Movie review: The Animation Show 4

By John P. Meyer

80 minutes of short animated insanity that's good for what ails you. (And me.)

Friday, July 4, 2008

Dallas’ Granada Theater hosts Brutal Massacre: A Comedy for one night only on the big screen

By John P. Meyer

Billed as a "Spinal Tap for horror filmmakers," movie should appeal to genre fans - and to those who crave blood and/or beer.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Audio interview: Josh Peck and Jonathan Levine, star and director of The Wackness

Josh plays against his Nickelodeon kid-actor image.

By John P. Meyer

Drug-laced, hip-hop driven coming-of-age drama opens locally July 18.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Dallas IndieClub Gong Show winners

Gandhi was ROBBED, I tell ya, ROBBED!

By John P. Meyer

Surly crowd boos preferential beer treatment.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Movie review: Mother of Tears

Pandora's Box: Italianate version.

By John P. Meyer

Let's see, how to describe this... Gorefest? Gut-ripper? Exploitation (on too many levels to count)? Sexist? (Yep.)

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Movie review: The Unforeseen

By Alex Bentley

The environmental documentary could've used a better editor to make it the powerful film it should've been.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Conspiracists to conspire at Lakewood Theater for Loose Change film event

By Chad Jones

Dylan Avery, who directed the 9/11 documentary, will be on hand to answer questions.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Movie review: When Did You Last See Your Father?

It's a grim business, this dying.

By John P. Meyer

An insightful - if grueling - view on human existence and the ladder of selves.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Movie review: The Duchess of Langeais (Ne touchez pas la hache)

Sacre bleu balls!

By John P. Meyer

Relentless summer heat got you down? Immerse yourself in this stylish and seductive period piece - while seated comfortably in a frosty theater auditorium.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Movie review: Reprise

Dangerous bicycle games.

By John P. Meyer

Pinin' for the fjords? Make way for the winner of the big Amandas.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Movie review: Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

By Alex Bentley

Chris Bell delves deeper into the steroid use than any mainstream media outlet has so far, which speaks volumes about the power of documentaries and of his talent as a filmmaker.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Movie review: The Foot Fist Way

Minor league Tae Kwon Do requires major league E-G-O, it seems.

By John P. Meyer

Would you take martial arts instruction from washed-up, emotionally-abusive asshole who weeps like a girly man in front of class? (Me, too, actually.)

Friday, June 6, 2008

Movie review and director interview: The Children of Huang Shi

"Some people fight and die - and here I am with my typewriter."

By John P. Meyer

It's a case of warrus interruptus, as the journalist and the dedicated nurse just can't seem to get the romantic ball rolling.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Crawford set for Crawford premiere on June 8

Wouldn't it be cool if George W. dropped in?

By John P. Meyer

The David Modigliani documentary will play for the first time to the citizens of the town chronicled in the film.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Movie review: Mister Lonely

What do a Scottish mansion full of celebrity impersonators and a gaggle of Central American flying nuns have in common? Nothing, it turns out.

By John P. Meyer

Two bad movies for the price of one! (Unfortunately, we're not talkin' double feature.)

Friday, May 23, 2008

Movie review: Standard Operating Procedure

How did filmmaker Errol Morris get these "bad apples" to open up on camera?

By John P. Meyer

The debacle that was Abu Ghraib, described by (some of) the people responsible for it.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Movie review part deux: The Visitor

Bill Holston

"The political points about our immigration policies can seem a bit heavy handed, but given the state of our world, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t accurate."

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Movie review: Sex and Death 101

By Alex Bentley

Sex and Death 101 probably would’ve worked better as just a straight-up sex comedy, but it does have its good moments.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Movie review: Before the Rains

Producer Doug Mankoff hails from Big D.

