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Ordinarily, mixing aspects of samurai movies, westerns, post-apocalyptic science fiction, faux ’50s kitsch, and rock and roll icons into a single low-budget road movie is a pure and simple recipe for disaster; yet writer-director Lance Mungia managed to (mostly) sidestep the pitfalls of such a bizarre hash and deliver what quickly became a textbook cult … Continue reading
The Dallas Museum of Art and the Dallas Goethe Center present a screening of the documentary One Germany: The Other Side of the Wall (2010), 2pm, November 11, in the museum’s Horchow Auditorium. Details Cinemark Theaters and Paramount Studios continue their Reel Classics series with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the caper-comedy The Sting (1973), 2 and 7pm, November 14, at … Continue reading
The Kimbell Art Museum and Lone Star Film Society present a rare public screening of the recently restored complete original version of Fritz Lang’s influential silent-era sci-fi epic Metropolis (1927), 2pm, October 21, at the museum. Details The Magnolia’s Big Movie film miniseries presents a screening of William Friedkin’s thoroughly frightening The Exorcist (1973), 7:30pm, October 23, at the theater. Details The Texas Theatre’s … Continue reading
One of the most popular and influential genre writers of the pulp era, H. P. Lovecraft was a master of weird fiction, a heady blend of dark fantasy and terror with the occasional science fiction twist. His fans have long since opined the fact that the bulk of his works are long overdue for film … Continue reading
The Texas Theater celebrates 50 years of Bond-age with screenings of 007’s film debut, Dr. No (1962), various showtimes, September 23, at the theater. Details The Magnolia concludes its Challenging Autuer film miniseries with a screening of Jean-Charles Tacchella’s romantic comedy Cousin Cousine (1975), 7:30 and 10pm, September 25, at the theater. Details Cinemark Theaters and Paramount Studios conclude the Autumn portion of … Continue reading
Long before they gave us South Park and The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker and Matt Stone made their first forays into film and musicals with this indie black comedy based on the infamous story of Alferd Packer, the only American found guilty of cannibalism. The real Packer was a Colorado gold prospector who was the sole … Continue reading
The Texas Theater and CBS Radio present a free outdoor screening of the Dr. Seuss adaptation The Lorax (2012), at dusk on August 12, at Memorial Crawford Park. Details The Texas Theater continues its monthly Pata Negra Spanish film series with a screening of Fernando León de Aranoa’s brilliant drama Mondays in the Sun (2002), 7:30pm (tapas at 6:30pm), August 12, at the … Continue reading
The Texas Theater resumes its Tuesday Night Trash series with a free screening of the martial arts extravaganza The Dragon Lives Again (aka Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, 1977), 9:15pm, July 24, at the theater. Details The Magnolia’s The Big Movie films series kicks off its two-part Disaster! series with a screening of the all-star epic The Poseidon Adventure (1974), 7:30 and … Continue reading
The Magnolia’s two-part Sir Ridley films series presents a rare public screening of Ridley’s fantasy epic Legend (1985), 7:30 and 10pm, May 22, at the theater. Details The Lone Star Film Society’s and Red Productions’ Backlot Film Series continues with an outdoor screening of the Coen Brother’s comedy Raising Arizona (1987), at sunset, May 24, in Foch Alley near Red Productions (1075 Foch St., Fort … Continue reading
The Texas Theatre’s Kimono Club series — featuring the best in Japanese cinema, bad karaoke, Kirin and sake bombs — continues with Sogo Ishii’s punk rock sci-fi musical Burst City (1982), 9pm (karaoke at 8pm), March 18, at the theater. Details — The Magnolia’s The Big Movie classic films series continues its Great Directors showcase with a … Continue reading
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