“Jackie Brown” at The Modern
I’m not a big Quentin Tarantino fan, but his best movie by far is 1997’s underrated Jackie Brown. It proved he had the discipline...
More Inglourious Thoughts
I had a lot of leftover thoughts about Inglourious Basterds that I didn’t have the space to share in my review, so I thought...
Is the Right Wing Right About ‘Avatar’?
The latest dispatch from the culture wars is the right wing’s attack column forming against Avatar. The Weekly Standard's John Podhoretz and John Nolte...
R.I.P., Ken Russell
If Ken Russell hadn't existed, the 1970s would surely have invented him. The 84-year-old British filmmaker passed away on Monday, quietly in his sleep....
The Best Actors of 2009 (Non-Oscar edition)
I’m doing something different this year for my list of the best acting performances. I figured that you don’t need me to tell you...
Soy Un Comico
Check out this week’s ”Stage” story about Fort Worth standup comic Paul Edwards and The Butterfly Connection artistic director Adam Dietrich, who’ve collaborated to...
R.I.P. Brittany Murphy
I got knocked back by the news that Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32, apparently of natural causes. She had a...
“St. Nick” at Modern Tonight
There wasn't room to include this bit of news in my Night & Day column this week, but there are a couple of movie...
A Correction
If you're heading out to West Lincoln and the premiere of the Rose Marine Latino Film Festival, you should know that the event is...
“Ticked-Off Trannies” At Midnight
This week’s cover story tells the tale of Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives – a stylish B-movie revenge saga shot in Fort Worth, Arlington, and...
