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This Week’s Special Screenings:

As part of its Architecture in Movies series, the Kimbell Art Museum and Lone Star Film Society present a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller North by Northwest (1959), 2pm, December 9, at the museum. Details The Texas Theatre presents 30th anniversary screenings of Brian De Palma’s Scarface (1983), 4:30pm, December 9, at the theater. Details The Texas Theatre presents a screening … Continue reading

Movie review: ‘Hyde Park on the Hudson’

With an intriguing concept firmly in place, Hyde Park on Hudson nevertheless stumbles out of the gate and, like last year’s The Iron Lady, collapses into another instance of a fine cast in need of a better movie. Hyde Park juggles — and lamely attempts to intertwine — two parallel story lines: The main one … Continue reading

The End is Nigh!: The Apocalypse on Film

Much has been made about the supposed end of the world on December 21, 2012, as predicted by the long-count calendar of the ancient Mayans (who apparently failed to predict the end of their own civilization — but hey, nobody’s perfect). The signs are all there: the weather has gone berserk, Twinkies are on the … Continue reading

Christmas Classics at the Angelika

The Angelika Film Centers of Dallas and Plano have a series of holiday movies — some naughty, some nice — prepared for the month. The two separate sets of programming (listed below) feature Christmas classics, both culminating with screenings of It’s a Wonderful Life. Tickets are $6. For more info, go to angelikafilmcenter.com. Dallas (all screenings at … Continue reading

A Very Un-Merry Christmas: Movies from the Naughty List

Let’s face it: Between the shopping frenzy and having to put up with one’s relatives, the holidays are more stressful than they theoretically should be. Sitting down to decompress just to be confronted with the umpteenth broadcast of A Christmas Carol or The Miracle on 34th Street is enough to curdle one’s eggnog. (We here … Continue reading

This Week’s Special Screenings:

The Texas Theatre presents a screening of True Romance (1993), written by Quentin Tarrantino and directed by the late Tony Scott, 6:45pm, December 2, at the theater. Details The Magnolia’s Big Movie film series presents a screening of the classic musical Singin’ in the Rain (1952), starring Gene Kelly, 7:30 and 10pm, December 4, at the theater. Details Cinemark Theaters and Paramount Studios … Continue reading

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