By John P. Meyer

A beautiful, sad, thoughtful film about the waning days of colonialism in India.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Dallas Historical Society to premiere Lost Forts documentary in Fair Park

By Pegasus News wire

What's the status of historic forts in Texas? Ask a guy who actually owns one.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Video Saturday: “The Lovelys”

By Laura Seewoester

A lovely little short film from students at the Art Institute.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Movie review: The Babysitters

"Mr. Waterston, you've got a lovely daughter..."

By John P. Meyer

Wasting away again in Lolitaville.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie Review: Girls Rock!

By Erin Rice

Set in an all-girls rock camp, the film is about so much more than music alone.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Movie review and filmmaker interviews: Son of Rambow

Hammer and tongs hold forth about their wildly imaginative and totally unpredictable light-hearted comedy.

By John P. Meyer

Suppose the first movie you ever saw was Rambo. And suppose you saw it when you were 11 years old.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Grapevine’s British Emporium lends respectability to silly walks

... by raising over $600 for the Joey Wilkins Foundation.

By Pegasus News wire

The store with all things British sets the stage (and the light-hearted tone) for summer fundraising campaign.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Movie review: The Visitor

How far would you go to help a friend?

By John P. Meyer

People are people, the world over - though some don't have the proper documents.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Expelled forum provides intellectual discourse on controversial film

By Mike Orren

The vibe was Jerry Springer-meets-NPR and the lesson was that people who are steeped in the evidence behind their point of view keep their blood pressure in check better than those who don't.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Interview with Robert Blecker, subject of the documentary Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead

By John P. Meyer

If Blecker ran things, the number of state-sponsored executions would probably stay about the same - but the number receiving a death sentence (and malingering for years on death row) would go way, way down.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Expelled filmmakers notified of Yoko Ono lawsuit

Isn't all publicity good publicity?

By John P. Meyer

... and, seeming quite pleased by it, are quick to notify us.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Movie review: Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?

By John P. Meyer

Morgan's simple message: "There are more people in the world who are just like us than just like Osama." It's a comforting and hopeful message, entertainingly delivered.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Ben Stein makes for an unlikely messiah figure. (Go figure.)

By John P. Meyer

Is science really at war with religion? That probably depends on one's definition of science.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review: Young@Heart

By Alex Bentley

This heartwarming AND heartbreaking film is the first must-see documentary of 2008. (Photo credit: Jeff Derose)

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review: Priceless (Hors de Prix)

By Alex Bentley

Priceless is a bauble of film that goes up in esteem merely because it's almost entirely in French.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review: Zombie Strippers

By Alex Bentley

Zombie Strippers may not be art, but it provides a lot more entertainment for your dollar than other so-called horror films these days.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review part un (“he said”): My Blueberry Nights

By John P. Meyer

Norah Jones stars in her first movie and acquits herself well as a lovelorn young woman on a road trip to self-discovery.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Movie review part deux (“she said”): My Blueberry Nights

If you know the difference between "hunky" and "heartthrob," you're probably a woman.

Susan Kandell, guest reviewer

Guest reviewer Susan Kandell gives us her take on Wong Kar Wai's English-language directorial debut. She thinks film guy John may be at least partially wet. (She's probably right.)

Friday, April 18, 2008

Gala World Premiere: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Dallas' Angelika Film Center hosts a tony invitation-only advance screening of a confrontational doc sure to stir up controversy.

By John P. Meyer

It's all about Darwinian evolution and how its entrenched establishment proponents are reportedly persecuting those who dare to mention Intelligent Design. (Or maybe it's about free speech. Or the holocaust. Stay tuned...)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Movie review: Chaos Theory

It's a story about Truth. Euphemistically.

By John P. Meyer

Letting it all hang out at the Misty Pier Motel.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Movie review: Chapter 27

By Alex Bentley

Other than showcasing a Method actor doing what he does best, the film feels like a 90-minute exercise in telling us what we already know.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Movie review: The Grand

By John P. Meyer

While the big blind might be a bit steep, real poker fans might find this movie to be worth the buy-in.

Friday, April 11, 2008