Aces Up
Back in the earliest days of filmmaking, there were few ways to do stunts except by doing them for real. That’s why, in the...
A Hell of a Town
When the Broadway musical On the Town was made into a film in 1949, the producers replaced most of Leonard Bernstein’s songs, saying that...
Threes and Fours
As the calendar turns toward July, we’re treated once again to the Mimir Chamber Music Festival, which is celebrating its 20th edition this month....
I Don’t Even Know Your Name
As Rachel Bloom once wrote about casual hook-ups: “Hey sexy stranger, come back to my place. / Please don’t be a murderer. / Kiss...
Schemers and Blackmailers
Shakespeare’s dark side comes out in this year’s Trinity Shakespeare Festival, where even the comedy on offer is tinged with malice and evil. The...
Drive, They Said
It’s another racing weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and we can only hope that the weather cooperates, unlike this past weekend. The NASCAR Camping...
Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture
When photography was first invented, cameras were cumbersome and required subjects to sit still for as much as half an hour on end to...
Keys Party
Once again it’s time for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The 15th installment of our friendly neighborhood global cultural event comes to Bass...
Jeté Down the Rabbit Hole
Texas Ballet Theater ends its season on a lighthearted note this weekend with four performances of artistic director Ben Stevenson’s Alice in Wonderland at...
Everything Old Is New Again
As what was once startlingly modern gradually becomes enshrined as a classic, so does A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from the Phillips Collection come...
