Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series Hollywood creates an alternative post-World War II Hollywood and highlights the unfair systems afflicting people of different races, genders and sexualities. Many of those systems are still in place today, but Murphy imagines what Hollywood may have looked like had they been broken apart. Part…
The state may be allowing some businesses to reopen at the end of the week, but some local movie theater chains are choosing to play it safe and remain closed. The Alamo Drafhouse Cinema, which operates six theaters across Dallas-Fort Worth, and The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff both announced…
Among Dallas’ museums, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza stands out as the rare foundation where history was actually made. Located on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository, the museum commemorating the life of the nation’s 35th president stands in the same place Lee Harvey…
The pandemic has affected almost all forms of business, but it’s impact on the entertainment industry has been particularly swift. Throughout the world, productions have been shut down, with major studios like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros, and Apple closing sets and sending crew members home. Many of the year’s most…
Kathryn Dunn has never had trouble being liked; so much so, she quotes Elle Woods from Legally Blonde: “Everybody likes me,” she says with a laugh. Dunn, a bleach blonde Dallas native who has a past life as a pageant queen, Mavericks Dancer and broadcast journalist, was made for this…
Just before the coronavirus outbreak shut down almost every social and economic aspect of our lives, I was constantly reminded of what was coming by a special group of people who would constantly recommend watching or playing things in which the main theme is the outbreak of a deadly global virus…
Is Disney the security blanket of the millennial generation? For whatever unexplored psychological reasons, young people are obsessed with the soothing memories of Disney-specific nostalgia. The internet is brimming with song quizzes and villain makeup and so much princess art. One Dallas blogger is combining the love for the brand…
We know. There is a surplus of streaming choices, and now it’s coupled with unlimited free time. Movie-watching has never made us so anxious. If you’re on a quest to discover the best of Texas filmmaking or uninterested in Tiger King (as you should be), or already finished it, let us…
While actual reality seems doomed to hell, we are all stuck at home binging on reality shows (like that trainwreck Love Is Blind) and true-crime documentaries like Tiger King. But what about shows that take you back specifically to Dallas? You know, that city we used to know and love…
The coronavirus has mostly eradicated traditional crowds, but that’s not stopping some film festivals from creating virtual marquees to ensure that the shows will go on. Thin Line Fest will be happening Wednesday-Sunday, March 25-29, and Dallas VideoFest’s Alternative Fiction will take place April 3-5. Josh Butler, founder of Thin…
Do you find yourself missing your home state of Texas? With the rise of the coronavirus, traveling home is becoming less of an option, but maybe you are here, in quarantine; either way why not settle for a good film to fight your homesick blues? Movies have always been great…
The fear of infection evidently draws huge streams. On March 1, Netflix rolled out its abundance of new monthly film selections, which included the 1995 thriller Outbreak, a race-against-time film about a deadly virus attacking a small town, starring Dustin Hoffman and Cuba Gooding Jr. Until now, the film has…
On this week’s episode of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison promised the audience an ending like no other. This ending was out of nowhere. This ending no one saw coming. This ending was the … most … dramatic … EVER. Note that he didn’t say it was the most original…
Friday, March 13 Fair Park Pop-Ups: Movie Night: Black Panther 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 Fair Park Band Shell Free Catch a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther at the Fair Park Band Shell. Bring your own blankets and chairs. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from local…
In a statement published Tuesday night to People, Real Housewives of Dallas star LeeAnne Locken announced she will not return for season 5 of the show. “The last four years have been a trolley-slapping good time but after much consideration, I have made the personal decision to step away from…
There’s more entertainment content in the world than ever before; between new releases, classics and new streaming services popping up every day, viewers can easily become overwhelmed by the sheer number of options they have. In an increasingly competitive market, a new series from the Texas Alamo Drafthouse theater chain…
When he sent an email to the Free Burma Rangers in early 2004, filmmaker Chris Sinclair didn’t expect that in a few short months he’d be hiking across Thailand taking photos of displaced individuals. And he certainly didn’t expect that years later, he’d create a documentary telling the story of…
From the words of our own president to the comment section on YouTube, it seems fair to say that to live in the modern era is to read enough idiotic crap to last a lifetime. But the stupidest, most pointlessly racist and unwarranted vitriolic tweet of the year — so…
The next time you find yourself being amazed while watching Magic for Humans on Netflix, know that Dallas magician extraordinaire Trigg Watson had a hand in those stunning tricks. Magic for Humans, now in its second season on Netflix, stars magician Justin Willman as he explores themes like love, self-control…
Rarely does a film come along that stays in theaters longer than the first few months of release. Of course, most films aren’t The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a musical/ comedy/ science fiction/horror phenomenon that has continuously screened in select theaters for 45 years. The cult classic follows the adventures…
Murder is bad, but the business of murder has never been better. The category of true crime, once limited to the occasional documentary collecting dust on a video store shelf, is now a billion-dollar industry. True crime podcasts are played during our daily commute, the ID Network recounts every grisly…
Academy Award-nominated director Terrence Malick is one of Texas’ most acclaimed filmmakers, and ever since his directorial debut Badlands was released in 1973, Malick’s signature films have been steadily met with critical acclaim. His latest film is A Hidden Life, a three-hour epic that follows the true story of Franz…
