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Denton’s Thin Line Film Festival Starts Tonight: 11 Days of Docs!

Do you love real life? Do you love documentaries? Have we got a festival for you! Continue reading »

Indie Opening: ‘Pina’

Director Wim Wenders explores the world of modern through the choreography of Pina Bausch in a new documentary. Continue reading »

Retro Scene: ‘Rocky’ in 35mm

Sylvester Stallone transformed himself from a slab of beef into a movie star as Rocky Balboa. Continue reading »

Opening Wide: ‘Chronicle’ and ‘Big Miracle’

Teen superheroes, found-footage style, and environmentalism, Hollywood-style, are featured in two new wide releases this weekend. Continue reading »

2012 Academy Award Nominees — Where to See Them in D/FW

The nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced last week, which may prompt two questions in your mind: (1) What are these movies I’ve never heard of? and (2) Where can I see them in theaters, the way they are meant to be seen, before the awards are presented on Sunday, February 26? Continue reading »

Indie Weekend: ‘Albert Nobbs’ and ‘The Theatre Bizarre’

Glenn Close’s performance in ‘Albert Nobbs’ earned her an Academy Award nomination; this weekend, you can see why she deserved the nod. Continue reading »

Opening: ‘Haywire,’ ‘Red Tails,’ ‘Underworld Awakening’

An action drama from Steven Soderbergh, a World War II story from George Lucas, and the fourth installment of a genre franchise highlight the weekend’s wide releases. Continue reading »

Retro Scene: ‘Pickup on South Street’

Our new adjunct site, Dallas Film Weekly, kicks off with a look at Samuel Fuller’s tale of a pickpocket, a dame, a Communist traitor, and the FBI. Continue reading »

Indie Weekend: ‘The Iron Lady’ and ‘The Divide’

Meryl Streep plays Margaret Thatcher, plus: the survivors of an apocalypse hide out in a bomb shelter, and a roundup of all the films opening today. Continue reading »

Retro Scene: Chaplin’s ‘Gold Rush,’ ‘Pee Wee’s Big Adventure’

Two comedy titans from different eras meet in Oak Cliff this weekend. Continue reading »

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