The Ghost Writer: A Real Roman à Clef
We’ve had examples of prison literature throughout history, but The Ghost Writer may be the closest we’ve ever had to prison filmmaking. Roman Polanski...
Remember Me: An Affair to Forget
Oscar Wilde once wrote, “All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.” I’m not sure to what extent that applies to movies, but one reason...
Private Prisons, Public Pain
Reeves County straddles I-20 in West Texas, between Odessa and El Paso. Pecos is the county seat, anchored in cowboy mythology. Tiny homes, many...
Island Life
The tiny restaurant on the west side of I-35W near Berry Street has had several names over the last few years: Betos American Caribbean,...
Better than Chef Pants
The instant Chow, Baby heard that Brad Haskovec was launching a new cafe, the obsession began: Would he have the soup? Would he have...
Stringed Master
The Cliburn Concerts continues its series of top-notch classical programs by presenting cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Bass Performance Hall on Tuesday. The acclaimed musician...
Local Celebs Torture Dallas Cowboys Fans
Feel like hearing local celebrities sing painfully off-key?
(This question reminds me of the guy who said, “I always wondered what was in a hot...
FW City Council Moseys Toward Air Studies
Kathleen Hicks was the lone voice of dissent against the other eight council members voting on a gas drilling issue last night.
An 8-1 vote...
Gas Drilling Info Meeting Thursday Evening
The North Central Texas Communities Alliance will hold its monthly public meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, March 11, at the Hotel Trinity Inn-Suites (Beach St....
Try the Sukiyaki at KinoMonda
I wasn't able to give the movie the play that I wanted to on our Night & Day page, but anybody who shares my...
