Tune in April 1 – 8 as Red Carpet Crash broadcasts “DallasFest After Dark,” the nightly chat show live from the DALLAS International Film Festival Lounge at the Hotel Joule!

Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins” is the most grandly cinematic film the prolific director has yet created. Gone from the new film are some of the director’s standard gimmicks: gleeful sadism, cheap- looking CG effects, video work that feels rushed, and crude, perplexing narratives often centered around unlikable characters (all of which have gone into some [...]

It’s probably safe to say that everyone loves a Muppet. The creations of “Sesame Street,” brainchild and educational juggernaut of the Sesame Workshop (formerly the Children’s Television Workshop) speaks, through a variety of characters, to kids of all ages and the adults who raise them, all over the world. Most people will tell you they [...]

After hearing an NPR story on the film some time ago, I knew that it was something that I absolutely had to see. Documentaries are typically my favorite films, especially those as well-made and full of heart as this one. The film details the journey of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee that was taken from his [...]

If there is something Dallas does flawlessly, it’s throw a party. The city’s reputation extends outside the Metroplex borders as one of the premiere hospitality cities in the nation, and the events are always stunning. Last night’s Opening Night Gala for the 5th Annual DALLAS International Film Festival was a perfect example of the elegance [...]

The Dallas Film Society folks have named director Scott Z. Burns (“The Informant,” “The Bourne Ultimatum”) as one of the recipients of the DALLAS Star Awards, which are handed out at the Closing Night festivities at Union Station on Friday, April 8. In addition, the Texas Avery Award for excellence in animation will be given [...]

With 127 films being exhibited at the 2011 DALLAS International Film Festival, it’d be easy to get lost in the program guide and have no idea what movies you absolutely need to see. (Really, with such an embarrassment of riches, North Texas film buffs should just take their vacation for the first ten days of [...]

Folks looking to buy tickets for individual movies screening at the 2011 DALLAS International Film festival can now hit the Fauxcades Festival Box Office, or DallasFilm.org, to make their purchases. The storefront box office, located at Mockingbird Station (5307 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 100, next to Margarita Ranch), is open 11:00 am – 7:00 pm [...]

Submissions from Booker T. Washington, Garland and Richardson high schoolers were named as finalists for this year’s competition, as were shorts from University of North Texas, UT Arlington and the Art Institute of Dallas.

“Beautiful Boy,” “OK Buckaroos” and “Soul Surfer” were named as three of the festival’s Centerpiece Screenings, while Ann-Margret was the first screen legend identified as a winner of a 2011 DALLAS Star Award. The entire slate of the Target Documentary and Narrative Competitions were also rolled out, with notable titles like “Boy Wonder,” “The Greater [...]