Natalie Portman

John Williams Is Coming to Phoenix; Here Are His Five Most Iconic Scores

Legendary film composer John Williams is scheduled to appear at a benefit performance by the Phoenix Symphony on September 28. It's not like he needs to tour to help raise money for his kids' college fund, and he's probably busy with the Jurassic Park IV and new Star Wars soundtracks. There's no rea ... More >>

The Shins, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/22/13

The Shins @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/22/13It's been 10 years since McDowell Mountain Music fest got started, and nine since Natalie Portman, as the prototypical "manic pixie dream girl" stated that The Shins would "change your life." In that time, McDowell Mountain ... More >>

Don't Dismiss Guitarist Leo Kottke as a Lightweight

Meet Mexican Summer's Jess Rotter, Whose Art You've Probably Already Enjoyed

By Michael Alan Goldberg Jess Rotter truly racked up the frequent flyer miles this year. The long-time in-house publicist and marketing wiz for Brooklyn-based indie record label Mexican Summer practically lived in airplanes, repeatedly jetting out west and back to handle her duties repping Best Coa ... More >>

The Collection and Dinner at Green New American Vegetarian

While a jumbo tub of hot buttered popcorn is one of our most frequently indulged guilty pleasures, we think a good movie deserves a little better company than junk food. Try out our movie and meal pairings for yourself or feel free to suggest one of your own favorites in the comments. The Movie: Th ... More >>

Are You a Cute Blonde Lady? Now is a Good Time to be in a Music Video

Last week, a couple of so-called indie bands released music videos that featured quirky blonde actresses. Michelle Williams traveled to Niagara Falls Wild Nothing's "Paradise" and The Girl Next Door Elisha Cuthbert imagines herself in a movie in The Gaslight Anthem's video for "Here Comes My Man." B ... More >>

Ten Movies Kanye West Should Have Starred In

Kanye West is currently scouting locations for a short film in the vein of "Runaway" that will be filmed somewhere in the Middle East in March. Government officials based out of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha are in the middle of a bidding war to get Yeezy's contract, The New York Observer reports. S ... More >>

Avengers Cologne: Oh Yeah, We're Sure the Hulk Smelled Grrreeeeaaat

​Fair warning: Just because you smell like Thor doesn't mean you're going to score Natalie Portman -- or any girl for that matter. In fact, there's no guarantee of any direct (or physical) benefit of smelling like a big, sweaty superhero, but that hasn't stopped fragrance company JADS interna ... More >>

Ten Musicians To Help Inspire You This Octobeard

October is a great time of year for a few different reasons. You've got the Arizona State Fair, Oktoberfest, the weather starts to get nice outside, and most importantly, it's now Octobeard. For those not familiar with Octobeard it's defined by urbandictionary.com as: A celebration of facial hair ... More >>

Thor's a Bore, and His Brother from Another Mother Really Steals the Hero's Thunder

Tom Leveen

SMoCA's "Dance with Camera" Is Dancing Around the Truth

Natalie Portman Follows Black Swan With an Awfully Good Romantic Comedy

The Black Swans' Jerry DeCicca Talks Touring, Larry Jon Wilson, and Vermont

The Black Swans Jerry DeCicca with some black swans​ When preparing for an interview with a band I Google the hell out of them beforehand. In the case of Columbus, Ohio band The Black Swans, this task was a little more difficult than normal thanks to the movie Black Swan. In fact, when trying t ... More >>

Black Swan: Natalie Portman Goes Batshit in a Tutu

Top 10 Celebrity Cameos in Indie Rock Videos

These days, the lines between indie and mainstream music are difficult to pinpoint. With indie artists featured prominently in mainstream media (I'm looking at you, Twilight soundtrack), it's hard to see what makes indie music, well, indie. When you add celebrities to the mix, it becomes even more d ... More >>

10 Musicians in Guyliner to Love--or Mock

In honor of impending arrivals in the Valley by Adam Lambert and Green Day, here is a list of 10 modern-day musicians who don't think it's girlie to rock a little black eye pencil. Emo girls, eat your hearts out. And the rest of you, feel free to point and laugh.His expression is energetic, but he l ... More >>

Noah Baumbach Talks About His New Film, Greenberg, the DIY Ethos, and Learning to Drive

Queen Midas

Brit-lit author’s cleaning up with steamy Tudor tomes

Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights doesn't measure up

For Bitter or Worse

Toxic characters go down with their relationships

The Other Boleyn Girl: Sibling rivalry in all its royal glory

Justice League: The New Frontier is a cartoon strictly for Mom and Dad

Small Wonder

Mr. Magorium is far less fantastical than its title

Cannes 2007: The Joy in the Bubble

How many of these movies will you actually get to see?

How to Pole Dance

My alter ego is a geeky stripper

Wacky Signage

Shut Up, Already

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Delivering less, not Moore

Bowing to Royalty

A visit with the queen b

Rogue Wave

Hop on pop

On the Dark Side

This is not the film you're looking for

Sith Is It

A Force to be reckoned with

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

Leaning Sideways

In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best was a Payne

Closer to Fine

Mike Nichols gives us cold characters in a hot movie

Yes, You Can

Braff pulls triple duty on his new project

A Mountainous Achievement

Cold Mountain sets the new standard for Civil War drama onscreen

Rock Crock

One man travels through the best of what American music magazines offer -- and needs a shower

Shadows of the Empire

With Episode II, George Lucas tries to reclaim his lost glory

Rain Mannequin

Mentally challenged Mifune makes for slow going

Live by the Sword

Jim Jarmusch brings new tricks to samurai-themed Ghost Dog

The Hype and the Mighty

Review-proof Star Wars prequel? Jedi set, go!

Star Dreck

Bombastic Fifth Element warp-speeds onto sci-fi scrap heap

Tin Pan Allen

Zing along with Woody's Everyone Says I Love You

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