After the eye-crossing political backstory of the much-lamented Star Wars prequel and sequel trilogies, it was refreshing.
After the eye-crossing political backstory of the much-lamented Star Wars prequel and sequel trilogies, it was refreshing.
Lest anyone suppose that the title Is God Is denotes a pious devotional picture, be advised: not so much.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week, we feature cool musical collaborations. May 12 AVTT/PTTN Did you have The Avett Brothers working with Faith No More’s Mike Patton on your rock music bingo card? It wasn’t on ours, either, but if you’re thinking this collaboration sounds as ill-fated as Lou Reed and Metallica’s album Lulu, we can assure you it’s not....
Debuting as a video game in the early ’90s, Mortal Kombat became both popular and notorious for its violent and gory death scenes. This renown led to feature films in 1995 and 1997; onward to TV shows, both animated and live-action; comic books and other incarnations; to a 2021 movie reboot; and now to a sequel, Mortal Kombat II. Not being a video game guy, I was unfamiliar with the franchise when I saw the reboot. Having no...
The best part of the original 2006 dark comedy The Devil Wears Prada, for me, was the opening title sequence. Snappily edited to KT Tunstall’s “Suddenly I See,” it intercuts impossibly stylish supermodel-type young women beginning their day in New York in contrast to our supposedly frumpy heroine, Andy (Anne Hathaway), as she heads to a job interview. The second-best part was the entrance that director David Frankel gave to the presumable title character, fashion...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week, we feature the work of several up-and-coming local musicians.
Jaafar Jackson plays the title role in the biopic Michael. The real-life son of Michael Jackson’s older brother, Jermaine, he's a bit of a ringer for his famous uncle, and he dances with some of the same inexplicable combination of precision and loose-limbed abandon
The Arizona Science Center took a bold step into the future last fall when it debuted the refurbished Dorrance Planetarium and renamed it the Dorrance DOME.
This week, Coachella run-off! Several acts playing at the annual California festival are making their way to the Valley.
After a smash debut in 2024 and continued success in 2025, Desert Design Week is back. Its spring edition runs April 16-23 and features the theme Collected in Dialog. The week-long celebration brings together design experts and enthusiasts through curated experiences and cultural programming. The theme emphasizes design as a conversation – one shaped by relationships between objects, artists and audiences rather than isolated pieces. Throughout the week, exhibitions, talks, tours and gatherings invite attendees...
This week, a local festival once again rises from the ashes.
Around this time every year we ask Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney the same question: Is there a film you’re particularly excited about this year? And every year, he’s ready with an answer. This year, his pick is the opening night selection – the comedy Power Ballad with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. “It was one I really wanted,” Carney says. “I love films about music. It’s so charming. Also, I’m a huge...
Many movies are based on the drama that can arise from a wedding. But there's drama and then there's drama, and the drama in The Drama makes what happens in Bride Wars or Wedding Crashers or Bridesmaids or even Rachel Getting Married look like a bridal shower game.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week features two rough-and-tumble – but wildly different! – festivals.
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week is particularly jam-packed… so we included an extra option, including a pair of bands with odd Valley connections.