The Terminator franchise has had some bad luck. Every time a new filmmaker takes a stab at relaunching the series, it is met with little thril… Read more
After his doomed King Arthur retelling and the shining, shimmering and (somewhat) splendid live-action issue of Aladdin, British filmmaker Guy… Read more
Oh, Richard Stanley. How we have missed your intoxicating weirdness. Read more
We knew she wouldn’t be happy just napping and traveling, and we were right. Former Denton Downtown Economic Development director Julie Glover… Read more
The Denton Black Film Festival screens more short and feature-length films than any one person can get to. There are titles that examine the c… Read more
The Denton Black Film Festival continues through Sunday. Read more
What: a five-day festival celebrating black filmmakers and films about black lives and experiences, with music, art, spoken word and comedy. Read more
The unassuming office tucked behind a Locust Street office should be a community center of sorts around the summertime. Read more
How I wish more than anything that this 2019 animated take on everyone’s favorite spooky and kooky family was live-action. Read more
What: a five-day festival celebrating black filmmakers and films about black lives and experiences, with music, art, spoken word and comedy. Read more
Denton musician Jenn Smith may be the busiest punk in showbiz. Read more
Preparing for fatherhood can feel like you are venturing into the unknown. That is certainly how it felt for me two years ago when my firstbor… Read more
Did you miss some of the buzzworthy Oscar nominated movies? The 92nd Academy Awards will be presented starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 on ABC. Read more
Our Daily Bread, Denton’s downtown soup kitchen, found a lot of generosity coming its way in December. But we’re especially touched by the gen… Read more
Calling all bookworms: There’s one more week before the Denton Record-Chronicle launches its in-house community book club in 2020. Read more
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If Austin musician Cleve Hattersley took life oh-so-seriously, he wouldn’t have spent decades making music with Greezy Wheels, or managed Kink… Read more
Going into Ang Lee’s latest experiment, there wasn’t too much promise. Worldwide superstar Will Smith hasn’t exactly been in anything truly ex… Read more
Just Mercy is a film that moved me to tears but also frustrated me upon further reflection. Read more
As with Just Mercy, I cannot criticize the story of Three Christs too much, because it stems from a true story. But it feels like it was the 1… Read more
It’s not hard to imagine a family gathered around the Thanksgiving table. After all, the holidays just passed (and their attendant family toge… Read more
We decided not to shamelessly eavesdrop on the small film crew that gathered outside of South Branch Library last Saturday. A slim figure wear… Read more
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Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher grew up in a small Wisconsin town. Those small-town days led to Found Footage Festival and a touring show that ce… Read more
Darryl Littleton has been in the writers room. He has been on the Def Jam comedy stage. He has churned out a raft of books about black culture… Read more
Denton City Council members studied the price tags for preserving city history Tuesday, pressing the “go” button on $7.5 million in financing … Read more
UPDATE: This story has been updated to more accurately reflect the funding of this project. Read more
The first meeting of the Visual Arts Society of Texas will feature a presentation by Denton painter Randall M. Good. The meeting will be 6:45 … Read more
The Oakmont Women’s Club will host its annual fashion show and auction at 10 a.m. on Jan. 25 at the Global Spheres Center, 7801 S. I-35E in Corinth. Read more
The Professor’s Corner resumes for 2020 at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Ln. Read more
The ride home was silent. Nothing new for my husband. I’m the chatterbox. Our silence doesn’t mean we are angry. Just being together with no n… Read more
Two clowns walk into a movie store... Read more
The Grudge is a familiar title in horror. The 2002 film known as Ju-On, directed by Takashi Shimizu, took place in Japan, as does the 2004 rem… Read more
Denton actor Bryan Patrick didn’t have the greatest end of 2019. On Monday, Patrick was walking home when someone near Newton Rayzor Elementar… Read more
In its fifth year, Denton Black Film Festival brings more than 60 films — short and feature-length — to the Campus Theatre and Alamo Drafthous… Read more
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Some films look appealing on the surface, booming with both style and color. But as soon as you step aboard, they are as uninviting as a ticke… Read more
It was a strange year for cinema, just as it was a strange year for the world. Despite all its darkness — in the form of Cats and other sorts … Read more
I am sure you have experienced being the 22nd person in line for a book on hold at the Denton Public Library. That means the book is a sure-fi… Read more
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Denton’s arts scene saw development and the end of an era in 2019. Read more
In 2019, Denton’s creative and cultural scene saw some growth and grafting in a number of areas — festivals, the local theater scene and scrap… Read more
This week, we look back at what made us go “dammit” in 2019. Read more
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There are more war films out there than anyone could ever watch in a lifetime. The horrors of war make for compelling subject matter because t… Read more
Certain expectations come with an Adam Sandler movie. However, I don’t think anyone could adequately prepare for A24’s wager-thriller Uncut Ge… Read more
In orbit and under the gun: 'Ad Astra' blends sights, sounds to create good cinema about outer space
Outer space offers infinite ground for cinema to explore. It’s so far beyond the grasp for us mere earthlings. We can’t comprehend it entirely… Read more
Opening on Christmas Day is the much-buzzed-about World War I film 1917, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes (Skyfall, Amer… Read more
There have been several film adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1868 novel Little Women. Many treatments have hit obstacles in bringin… Read more
Sarah Jaffe has had a busy year. Read more
Anthony Hopkins and, particularly, Jonathan Pryce deserve high praise for their portrayals of, respectively, Pope Benedict and Pope Francis in… Read more
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