Celebrity Sighting

See Bradley Cooper in the flesh at local American Sniper benefit screening

Bradley Cooper, who plays Chris Kyle in American Sniper, is coming to town for a benefit screening of the film at Cinemark West Plano on January 14.

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Plano gets a shot of Hollywood glamour when the Cinemark theater at Parker Road and the Tollway hosts a benefit screening of American Sniper on Wednesday, January 14, featuring an appearance by the film's star, Bradley Cooper.

Cooper, who plays Iraq war veteran Chris Kyle, will be joined by Kyle's widow, Taya, and military veteran Jacob Schick. The harrowing film details the exploits of Kyle, who earned the nickname "The Legend" after becoming the most prolific sniper in military history through four tours of duty in Iraq.

This is the rare celebrity event where the public is welcome, as tickets are available to anyone willing to pay $250 — or more — for a seat in the theater. Cooper, Kyle and Schick will walk a red carpet and meet with the press at 6:30 pm; the film starts at 7.

Of course, you're not just paying for a ticket to the movie and a chance to see Cooper in person. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, which aims to enrich the family relationships for military personnel and first responders, who often find their bonds tested by war and other atrocities.

The film opened in limited release on Christmas Day, playing in New York, Los Angeles and at the AMC NorthPark in Dallas — a nod to the Texas-born Kyle. This screening is being held in advance of the film's wide release on Friday, January 16. Tickets for the screening can be reserved online.

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Editor's note: Recent and impending restaurant closures, along with department stores downsizing, lead the top Dallas news of the week. But there is also an exciting update for fans of supermarket chain H-E-B, which finally has plans for a store in Dallas proper. Read our most popular stories of the week below, then find our guide to Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around DFW here.

1. Some surprising names in this list of Dallas restaurant closures. The end of one year and beginning of another often provokes soul-searching and some closing of doors. That's definitely the case in the Dallas restaurant world, with a rash of closings that have taken place in recent weeks. These six restaurants have either just closed or are about to.

2. Macy's and Kohl's to shutter these Dallas-Fort Worth stores in 2025. A major department store name is contracting its presence in Dallas-Fort Worth: Macy's is planning on closing five of its locations throughout DFW by the end of April in 2025. Macy's is not alone: Clothing retailer Kohl's will also be shuttering 27 underperforming stores by April 2025, including its North Dallas location.

Macy's Macy's and Kohl's are shuttering stores in early 2025. Courtesy photo

3. Dallas Fire Rescue deploys firefighting posse to Los Angeles. On January 11, Dallas sent a firefighting posse to Los Angeles, where multiple ongoing fires have burned tens of thousands of acres near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties since January 7.

4. Supermarket chain H-E-B acquires site for its first store in Dallas. Dallas is finally in line to get an H-E-B. According to a release, the Texas supermarket chain has purchased property in Dallas: a 10-acre site at the southeast corner of Hillcrest Road and LBJ Freeway.

5. New Dallas coffee shop opens with good coffee — and great hair. A new coffee shop with some serious styling has opened near downtown Dallas: Called Common Good, it's located at 1619 N. Hall St., right off Ross Avenue, in what was previously a retail outlet for Rakkasan Tea Company, who left the space in mid-2024.

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