Sweet, crazy and tinged with sadness, Michel Gondry’s new feature, The Science of Sleep, is a wondrous concoction. The tricksy romantic narrative–in which Gael García Bernal plays a hapless, Chaplinesque mad man–may be reminiscent of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which Gondry directed from Charlie Kaufman’s script. The look,…
Anyone who wants to start feeling good about war again–And hey, pilgrim, isn’t it about time?–might do well to take in Flyboys. In this elaborate, computer-generated fantasy, the plucky volunteer pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille are once more cast as “knights of the sky,” dashing young Americans who soar aloft…
She’s fat. No, really. But she’s OK with it. Just about as OK as any big girl can get in a thin-obsessed world. Question is, is he OK being the thin guy with the chubby chick? That’s the simple but strikingly profound premise of Fat Pig, a small play about…
The Big Animal (Milestone) It’s a simple yet lesser known law of comedy: Camels are always funny. There are the jaws that drool and chew side to side, the front legs that move like a human’s, the humps — but mostly it’s the eyes: There’s something of Buddha in a…
Football is a game of inches. The same goes for the Madden series. Each fall, a new Madden game arrives, with a roster update and an incremental change in the game-play formula. Last year brought a “cone of vision” for the quarterback, which mostly just annoyed the fans. Madden NFL…
Beowulf & Grendel (Anchor Bay) The Book of Daniel: The Complete Series (Universal) Bratz: Passion Fashion Diamondz (Fox) Con Man (Docurama) Curious George (Universal) Danger Mouse: The Final Seasons (A&E) Daniel Boone: Season 1 and Season 2 (Goldhil) Dark Shadows: DVD Collection 26 (MPI) Dracula: 75th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Drop…
For 11 years, Carol Burnett and friends would perform skits, sing and dance and crack each other up on TV’s Carol Burnett Show. Perhaps the best part of the hour-long variety show was the first few minutes in which Carol would take unscripted questions from the studio audience. Some wanted…
When Al Gore comes through town later this week, it’s anybody’s guess what he might talk about. I mean, dude was the vice president. He’s got more than a few stories to tell, you’d think. Perhaps he’ll talk about the glorious economic prosperity of the Clinton/Gore years or revisit his…
Steve Harvey is one impeccably groomed dude, always clad in a perfectly tailored suit (often with a matching hat), every hair in place, his giant teeth glistening as he laughs heartily at his own jokes. Considering how much upkeep his look probably requires, it’s likely the comedian (known best for…
Lea Hernandez may not be a household name like Stan Lee, but when tragedy struck the manga-influenced comic book artist of such titles as Killer Princesses and Rumble Girls, her fellow creators leapt to her aid faster than a speeding bullet and didn’t even have to pull on any spandex…
It’s sad but true. Every time I set foot on a skateboard, I either fall off or run face first into a car/dumpster/wall/etc. I learned early on to leave it to the experts and just sit back and enjoy the show. Well, whether you’re a skater or a spectator, The…
While other little girls were perhaps prompted to direct their affections toward the likes of Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp or Joey Lawrence, I was raised with more discerning tastes. I had no need for brat-pack tomfoolery; movie night at our house meant a screening of the 1963 classic The Great…
Sweet fried Tilt-A-Whirl, it’s time! Friday through October 22, your chance to eat like you have a third stomach and scream your lungs out in happy happiness is here. The State Fair of Texas is back—with its auto show and its livestock auction and its gigantic Ferris wheel. It’s so…
In West Side Story, Maria felt pretty, witty and gay. Now, it’s the gay part we’re focusing on, as Q Cinema and the DFW LGBTQ Latino Alliance honor Hispanic Heritage Month by screening East Side Story—the story of a Latino neighborhood romance that’s, honestly, pretty and witty as well. Filmmaker…
It’s not easy on the soul pushing toy guns and brightly colored, bombastic commercials on unsuspecting children, so sometimes advertisers choose to do some good. In the early ’70s, advertising executive David McCall observed that his son was having trouble with multiplication tables but somehow seemed to know the words…
Most Dallasites don’t even know the Great Trinity Forest exists. In fact, the largest urban hardwood forest in the nation lies just south of downtown, where it encompasses some 6,200 acres along the shores of White Rock Creek. The Great Trinity Forest, a new exhibition at Sun to Moon Gallery…
No-talent American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis is once again ready to serenade you breathily and in no particular key. He’s out to prove that being disgust-o in the looks department does mean you can’t be sexy. You’ll see all of his moves: Squinty Eyes, Pointin’ Atcha and, of course, I…
Much attention has been given to the newly announced AFI Film Festival in Dallas, which begins next year. It used to be the Deep Ellum Film Festival, but the AFI tag probably gives it a bit more clout. Hopefully the attention doesn’t take away from a small fest across the…
I don’t have a daughter, but if I did, I sure as hell wouldn’t take her to anything called “Little Ladies Night Out.” For an etiquette class, the event’s press release sure could use a lesson in manners—”Transform your little girl into a little lady at Firehouse. Firehouse introduces a…
Nature and art collide on Wednesday when the Goss Gallery (2500 Cedar Springs Road) presents Naturally Formed, an earthy exhibit featuring the works of Kate Malone, Junko Mori, Neil Wilkin and Angela Jarman. Malone’s medium of choice is ceramic glaze technology, producing “pebbled” and crystalline stoneware. Mori’s work features hand-hammered…
Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare play, hands down. The movie adaptation was even pretty good despite Keanu Reeves and Michael Keaton. I’d dare to say it’s Shakespeare at his best, but that’s only because I’m a sucker for the romantic stuff. “I will live in thy heart,…
Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare play, hands down. The movie adaptation was even pretty good despite Keanu Reeves and Michael Keaton. I’d dare to say it’s Shakespeare at his best, but that’s only because I’m a sucker for the romantic stuff. “I will live in thy heart,…
