things more intimidating than a roller derby league, but one of those more intimidating things is a roller derby league that’s themed off of the JFK shooting. With teams boasting names like Lone Star Assassins, Special Ops and Dirty Little Secret Service, you know Assassination City Roller…
How many years does it take for something to become a tradition? We think three is more than enough. The Dallas Observer is hosting our third annual Brew Fest in the Dallas Arts District, and let’s face it, there’s no better reason to leave your house than beer. More than…
Maybe bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens aren’t your bag, but you totally get what that Von Trapp broad was on about: Surround yourself with little bits of beauty to ward off the big uglies in life. Enjoy moments in the sun with family and friends, immerse yourself in…
He’s the twisted brain behind Good Records’ freakiest poster art; the paintbrush behind Rubber Gloves’ newest mural; the publisher of drugged-out comics; designer of collectable KERA pledge-drive T-shirts; a co-collaborator on last year’s Big Tex on Fire posters; and at Saturday’s solo exhibition, Denton-turned-Dallas artist Nevada Hill will sell sculptures…
If you go to this show, the first thing you’ll ask is, “Hey, isn’t that the guy from A Few Good Men?” It’s Kevin Pollak! Before he told T. Cruise he’d prefer him over his father, “Any day and twice on Sunday,” Pollak performed stand-up in knitted sweater vests and…
Most people who were graduates of something in the 1990s remember A Bronx Tale as Robert DeNiro’s directorial debut about a kid torn between his bond with his father and his sudden ties to organized crime. Pop culture freaks have a soft spot for the film because Weevil from Veronica…
Nancy “Shaggy” Moore should be a familiar name to many: She has written for local publications, hosted a show on KNON-FM 89.3 and graced stages all over town with Her Light, Sweet, Crude Band. And while all of this was going on, she also managed to care for her disabled…
It could be the largest comedy show ever to kick through town. Hell, it could be the largest that ever kicked through anywhere. The Oddball Comedy Festival force-tickles thousands at Gexa Energy Pavilion (1818 1st Ave.) in Fair Park on Sunday with a deeply stacked lineup. Headliner Dave Chappelle is…
Sometimes in the middle of the workweek we all need a moment to calm down, a little stillness to help us regain perspective and what little sanity we can. If you need to find space for contemplation, might we suggest heading to Texas Woman’s University’s new exhibition, Contemplation: Emerging Female…
Have you ever wanted to celebrate a 5,000-plus year birthday? It’s time to celebrate the birth of Krishna, everyone’s favorite eighth incarnation of the Vedic supreme being Vishnu. Krishna Janmashtami is a celebration that spans most Hindu traditions, including the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, otherwise known as the Hare…
David Lowery’s newest film, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, popped up with dogpiling positive responses, snatching up awards at each stop on the recent festival circuit. After more flattering words by the The New Yorker and others, ATBS opened in select cities last week. Friday night, everyone else gets a gander…
We’ll take just about any excuse to visit the Bath House Cultural Center (521 E. Lawther Drive), with its dreamy lakeside location and historic architecture. On Saturday it plays host to a new exhibition, one that looks so good that it might overshadow its lodgings. This Is What I Think…
“Don’t Mess with Texas” is gospel around these parts, but the adage should really be “Don’t Mess with Texas Women, Especially Those Like Molly Ivins.” Our ladies are big and bold, and none more so than Miss Molly, who used her satirical wit and no-holds-barred attitude to delight and annoy…
Oprah’s Lifeclass, the talk show superstar’s NAACP Image Award-winning series, tapes its next episode at Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Thursday, August 29. She’ll share the stage with Bishop TD Jakes to discuss fatherless children in America and the community’s outreach role. The episode will air on OWN network in…
Tony Orrico: CARBON set from Tony Orrico on Vimeo.Artist Tony Orrico will bring his movement-based art to the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, first through a 30-hour performance spanning four days beginning September 11 and the next through an intensive two-day performance art workshop called Being to Begin on Saturday, September 28…
When Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess premiered at the Oak Cliff Film Festival, Texas Theatre paired it with a lobby chess battle: a tiny war waged and fought by humans. For its theatrical release weekend, they’ll hit the return key with “Texas Theatre Speed Chess Tournament: Man vs. Machine,” a series…
