An apocalyptic take on the social network comes from, of all places, Mamoru Hosoda’s childlike, yay-go-team japanime, Summer Wars, about a hijacked Second Life-esque world. Shy math whiz Kenji joins pretty, older schoolmate Natsuki on a trip to her family’s rural ancestral home, where he’s supposed to pose as her…
An adaptation of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Ayelet Waldman’s novel of Upper Manhattan entitlement and sanctimony, 2009’s The Other Woman has been dusted off to capitalize on insatiable, inexplicable Natalie Portmania. Portman, who also executive-produced, stars as Emilia Greenleaf, the home wrecker of the title who becomes the second…
This week’s big event over at the shiny barn in Arlington is all about possession of the pigskin, right? Coincidentally, Dallas Children’s Theater, named by Time magazine one of the country’s top five professional theaters for young audiences, has a stage filled with porkers. And one really unhappy wolf. DCT…
We’re just speculating here, as we can get winded after an intense round of darts. But it seems like after retiring from a grueling, aerobic, high-impact sport you might have some competitive spirit left, but would prefer a game where you’re not likely to suffer a concussion or fracture a…
Did you know you can find beaches of sand in Dallas (for once) this Super Bowl weekend? If you already packed away your board-shorts and flip-flops for the winter, go find them. The 5th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl will take place in Victory Park, where a football field made of…
The most amusing thing about living near the Super Bowl host city is watching local institutions scramble to incorporate football or the don’t-have-to-buy-usage-rights phrase “Big Game” into products or services that have nothing to do with the sport–or anything remotely fun. But riding trains is fun, and so is answering…
Along with all of the excesses of the Super Bowl–including but not limited to: parties with P.Diddy; sightings of Fergie, high-end liquor sponsorships and party passes that cost more than a month’s groceries but don’t guarantee an actual view of any football action–it’s nice to know that there are some…
In Snuggie commercials, there’s always some Stepford wife wannabe happily knitting or reading a book on the couch. In those advertisements, the only people who publicly don their Snuggies do so in the stands at a sporting event. Could you imagine how awful high school would have been if your…
There’s no shortage of athletes in town for the Super Bowl, but not all of them are hosting booze-filled soirees at posh hotels. Shaquille O’Neal, the-basketball-star-turned-movie-star-turned-rapper-turned-regular-ol’-basketball-star-again, won’t be tossing any bottles of champagne your way, but he does want to make you laugh, even at his expense. That’s why he’s…
Let’s face it, any respectable titty bar is probably gonna have a two-mile line and an extravagant cover this weekend. But if you head to the Lakewood Theater this Friday for Cirque du Burlesque, you can pay a reasonable $20 cover and enjoy the high-flying artistry of burlesque performers Midnite…
If you’ve never seen Evita you’re missing out. The rock musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber has it all–sex, politics and the plight of the worker with a little class consciousness thrown in. The musical covers the life story of Eva Peron, from her humble beginnings as a…
While there’s undoubtedly value to downtrodden “sad bastard music,” there will likewise always be a need for bubbly, danceable tunes. And the poster children for bubbly are the four Swedes known as ABBA, a group whose 30-year-old pop songs are still lovable and listenable. The songs’ exuberance is just right…
What’s cooler than the Texas Rangers making it to the World Series? Okay, the Rangers winning the World Series would’ve been pretty awesome, but this could be even better. That’s right, the Super Bowl is here! So throw on your best NFL gear and head on down to Luna De…
Being a die-hard, all-weather fan of a football team (or any team for that matter) takes discipline and a considerable amount of faith. The same goes for suiting up and heading out on the field for four quarters. It’s not a big shock, then, that the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration…
This weekend, Dallas will be overrun with people from all over the world embracing the chance to revel in all the Super Bowl festivities and fun (and let’s be real, celebrities) they stands to bring to the Lone Star State. And for those people with deep pockets but no tickets…
Who knew that after all was said and done, the two youngest Wayans brothers would be the funniest and most successful? That seems to have happened, as Shawn and Marlon Wayans’ careers have outlived those of their older brothers Keenan Ivory and Damon. It all started with Keenan, who orchestrated…
Calling all douchebags and $30,000 millionaires! If your dearest dream is to party like a rockstar–even if only for one short night–P. Diddy has you covered. Mr. Diddy and DJ Clinton Sparks are headliners for “Fantasy,” a fiesta thrown by Capital A Entertainment on Super Bowl eve. The party’s website…
So your 13-year-old’s been bugging you about getting Super Bowl tickets, and your only response is an unequivocal, “What are you, nuts?” “Why it’s even in Arlington,” he argues. “We don’t even have to fly anywhere.” “And we never will again if I have to pay for Super Bowl tickets,”…
If your birthday is in early February, then you might understand the pain I feel every time mine rolls around. Each year, I’m thwarted left and right by people who can’t attend my super awesome birthday party because, you know, the Super Bowl is that weekend, and as such, there…
Kids are famously inquisitive about their new-to-them world. You don’t have all the answers, but you don’t want to squelch the process. Luckily, the Museum of Science and Nature’s Little Explorers program allows children aged six months to four years to contemplate and create with wild abandon. One such program,…
By the time Thursday rolls around, you’ll probably have all your cash stuffed in garbage bags so you can “make it rain” at your choice Super Bowl party and other, let’s just say, less-than-intellectual events. Right? Well, for those of you who’d prefer a taste of real culture during this…
When it comes to Shakespeare’s classics, there’s a fine line between tactful updates and total bastardizations. A setting and soundtrack tweak here or there and you’re golden (thanks Baz Luhrmann), but a total revamping where it’s acceptable for Troy Dyer to become the Prince of Denmark makes people fear the…
