Having a crummy childhood is a perfect training ground for comedy. Few things can suck the innocence out of a kid faster than being the only person sitting at a table covered in colorful Visqueen, helium filled balloons and a beautiful birthday cake that were all bought just for them…
The man who gifted the world with splatter-soaked classics like Surf Nazis Must Die, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead and The Toxic Avenger isn’t just bringing back one of his most classic franchises. He’s also bringing it to the Texas Theatre. The Oak Cliff movie house announced that Troma…
It’s an hour until showtime. We’ve been struggling with synchronized bowing for the last half hour or so. There’s a V formation we have to make, but it relies on our dear departed former arts editor Jamie Laughlin, the last speaker of the evening, depositing a stool backstage and running,…
The Dallas Comic Convention will be under new ownership and a new roof when it opens its doors to the costumed masses this May. The convention group announced on its website that Fan Expo HQ, a division of the Swiss/British company Informa, now owns the Dallas Comic Con. For the…
The Dallas Chamber Symphony is nothing if not ambitious. For a group only midway through its second season, DCS has launched an impressive number of programs and events, including an annual International Piano Competition at SMU and, now, an International Film Competition. While a film competition might seem like an…
If you are one of the masses that didn’t make it the Winspear Opera House the last time Book of Mormon came to town (that makes two of us), this little blog post is about to make your day. The hit show coming back to Dallas, as part of the…
“Nighthawks” is coming to the Amon Carter Museum. Edward Hopper’s 1942 late-night rendering of a sleepy American diner inspired poetry, film scenes and parody, spreading as far as The Simpsons and That ’70s Show. This year it leaves its permanent location at the Art Institute of Chicago and travels to…
On Sunday night, at a celebratory event for orchestra subscribers at the Meyerson symphony center, the Dallas Symphony announced its 2014/2015 classical and pops lineup. The good news? More concerts and more new music on the programs. Here are the highlights:…
On Wednesday night my phone blinked on the nightstand. It was a text from a friend who had just seen The Dallas Opera’s opening night production of Tod Machover’s much buzzed about sci-fi opera, Death and the Powers. “Robot opera. I dunno,” she typed. “The technology is a little …
A lot of people are going to be in town between March and April thanks to the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Final Four Championship at Cowboys Stadium. One of those people will be Conan O’Brien. The late night host of TBS’ Conan and his sidekick Andy Richter will tape a…
Welcome back to our countdown of the weirdest suggestions for Valentine’s gifts we could find on Dallas Craigslist, counting down today from ten all the way down to number one. There’s some really magical crap today, you guys. Without further ado. See Also: The Weirdest Valentine’s Gifts on Dallas Craigslist,…
Actor, writer and director Crispin Glover owns an interesting piece of real estate in between the realms of independent cinema and pop culture. The lanky legend has pulled off brilliant performances in memorable, mainstream movies such as the one-armed bellhop in Hot Tub Time Machine, the conniving “Thin Man” in…
That’s right, Crispin Glover wants to be your Valentine. Your favorite cinematic oddball spends two nights at Texas Theatre this weekend. Want more? Fine. How about a massive burlesque festival starring international talent? There’s also art, a robot opera, live flamenco, a silent film set to live music, comedy and…
Let me first admit, my experience with samurai is limited. When I learned Dallas had a samurai museum, the first thing three things that came to mind were Tom Cruise, Mulan (wrong country), and 47 Ronin. That there could be an entire exhibition — much less a museum — dedicated to…
It’s a little sad that Colin Farrell has outgrown roles that require him to wear raggedy sweaters and say things like “For fook’s sake!” It had to happen, though. Farrell has always made a terrific bad boy, but he clearly knows he couldn’t be a scamp forever, and he seems…
Denton is a sneaky little son-of-a-bitch. They went off and planned and executed an international film festival with barely a peep. The line-up is beyond impressive and each day of Thin Line Film and Music fest is filled with shorts, features and local bands like Slobberbone and The O’s. Yeah,…
Valentine’s Day is back and with it come visions of fat little blonde men in tiny diapers aiming sharp objects at your pulmonary artery. It’s the time in late winter when North Texans get bored with the cold and long to take off a few layers and use the energy…
Do you have Valentine’s Day plans? Cancel them. Because what you are about to hear is the most amazing Valentine’s Day opportunity that exists. I’ve got three words for you: sweaty bowling shoes. This weekend, if you bowl a perfect game at Lucky Strike (2845 W. 7th St., Fort Worth),…
The Dallas Comedy House has a fairly tall bar to jump over after past years’ comedy festivals, but it’s off to a good start with its main stand-up show. The club confirmed that national headliner and star of TBS’ Ground Floor Rory Scovel will headline the stand-up portion of the…
Philippe Bertaud is walking toward a tall oak tree at the side of a lake. There is something undeniably welcoming and thoughtful about his presence. Or maybe that’s just the heavy French accent. He turns and says, “You know, sometimes I just need to take a break. Who doesn’t, right?…
If you’re buying your Valentine’s Day gifts for your loved ones off of Craigslist, then you may not be doing it right. However, if you’re selling things on Craigslist, you might be able to see why you would try to tie said crap you are flogging to the upcoming capitalist…
Its title is the only bit of shock in Cock, the play by British writer Mike Bartlett now running as Second Thought Theatre’s 10th season opener at Bryant Hall. Oh, it’s all about the peen, where it goes and who wants it, but as a piece of contemporary drama, Cock…
