filmThe Iron ClawProduced by A24 for release on December 22 In the early eighties, the greatest show on earth was staged inside a corrugated-tin coliseum in Dallas, where a rowdy audience of almost four thousand watched three Von Erich brothers wrestle their rivals. The night’s violent heroics were taped for World Class Championship Wrestling, which in 1982 was the second-most-watched syndicated TV show in America. The Von Erichs, led by their domineering father, created the blueprint for pro wrestling but at the steepest cost: the siblings were marked for tragedy. Director Sean Durkin and stars including Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White bring those heady days to the big screen—and examine why the family self-destructed. festivalTomball German Heritage FestivalDecember 8–10The town of Tomball, about thirty miles northwest…
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