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Dallas International Film Festival Artistic Director
James Faust

Picks Five Movies to Watch For in 2011
1. Cowboys and Aliens
  John Favreau doing a space western with James Bond and Han Solo. ‘Nuff said. Opens wide release this summer.
2. Jane Eyre
  Cary Fukunaga’s first film Sin Nombre was one of the best of 2009. I can’t wait to see his take on this classic. It will be release in either March or April.
3. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
  The story of arguably one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time. It’s premiering at Sundance in a few weeks.
4. Red State
  Kevin Smith is back. Again. It is also premiering at Sundance.
5. Thor
  Kenneth Branagh directing a comic book film. If it flops, what will that do to the Avengers franchise Marvel has been working on for years? It opens wide release this summer.
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The Dallas Theater Center's Artistic Director
Kevin Moriarty

Recommends His Favorite Movie Musicals
1. Singin’ in the Rain
  It’s the perfect mix of charming music, bravura dancing, and laugh-out-loud comedy. A perfect film.
2. Mary Poppins
  Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, and dancing penguins!
3. Sweeney Todd
  The film’s violence, production design, and cinematography match Sondheim’s breathtaking musical score note for note.
4. Moulin Rouge!
  Love it or hate it, it’s truly a one of a kind film.
5. Cabaret
  Bob Fosse at his best and a young Liza Minelli giving the performance of her life.
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Interior Designer
Michelle Nussbaumer

Offers five great reads
1. More is More
  Author Hutton Wilkinson is a dear friend. His book is full of great anecdotes and stories about Tony Duquette and his Hollywood cronies. (Hutton was Tony’s business partner for over 30 years.) It’s a wonderful tribute to Duquette, who is one of the all time legends in interior and scenic design.
2. The Moonstone
  T.S. Elliot described Wilkie Collins’ book as the first and greatest English detective novel. The book deals with the theft of a large and magnificent diamond stolen from an Indian shrine.
3. Valide
  Barbara Chase-Riboud’s Valide is a novel of love and slavery set in the confines of the Sultan’s harem during the reign of Abdulhamid I in 18th c. Constantinople.
4. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
  Edward FitzGerald’s translation was reissued on the 150th anniversary of The Rubaiyat’s original publication. It was written by the astronomer and poet, Omar Khayyam, born in the later half of the 11th century. It tells the story of love and surrender and is a great book, full of wisdom and beauty. It is inspiring to me.
5. The Knife Thrower’s Assistant: Memoirs of a Human Target
  Ronnie Claire Edwards tells this hilarious and vivid story of her true life adventures as an actual assistant. Claire was formerly an actress on the TV show, “The Waltons”. Her talent for telling tall-tales is reminiscent of Mark Twain.
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FrontRow Music Critic
Christopher Mosley

Five Favorite Albums of 2010
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D Magazine Arts Editor
Peter Simek

Picks the best five movies of 2010
1. Winter’s Bone
  Winter’s Bone is a simple movie, about a 17-year-old girl living in rural poverty who is searching for her convict father. But its rich color; the insistent pacing of its direction; the faces of its supporting cast, those unforgetable souls of the Ozark backwoods – all work to envelop you in the movie’s world and weigh you down with its moral drama.
2. The King’s Speech
  This retelling of King George’s struggle to bare the mantle of the royal office is expertly crafted and very well acted, turning a regal back story into something deeply moving.
3. A Prophet
  The French film about a quiet, ambitious Algerian man caught up in the underworld of a French prison is gripping and historically urgent.
4. Black Swan
  With Black Swan, Aronofsky’s unique style of storytelling finds its perfect medium, and the nail-biting thriller is rocketed along by fantastic performances. This is immersive drama, packing a puzzling parable about life, art, and sexuality into a roller coaster movie experience.
5. Animal Kingdom
  Ben Mendleson’s performance in this Australian crime thriller is one of the year’s best, and David Michod’s direction of his downtrodden ensemble makes this movie feel like the debut of Scorsese’s heir.
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Dallas' Theater Community Presents
The Horton Foote Festival

Here Are the Performances, Showtimes, and Reviews

Coverage and Information How Dallas’ Theaters Came Together To Celebrate Texas Legend Horton Foote: Read More A Roundtable With Horton Foote’s Children Kicks Off the Festival: Read More Buy a Festival Pass: Visit Here The Performances Talking Pictures The year is 1929. The divorced Myra Tolliver of Harrison, TX (a fictional town near the Gulf) makes her living playing the piano to accompany silent films, but everything about her life is about to change. This small-scale play, Stage West’s entry into the Horton Foote Festival, ..read more

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