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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
The four-day family food fest known as Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s a special time of year, all about spending time with people you may or may not like, obligated to do so simply because you share some common DNA. Times are tough these days, with the world experiencing its worst recession ever, and groceries … Continue reading
Largely forgotten, Antonia Bird’s underappreciated horror-dramedy is a flawed (she was brought in to replace a director who had chafed under Fox 2000’s heavy-handed management) but gruesomely fun time-killer that may be the best (and possibly only) movie about cannibalism ever directed by a vegetarian. Guy Pearce stars as Captain John Boyd, an Army officer … Continue reading
The Texas Theater presents special digital re-release screenings of John Carpenter’s classic slasher flick Halloween (1978), 8:30pm, October 28 and 31, at the theater. Details The Texas Theater’s Tuesday Night Trash series resumes with a screening of the vintage horror classic White Zombie (1932) starring Bela Lugosi, plus a Trashy Trailer Show, 9pm, October 30, at the theater. Details Cinemark Theaters and … 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 Magnolia’s Big Movie film miniseries presents a screening of David Lean’s war epic The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), 7:30, October 16, at the theater. Details Cinemark Theaters and Paramount Studios continue their Reel Classics series with the classic Disney musical Mary Poppins (1964), 2 and 7pm, October 17, at select Cinemark theaters. Details The Dallas Film Society continues its new … Continue reading
Witty, scary, and darkly funny, Fright Night is one of those rare remakes that not only stands on its own but also improves on the original. It retains much of what made its ancestor a cult classic, while retooling it to have some sharper edges. Anton Yelchin stars as Charley Brewster, a high school senior … Continue reading
With the release of this harrowing early sound motion picture, director Tod Browning blindsided audiences with this shocking follow-up to his successful Dracula, create a cult film for the ages, and kill his promising career dead in its tracks by daring to ask “Can a full-grown woman truly love a midget?”. The set-up is simple enough: A gold-digging … Continue reading
October is upon us. It’s supposed to be the scariest month of the year, but you’d never know it by looking at the marquee of your local megaplex. The run-up to Halloween usually means some good — or at least passable — horror flicks. These days most of what we get are tepid remakes, half-assed … Continue reading
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