WHO THEY ARE You've heard these guys in other incarnations: Dave Grohl from Nirvana and Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin and Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age. During the past four years, they have collaborated and appeared live as a band, including a performance in Austin, before releasing their self-titled first album in the U. (0) comments
The story is deceptively simple. A suburban couple are given a box with a button and a choice. They can push the button and get a million dollars, but the catch is that someone they don't know will die. Based on a story by legendary science fiction writer Richard Matheson that was adapted from the 1980s revamp of "The Twilight Zone," director Richard Kelly's latest film "The Box" has him reaching some of the same potential that was first seen in his debut, "Donnie Darko. (0) comments
After years of false starts, delays and threats of reshoots, the film version of "Where the Wild Things Are" has finally made it to a theater near you. The wild and wooly translation of the popular book was well worth the wait. For a story about a hyper kid with an overactive imagination, "Being John Malkovich" director Spike Jonze seems like an adult version of the book's hero Max. (0) comments
Whether you are looking for a high adrenaline car race to watch or a slow-paced parade of holiday lights, the Metroplex has it all. Be sure to check out holiday performances by Circle Theatre, Texas Ballet Theater and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Nov. (0) comments
Walking up to the front door of Fox's Barber Shop, a half-century fades from the annals of haircutting history. An old-fashioned barber pole is the only thing that indicates the presence of a barber shop, tucked away just across the Sandage Avenue commuter and faculty lot since 1957. (0) comments
The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards will acknowledge artists who have made an impact on college audiences for its sixth year on Nov. 18. Eric Conte, executive producer of the Woodie Awards, said the Woodies are an award show that celebrates the college audience and the artists they live their lives listening to, not the number of records they have sold to go gold or platinum. (0) comments