https://www.dallasobserver.com The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:26:04 +0000 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:26:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 Copyright 2025 Dallas Observer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Dallas Observer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-asian-film-festival-of-dallas-turns-25-with-its-best-lineup-yet-40698247/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40698247 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-asian-film-festival-of-dallas-turns-25-with-its-best-lineup-yet-40698247/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:26:03 -0500 Arts & Culture Zombies, ghosts and gripping documentaries are gracing the screens at the Angelika Film Center for this weekend. Here's what to catch.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-asian-film-festival-of-dallas-turns-25-with-its-best-lineup-yet-40698247/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-see-the-odyssey-on-70mm-and-35mm-film-in-dallas-40696333/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40696333 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-see-the-odyssey-on-70mm-and-35mm-film-in-dallas-40696333/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:14:32 -0500 Arts & Culture Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is playing on real film in Dallas, and we went inside local theater projection booths to see the magic. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/where-to-see-the-odyssey-on-70mm-and-35mm-film-in-dallas-40696333/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/half-a-year-of-wonders-the-10-best-movies-of-2026-so-far-40696137/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40696137 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/half-a-year-of-wonders-the-10-best-movies-of-2026-so-far-40696137/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:46:46 -0500 Arts & Culture From a Dallas-born ghost story to a time-traveling comedy, these are the films that have defined the year thus far.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/half-a-year-of-wonders-the-10-best-movies-of-2026-so-far-40696137/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/8-dallas-area-liminal-spaces-that-could-have-been-the-set-for-backrooms-40693930/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40693930 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/8-dallas-area-liminal-spaces-that-could-have-been-the-set-for-backrooms-40693930/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:45:00 -0500 Arts & Culture A24's smash hit “Backrooms” is back in theaters with 16 new minutes. Here are 8 North Texas liminal spaces that look like they could have been the film set. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/8-dallas-area-liminal-spaces-that-could-have-been-the-set-for-backrooms-40693930/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/5-cant-miss-screenings-at-the-2026-oak-cliff-film-festival-40693728/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40693728 Lisa Laman https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/5-cant-miss-screenings-at-the-2026-oak-cliff-film-festival-40693728/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Arts & Culture Dallas has an underrated cinema scene, and Oak Cliff is at the heart of it. The neighborhood's 15th annual festival has a packed screening schedule. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/5-cant-miss-screenings-at-the-2026-oak-cliff-film-festival-40693728/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texans-created-wishbone-now-theyre-honoring-the-talking-dog-with-a-documentary-40689893/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40689893 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texans-created-wishbone-now-theyre-honoring-the-talking-dog-with-a-documentary-40689893/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:08:15 -0500 Arts & Culture A new documentary called ‘What's the Story, Wishbone?’ reveals how Dallas' creative community built the beloved '90s PBS show. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texans-created-wishbone-now-theyre-honoring-the-talking-dog-with-a-documentary-40689893/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/10-movie-dads-who-taught-us-how-to-love-40688342/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40688342 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/10-movie-dads-who-taught-us-how-to-love-40688342/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:29:04 -0500 Arts & Culture From George Bailey to Marlin the clownfish, we honor the screen fathers who truly got it right this Father’s Day. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/10-movie-dads-who-taught-us-how-to-love-40688342/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/filming-season-3-of-netflix-cheerleader-docuseries-challenged-director-greg-whiteley-40688199/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40688199 Adam Davidson https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/filming-season-3-of-netflix-cheerleader-docuseries-challenged-director-greg-whiteley-40688199/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:30:53 -0500 Arts & Culture The meteoric rise of the first season's cast has been challenging for the girls, the team, the two women in charge and series director Greg Whiteley.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/filming-season-3-of-netflix-cheerleader-docuseries-challenged-director-greg-whiteley-40688199/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40687900 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:14:04 -0500 Arts & Culture A "RoboCop" benefit screening turned movie nostalgia into civic testimony for the Save Dallas City Hall Coalition.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/robocop-screening-rallies-dallas-to-save-i-m-peis-city-hall-40687900/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/in-the-new-queer-horror-triumph-leviticus-the-monster-is-the-face-of-a-loved-one-40686143/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40686143 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/in-the-new-queer-horror-triumph-leviticus-the-monster-is-the-face-of-a-loved-one-40686143/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:10:12 -0500 Arts & Culture Director Adrian Chiarella and star Joe Bird discuss the making of one of year's best films ahead of its theatrical release this month.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/in-the-new-queer-horror-triumph-leviticus-the-monster-is-the-face-of-a-loved-one-40686143/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer