The Best Lead Performances of 2013
You may be surprised that I’ve relegated a number of Oscar-contending performances to the honorable mentions here. That’s because I ran into the same...
Wendy Davis Named a 2013 “Gawker” Hero
Well, this should confirm the worst fears of the rather large right-wing nutball bloc in Texas: Wendy Davis was named one of the Heroes of...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2013
Continuing my recap of the year in movies, here are the best supporting performances I saw in 2013. Usually the men get the better...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles
The Cowboys playoff destiny rested on the rusty arm of backup quarterback Kyle Orton, who Orton to have thrown that last pass.
The offense had...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (R) Andrew Jacobs stars in the fifth installment of the found-footage horror series. Also with Molly Ephraim, Richard Cabral,...
A Year in the ’Sphere
Another year of stuffing my face has passed, and I’m psyched about what 2014 has in store for my picky palate. (I’m less enthusiastic...
Piano Magic
This is a weird thing to say, but I never realized how boring my life was until I went to a dueling-piano bar. It’s...
What’s Up, 2014?!
The past couple of weeks have been for looking back, and there was a lot of good to refer to, even beyond quality albums...
A Little Sanity from the IG…
As reported in last week’s cover story (“Range Wars,” Dec. 25, 2013), the Environmental Protection Agency in 2010 issued an emergency order to Range...
Best Plays of ’13
In the Fort Worth theater scene, 2013 will be remembered, of course, as the year that Stage West founder and North Texas theater éminence...