Join in the fun Saturday of We Heart Art, a celebration of literature and the arts with an emphasis on video games and comic books and all that comes with them.
There will be industry panel discussions, including on comics; how to break into voice acting and voice-over; and authors (Rachel Caine!).
The Stan Lee Foundation's art auction during the event will benefit local group For Love & Art. And winners of a teen art contest will be announced, all on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St., Dallas.
Admission is free, and costumes are encouraged (read: very necessary). Food trucks will be on-site. facebook.com/weheartartdallas.
LONE STAR FILM FESTIVAL The Lone Star Film Festival continues through Nov. 8 in Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth. The fest features panel discussions, speakers, parties, and, of course, film screenings. Screenings will be at the AMC Palace Theater, 220 E. 3rd St., and Four Day Weekend Theater, 312 Houston St. The short film block has been moved to Nov. 8 at AMC; admission is free for ages 12 and younger. The Lone Star Film Society is presenting the ninth annual festival. All-access badge is $150; single tickets cost $10. lonestarfilmfestival.com.
ODE TO PEANUTS Trombone Shorty, who was just in town to play at the Reunion, provides the voice of the schoolteacher and other adults in The Peanuts Movie. Of course, the jazz musician does this by using his trombone. If you're curious about how you might sound to Charlie, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang, it's easy enough with the Wah Wah Machine to turn your words into music at wahwahmachine.com.
GOODFELLAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY Celebrate the movie that unwittingly helped to typecast an entire generation of actors when a new 4K restoration of GoodFellas (1990, R, 146 mins.) is shown on Nov. 6 at 9:15 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas. Scorsese's GoodFellas, a 30-minute documentary that also can be found on the new Blu-ray, will be screened each night before the movie. $10. thetexastheatre.com.
AIR TIME This edition of the Arts Incubator of Richardson's program will feature an interview with Jenny and Kevin Galvan, owners of Haystack Burgers and Barley, on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse, 100 S. Central Expressway, Richardson. After the interview, attendees can watch Chef (2014, R, 114 min.). Free. When reserving a seat online, you must purchase a $5 food voucher, which can be used at the event (walk-ins are welcome, but there may not be any seats remaining). drafthouse.com/dfw/richardson.
STARS AND STRIPES FILM FESTIVAL The Stars and Stripes lineup includes kickoff luncheon speaker Gen. Tommy Franks. Screenings include: Last Days in Vietnam; A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY; The Bridges at Toko-Ri; Windtalkers; Zero Dark Thirty; We Were Soldiers; Memphis Belle; Max; and In Defense of Freedom, a documentary featuring Highland Park High School veterans. Films will be followed by a Q and A with a guest connected to the events depicted. Proceeds will go to Sons of the Flag, which aids burn survivors. Nov. 12-15 at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. 214-841-4713. Free admission for A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY and In Defense of Freedom. Most films are $10; the luncheon is $250; passes start at $500. Veterans are admitted free to all screenings. Find a schedule at starsandstripes.sonsoftheflag.org.
DVD LOOKOUT Week of Nov. 9 -- Someone at A&E loved me enough to pull together Lifetime's versions of V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday into one DVD set. Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham and Rose McIver take the camp to some very real places. And I can, too, because digital is included! Other releases include: Better Call Saul: Season One; Self/Less; and Terminator Genisys.
