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Edgar Degas’ “Dance Class” is part of the Kimbell’s Faces of Impressionism exhibit. See Sunday.

Night & Day

WED ▪ 15 Verdi’s original opera version of Macbeth had the Scottish usurper sing a final aria after being mortally wounded by Macduff, but eventually...
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...

Fort Worth Film Festivals Join Forces

Somewhat buried in the Lone Star International Film Festival's recent announcement of its headlining films is the tidbit that this year, the LSIFF has...
Addicted opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Addicted (R) Sharon Leal stars in this drama as a woman who jeopardizes her marriage and career for a series of extramarital affairs. Also...
MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibit catches on at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Night & Day

WED ▪ 8 The Dallas VideoFest kicks off today with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger, a 1926 film based on the story of...
Jeremy Renner urgently follows another lead in Kill the Messenger.

Webb of Truths

Through the first half of Kill the Messenger, I found myself thinking that this journalism drama would have blown me away if I’d seen...
Drive Hard opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Drive Hard (NR) John Cusack takes a break from all the grim thrillers he’s been doing to co-star in this lighthearted caper comedy that...
Chris Taylor and Bethany Burnside wax Shakespearean in Sundown Collaborative Theatre’s (The Winter’s Tale). See Friday.

Night & Day

WED ▪ 1 The TV show based on the Bones novels is winding down, but the books themselves are still going strong. Author Kathy Reichs...
Ben Affleck stands next to Rosamund Pike’s picture as he asks for the public’s help in Gone Girl.

Amazing Amy

By now, lots of ink has been spilled about how Ben Affleck’s years as a pop-culture punchline have suited him for the lead role...