Indie Weekend: ‘Pariah,’ ‘House of Pleasures,’ ‘The Devil Inside’
A coming-of-age story with a difference, ‘Pariah’ is my pick of the week.
Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
“It’s still elementary,” Robert Downey, Jr. might say to Jude Law. “We’ll have a bit of fun, make some money, and nobody will be the wiser. What do you say?”
Review: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′
The fourth installment slows things way down as Edward and Bella get married and go on their honeymoon.
Indie Weekend: ‘Into the Abyss,’ ‘Bellflower’ and ‘Titans’ Return
My pick of the week: ‘Into the Abyss.’ Werner Herzog contemplates the death penalty in conversations with an inmate on death row in Texas, and those affected by his crime. (Landmark Magnolia, Angelika Plano.) Not previewed. Also opening in Dallas today, Friday, November 11, 2011 (listed alphabetically): ‘Bellflower.’ Powerful drama that goes off the rails [...]
Alexander Payne Retrospective Continues As ‘The Descendants’ Opens Lone Star Fest
Seven years have passed since ‘Sideways,’ the last film directed by Alexander Payne, but he’s back with ‘The Descendants,’ which opens the Lone Star International Film Festival in Ft. Worth tonight. Meanwhile, a retrospective of his films continues at the Angelika Dallas tonight. Jack Nicholson stars in ‘About Schmidt,’ which plays as part of the [...]
Indie Weekend: ‘The Skin I Live In,’ ‘Like Crazy,’ ‘The Woman’
Antonio Banderas reteams with Pedro Almodovar, plus a romantic drama, young basketball players, and harrowing horror.
Indie Weekend: ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene,’ Horror at the Texas Theatre
Cults, war, docs, and spooks make for a great fall weekend at the movies.
Indie Weekend: ‘Blackthorn,’ ‘Margin Call,’ Horror at the Texas Theatre
My pick of the week is ‘Take Shelter,’ but here’s a roundup of the independent films opening in area theaters.
Indie Weekend: ‘Weekend,’ ‘Incendiary,’ ‘Sholem Aleichem’
Seven new independent films are vying for your attention this week.
