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Yearly Archives: 2014

Some of the broad comic performances and situations reflect racial stereotypes that 21st-century movie audiences may find grating.

The Joint Is Jumpin’

In 1983, veteran Fort Worth journalist and movie historian Michael H. Price — then a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram — received...

DFW NORML Wednesdays at House Bar

Get all the jokes about Twinkies and Visine out of your system right now. It’s true that DFW NORML has a sense of humor...
Philip van Keuren’s “Tree VIII”

Gallery

UTA Gallery’s shows actually opened more than a week ago, but the opening reception is still Friday at 5:30pm. Here, you can see Philip...
Joaquín, María, and Manolo stand in front of a Día de los Muertos world in The Book of Life.

Gran Libro

Hollywood doesn’t put out many movies about Latinos that are pitched toward a general audience, let alone ones that are aimed specifically at families....
Brad Pitt (foreground) instructs Logan Lerman about operating the tank called Fury.

Tank Busting

I rather liked David Ayer’s last film, the 2012 found-footage cop drama End of Watch. The financial success of that movie has allowed him...
Belly up to East Hampton’s Fried Chicken + Jack, a Southern-fried cutlet with pepper jack cheese, bacon, avocado mash, and greens. Lee Chastain

Fancy Sammies

The meet-cute story about East Hampton Sandwich Co. is that Dallas native Hunter Pond apparently conceived of his business while daydreaming in law school....
Leticia Oliveira and Carl Coomer in Texas Ballet Theater’s Sleeping Beauty.

A Prince’s Kiss

Texas Ballet Theater continues its run of Tchaikovsky ballets with season-opening performances of Sleeping Beauty this weekend in Bass Performance Hall. The sparkling production was...

Reverse Sticker Shock Today At Gas Pump

When I filled my gas tank last week, the cost was over $3 a gallon. Today -- $2.89 a gallon. Seems like it's been a couple...

Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks, The Dude

The so-called 12th Man in Seattle (the 90,000 fans who pack CenturyLink Stadium and believe they can alter games by their rowdy presence) found...

Bass Hall Resident Arts Groups Fight To Keep Free Parking – Updated

Bass Performance Hall’s resident arts groups — the Van Cliburn Foundation, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra — are...