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...
Goldthwait Strikes Gold
Fans of twisted comedies in general – and 1980s' standup turned filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait in particular – shouldn’t miss ”World’s Greatest Dad,” released on...
FW Indie Comedy Needs Extras
Hold It Now Films and director Patrick Johnson are shooting an indie feature around Fort Worth called “The High Schooler’s Guide to College Parties.”...
Aughts of Laughs
Character actor and Fort Worth resident Patrick Cranshaw died in December 2005 at the age of 86. He worked constantly until the end playing...
Scouring the Fest
Since the “Weekly”’s blog coverage of the Lone Star International Film Festival doesn’t automatically leap out at you from this website, here’s an easy...
Stay Off the Liquor, Twi-Hards
I don't know about this: Now restaurants and bars with Buzztime are featuring Twilight trivia on Fridays during the month of November. Um, do...
Ewoks on the Wild Side
The ewoks from 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” were largely responsible for cooling my passion for the original “Star Wars” franchise. Cute and mischevious...
Coen Brothers Hold True Grit Auditions at Billy Bob’s
Paramount Pictures and the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers (No Country for Old Men; Fargo; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Big Lebowski) are remaking...
Drive-Ins of the Dead
Every Halloween season, this boy’s fancy turns to... the memory of drive-in movie theaters around North Texas. I spent quite a few 1970s childhood...
Spike Lee and “Good Hair”
When I was watching Good Hair, I was disappointed that the filmmakers didn't use this clip from Spike Lee's 1990 collegiate musical School Daze,...
