Posts Tagged ‘face’
Dangerous Method: Jungian Slip
Psychological titans clash in this drama. Spanking ensues.KRISTIAN LIN
More than 50 years after his death, Carl Jung seems to have reasserted himself in the zeitgeist, with the recent publication of his famously bizarre The Red Book in German, a display of its illustrated pages in New York, and no...
Funny Games
Kristian LinWhen Heath Ledger is on screen during The Dark Knight, you can’t look anywhere else.
Feast Daze
Big TicketSt. Patrick’s Day has gradually transitioned from a religious feast day to a secular holiday that provides a reason for everyone, regardless of religion or national origin, to sup, imbibe, and generally make merry in mid-...
Little Big Fire
With her new album, sylph-like singer-songwriter April Geesbreght returns to good health — and music.Jimmy Fowler
It’s been four years since singer-songwriter April Geesbreght released her last CD, the introspective, folk-inflected In Other Words.
Shiny Penny
This well-acted contemporary fable turns a sow’s nose into a silk purse.Kristian Lin
Penelope is one of those movies that looks really bad on paper.
Randy Brown
Listen UpStumble into Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon some night to catch a show by Randy Brown, the Insiders, or Tommy Alverson, and you’ll experience the sound and feel of a gin-yoo-wine Fort Worth honkytonk.
Baby, It’s Fate
A double dose of Javier Bardem, in English-language films of varying qualityKRISTIAN LIN
Javier Bardem made his American debut and snagged an Oscar nomination all in one bang when he portrayed the gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in the 2001 biopic Before Night Falls.
Desert Dogs
High-falootin’ scootin’ shootin’ sons of guns from Arizona hold up the 3:10 to Yuma.Kristian Lin
3:10 to Yuma began life as a Western short story written by Elmore Leonard in 1953, before he made his reputation writing crime fiction.
Carter’s Malaise
A first-time filmmaker can’t spin a good story In the Land of Women.Kristian Lin
I have a hard time looking at Meg Ryan right now. There are a few shots in her latest film, In the Land of Women, where she looks recognizably like the same actress who starred in Sleepless in Seattle.
Gold Fingers
Big TicketFor its first annual Allegro Guitar Festival and Allegro Amateur Competition, the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society has made sure it’s in good hands.