Violent and brash, as befits its subject , France’s media-baiting criminal Jacques Mesrine, Mesrine: Killer Instinct is the first part of Jean-François Richet’s two-feature bio-pic about the bank robber who electrified the public with his daring prison breaks. The provocative opening finds Mesrine, as a young soldier in the Algerian War, being ordered to participate [...]
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Middlesex is the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek American family and flowers in the body of Calliope Stephanides. “I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an [...]
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Biographer Andrew Morton, known for tackling high profile people in his works, is at it again, this time chronicling the life of Angelina Jolie in Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, that came out earlier this month. It’s a fascinating account of one of twenty first century’s most astonishing actresses. Angelina’s childhood filled with pain and confusion [...]
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For centuries, bamboo baskets and folding screens have played important roles in everyday life, embodying the principle of fusing utility with beauty that permeates all Japanese art. The Modern Twist: Bamboo Works from the Clark Center and the Art of Motoko Maio exhibition features a selection of bamboo works by various artists from the Clark [...]
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The unauthorized biography by Kitty Kelley traces the rise of Oprah Winfrey, including her upbringing, career, romances and causes, which all highlight her charms and contradictions. “Oprah” is, in many ways, a brave and audacious book. Kelley attempts, and largely succeeds, in piercing the veil of one of the most powerful, influential and wealthy women [...]
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Calling all art enthusiasts (and the more timid than enthusiastic)! Be there for the Arts Night Out, a free, noncredit art course Open House hosted at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. Meet instructors, learn about fall classes, and enjoy demonstrations in ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, ballet, piano, art history, and more! Where: SMU [...]
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In “The Concert”, the new comedy from Radu Mihaileanu (Live and Become), Alexei Guskov stars as Andrei Filipov, a once celebrated Russian conductor of the Bolshoi who has hit rock bottom, working as a depressed custodian and drinking too much. But when he intercepts an invitation meant for a former orchestra to perform in Paris, [...]
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Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 20, 21 and 22 – the state’s annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday. As in previous years, the law exempts most clothing and footwear priced under $100 from sales [...]
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A modern day romantic fairytale set amidst a pitiless city backdrop, “Kisses” is the story of 13-year-old Dylan and 11-year-old Kylie who have always been close, bonding over the harsh treatment dished out by their respective families. After narrowly escaping his father’s fists one day, Dylan and Kylie hop on a canal barge and sail [...]
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The movie opens with a journey through the idyllic snow covered streets of Milan that lead us to a stunning bourgeois mansion; home of the wealthy Recchi family. Emma Recchi (Tilda Swinton) is a pale-gold Russian who has married into this wealthy Milanese clan. She watches as her husband and son are named as joint [...]
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