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The latest event cancellations in Dallas-Fort Worth due to coronavirus concerns

Journey has canceled its entire 2020 tour, including its date on August 30 at Dos Equis Pavilion.

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As concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus and government restrictions on group gatherings continue, more event cancellations and postponements are being announced every day in Dallas-Fort Worth. In an effort to keep you as up-to-date as possible, we'll compile a list of different announcements every week.

Note: Given the pace at which things are happening during these times, cancellations are coming at a rapid clip. To be sure you're up to speed, you may want to check with the presenting organization or venue regarding the status of any particular event.

Dallas

Cry Havoc Theater Company: The theater company's production of Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, scheduled for July 9-19, has been changed to online-only audio play that will be released in July. Its production of Endlings, scheduled July 16-August 2, will be changed into a multimedia performance project that will be released in September.
The Danielle Georgiou Dance Group presents The Savage Seconds: This new experimental opera, scheduled for June 4-10 at Undermain Theatre, will instead be premiering online during those same dates. The artists of DGDG will be designing the production specifically as a work of “theatre on film.” Those interested can view the work at thesavageseconds.com.
Das Blümelein Project presents Try Me: This theater production, part of AT&T Performing Arts Center's Elevator Project and scheduled for May 21-23 at Hamon Hall inside Winspear Opera House, has been postponed to undetermined dates.
Highland Park Village: The shopping center has postponed all public events, including their monthly market, until undetermined dates in the fall.
Journey: The classic rock band has canceled its entire 2020 tour with Pretenders, including the August 30 concert at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Just Say YES 10th Annual Celebration: The fundraiser benefiting Youth Equipped to Succeed, scheduled for May 26 at Hilton Anatole, has been postponed to an undetermined date in the fall.
Nasher Sculpture Center: Officials for the art museum are still evaluating when it will reopen, but they have canceled the May 15 and June 19 editions of 'til Midnight, their monthly concert series.
Oak Cliff Film Festival: The annual film festival, scheduled for June 4-7 at various locations in Oak Cliff, has been canceled. It will go on as a virtual event featuring short films on June 4 at 8 pm; go to notthe.oakclifffilmfestival.com to view the films.
Puptopia: This event, the "first-ever amazement park for dogs and their owners," originally scheduled for March 21 at Main Street Garden and then postponed to May 30, has now been postponed to October 31. It has also been moved to Pacific Plaza Park.
Second Thought Theatre: The theater company has postponed its production of A Streetcar Named Desire, scheduled for May 20-June 13, to July 22-August 15. Consequently, it has postponed its production of Sweetpea, which was scheduled for those dates, to sometime in their 2021 season.
Texas Ballet Theater: The dance company has made significant adjustments to its upcoming 2020-2021 season, which will now begin with The Nutcracker on November 27 in Dallas. Beauty and the Beast, originally slated to open the season September 11-13 in Dallas, will now close the season, playing May 14-16, 2021 at Winspear Opera House.

Fort Worth

Billy Bob's Texas: The music venue has postponed concerts by Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen (was May 9, now October 23), Jon Langston (was May 15, rescheduled date TBD), and Chad Prather (was June 7, now August 23). It has also rescheduled Cory Morrow to July 24.
Casa Mañana Theatre presents The Full Monty: The theater company has postponed this production, scheduled for May 30-June 7, to undetermined dates.
Michael Bublé: The first visit by the crooner to Fort Worth, originally scheduled for April 4 at Dickies Arena, has been rescheduled for February 15, 2021.
Texas Ballet Theater: The dance company has made significant adjustments to its upcoming 2020-2021 season, which will now begin with The Nutcracker on December 11. Beauty and the Beast, originally slated to open the season October 2-4 in Fort Worth, will now close the season May 21-23, 2021.

Irving

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory: The Exodus Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for May 24, and Primus, which was scheduled to perform on May 26, have both been postponed to undetermined dates.

Plano

Plano Magazine Wine Walk: This event for wine lovers at The Shops at Willow Bend, originally scheduled for March 26 and then postponed to May 14, has been postponed again to June 25.

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Movie Review

Jodie Foster brings depth and wit to French thriller A Private Life

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Jodie Foster has been a member of the Hollywood community for almost 60 years, first as a child actor on TV, and then branching out into movies. She earned an Oscar nomination at the tender age of 14 for her role in Taxi Driver, and she’s gone on to be nominated five times, winning twice. Now, at age 63, she’s showing she’s still capable of surprises by fluently speaking another language in the French film, A Private Life.

Foster plays Lilian Steiner, a psychiatrist who sees patients out of her Parisian apartment. When she learns of the death of one of her patients, Paula (Virginie Efira), she’s sad but otherwise unaffected until a few suspicious things start happening. This includes the robbery of her apartment, in which a recording of Paula’s last session with Lilian goes missing.

With the help of her ex-husband, Gabriel (Daniel Auteuil), Lilian becomes an amateur private detective, tracking the movements of Paula’s husband, Simon (Mathieu Amalric), whom she increasingly suspects of murder. At the same time, Lilian must navigate a tense relationship with her son, Julien (Vincent Lacoste), along with an unexpected rekindling of romance with Gabriel.

Written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, and co-written by Anne Berest, it is a psychological thriller that at times feels like an Inspector Clouseau movie. With little to go on but her own perhaps misguided suspicions, Lilian digs herself deeper into a situation of her own making. And she further clouds her mind by indulging in a tryst with Gabriel, who’s all too eager to help Lilian pursue her criminal theories. While the film is not a comedy, there are elements of humor that pop in to keep the story light.

Zlotowski plays with the competing tones of the story well, keeping viewers on Lilian’s side even as she indulges in things that might not be the healthiest for her. Lilian’s various eccentricities - an adherence to recording on old-fashioned mini discs instead of fully digital, keeping an emotional distance from her son and grandson - make her a fascinating character whose vacillating motivations keep viewers guessing as to what she’ll do next.

In a lot of ways, the film is a study of how Lilian needs to try to find ways to heal herself. The possibility of Paula being murdered wakes Lilian up to the idea that she has not been as attentive a doctor as she should be. The sessions with different patients that Zlotowski shows give the impression that there’s a general level of dissatisfaction with her, with one patient outright breaking up with her.

Foster is no less compelling speaking mostly in French than she is in English language movies. Her fluency is never in doubt, and she fits in seamlessly with the actual French actors in the film. Auteuil is a fun counterpart for Foster, showing an unexpected chemistry with her that keeps their scenes crackling with energy. Amalric, a Wes Anderson favorite, has a relatively small role but still stands out when he gets a chance.

A Private Life is not the type of thriller that American audiences might be used to, but its slow, methodical storytelling and subtle humor make it an interesting watch from beginning to end. The film is not up for any awards, but Foster’s performance shows she remains a top-tier actor.

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A Private Life is now playing in select theaters.

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