Book of Days may be many things, including “society’s fear of the truth,” according to director Jack White, but it’s not about our nation’s current geezer-blasting, secret-keeping veep, because Lanford Wilson wrote it a while ago, okay? The production sheds light on the circumstances of a small-town hunting accident through…
When auto promoter Johnny Lozoya profoundly effected Arizona’s lowriding scene with one of the state’s first lowrider happenings in April 1979, he quipped to Lowrider Magazine that “not one park, auditorium or any type of convention center would allow a lowrider show.” Well, Johnny, you’ve come a long way, baby,…
Of all the subcultures that sprang forth from within the Harry Potter universe, wizard rock is by far our favorite. A constellation of slightly punk, totally bookish bands with names like Draco and the Malfoys, Harry and the Potters, and Owl Post, the genre features adorable fan boys and girls…
For such an anti-literate place, Phoenix sure boasts a wealth of internationally renowned authors — none more so than Stephenie Meyer, a Mormon who writes vampire tales for teenage girls. You’ll have to fend off the rabid horde with garlic and holy water when Meyer signs her new vamp romance,…
You know us. We gotta snark that SpaceFest 2007 features not only autograph opportunities with Apollo/Gemini astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Scott Carpenter, but also a meet-and-greet with Richard Hatch (not the winner of the first season of Survivor) from Battlestar Galactica (not a real spaceship). That’s right, Richard freaking Hatch…
The Arizona Cardinals need your, uh, athletic support, this season. With ex-Pittsburgh Steelers offensive savior Ken Whisenhunt in charge of getting all Mr. Miyagi on the bird butts, the team with high hopes for a decent record debut their home ’07 campaign against the Houston Texans during a preseason tune-up…
At 19, most of us are zapping the last of our zits and flicking the lint from our pocket change so we can swing the two-tacos-for-99-cents deal at Jack-in-the-Box. Then again, most us aren’t 19-year-old Hilary Duff, the TV/movie/pop/video game/clothing-line/fragrance star. Duff, best known as the awkward teen Lizzie McGuire…
You might need to down a few brews after reading this, but the Milwaukee Brewers are battling the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. The world ends either way, right? The rejuvenated Brew Crew, which starts a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks, is led by budding…
A 21st birthday usually means bar-hopping, endless rounds of shots, and plenty of post-partying puke. Thankfully, Lisa Sette decided to skip the debauchery and celebrate her 21st year in business with “7+7+7=21 Summer Group Show,” in which an excellent medley of artwork is displayed by 21 of her gallery’s represented…
Fausto Fernandez at The Latin American Art Gallery: We all need a little instruction — something to give us direction and guidance. Without it, wed be flailing aimlessly in this life, accidentally screwing each other over in a nonsensical world of no consequence. Fausto Fernandez taps into the need for…
Beneath (Paramount) Brigitte Bardot 5-Film Collection (Lionsgate) Luis Bunuel: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition (Lionsgate) Disturbia (DreamWorks) The Dog Problem (THINKfilm) The Dresden Files: The Complete First Season (Lionsgate) 8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista) The Fly: Collector Set (Fox) Full House: The Complete Seventh Season (Warner Bros.) The…
Steve Buscemi the director is nothing like the art-damaged auteur Buscemi the actor played in 1995’s Living in Oblivion. No dry ice and dwarves for the victim of the cinema’s most celebrated woodchipper massacre, who, as a filmmaker, inhabits tight spaces (an ice-cream truck, a prison cell) and trapped lives…
Stardust is less an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 1999 novel than of its dust-jacket synopsis. That will come as disconcerting news to fans of the author, who has avoided the fate of fellow fantasy writers and comics creators who’ve had their works mangled by the studios’ clumsy assembly lines. Gaiman…
Chris Tucker still believes in Michael Jackson. You can tell, because in the very first scene of Rush Hour 3, the actor-comedian squeals melodically, grabs his crotch, and throws his arms up to the heavens. All that’s missing is a giant off-stage fan to make Tucker’s shirt billow out behind…
Ingmar Bergman directed more than 50 features, but he was a significant figure in 20th-century culture in part because he was so obviously significant. Last week’s inch-above-the-fold front-page New York Times obituary cites Woody Allen’s pledge of allegiance: The Swedish director was nothing less than “the greatest film artist …..
It’s a bright March afternoon on the set of Rush Hour 3, and the mood is tense. After shooting last winter on location in Paris, the production has returned to Los Angeles behind schedule and over budget. The Supermarine Executive Air Terminal of the Santa Monica Airport has been transformed…
In the fall of 2006, David Lynch published a book called Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. “Ideas are like fish,” he begins, and the book is his guide to their natural habitat (the unconscious); the best way to hook them (transcendental meditation); and the most effective kinds…
Kjel Alkire, 31, believes in God and goes to church. But don’t make any assumptions. Alkire’s art performances promote a healthy, challenging conversation about Christianity, supported by art that sports a zany sense of humor and a dose of religion — including lists of sins that you can nail onto…
Stupid video-game logic, rule no. 154: When thousands of fugly, bloodthirsty aliens take over a spaceship, it’s best to send in a lone woman with a flamethrower. That’s the entire plot of Alien Syndrome, a pseudo sequel to Sega’s 1987 “run ‘n’ gun” arcade game of the same name. And…
Bubba Ho-tep Limited Edition (MGM) Intentional camp is difficult to do well. It’s a contradiction that usually comes off cutesy and forced. The old Batman series pulled it off, and it’s been B-movie god Bruce Campbell’s livelihood. But in a long career of overacting and mugging, Campbell’s peak may be…
We here in this sauna-esque shit hole must be missing something south of the border (no, not guaranteed T&A in Puerto Peñasco), because many of our downtown brethren seem to be living it up in exotic Central and South American lands. Vaiden Boyer Kirchheimer and hubby Will are soon off…
Here’s a short list of things that tourists think of when they think of Phoenix: Saguaros. Coyotes with neckerchiefs. Scottsdale resorts. Golf. We don’t have the data to support this, but we figure that the latter — and by extension, the tourism derived from it — ranks a close second…
