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Mack Duncan, What Are You Listening To?

Mack Duncan​Mack DuncanThe improviser, filmmaker, puppeteer, teacher, co-founder of The Torch Theatre and creator of the web series Vincent and Me helped organize the Phoenix Improv Festival this weekend at the Herberger Theater. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what s ... More >>

Philthy Phil's, Newman's Lounge, Chez Nous, and Other Downtown Phoenix Dives We'll Miss

Philthy Phil's R.I.P.​So long Philthy Phil's, you will be missed. In case you didn't read the news over on our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, the long-running dive bar closed its doors this week after eight years of operation. The place became more of a hipster haven in recent years, it's long serve ... More >>

Crotch Rockitt's Lady Gaga Party

Philthy Phil's R.I.P.​So long Philthy Phil's, you will be missed. In case you didn't read the news over on our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, the long-running dive bar closed its doors this week after eight years of operation. The place became more of a hipster haven in recent years, it's long serve ... More >>

Lady Gaga's "Telephone" Video Disappointing 'Fame Monster' Follow-Up

​There's no denying Lady Gaga's a pro when it comes to crafting a unique visual style to go along with her catchy pop music. Her new video with Beyoncé, for "Telephone," is no exception--it sure is unique. But it also doesn't make a whole lot of sense and contains a shot of a dead dog--not co ... More >>

The Grammy's Top 10 Moments

Beyonce also did a version of Alanis' "You Oughtta Know" when she played Phoenix last summer.​ This year's Grammy's ceremony was full of instances that just made you scratch your head, furl your brow, and go, "Really?!?" Whether it was a pleasantly surprised reaction, a hearty laugh, or a look of ... More >>

Anarchists vs. Nazis at the Arizona Capitol? The "Phoenix Class War Council" Talks the Talk

from firesneverextinguishedWhere's Brad Pitt when you need him?There's one group talking a big game about confronting the neo-Nazi scum at the state Capitol this Saturday: the anarchists, the traditional foes of goosesteppers going all the way back to the Spanish Civil War, and then some. They're of ... More >>

Killer Serials: J. Scooter Harris, the Tarantino of Comic Books

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

District 9: Alien Invasion as Apartheid Metaphor

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Summer ’08: Batman saved the season, while a little Sex and the City went a long way, and the indies just went south

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Steven Soderbergh’s Che wins the only Cannes award that matters: ours

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Sundance 2008 leaves just a handful of buzz-worthy movies in its wake

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

When He Was Small

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Lights out at Chez Nous.

X-Men. Archie. Sailor Moon. If you thought comic books were limited to namby-pamby superhero tales, Manga and All-American "good guy" serials like Richie Rich and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, take a peek at local artist J. Scooter Harris' graphic novel/comic book serie ... More >>

Cannes 2007: The Joy in the Bubble

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

Screen Siren

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

Closing Credits

They called him Ismail

Keira Get Your Gun

The life of a model turned bounty hunter

The Devil & Mr. Zombie

Director's second stab a true gore fest

Color Bind

Doom with a view

Get Lost

A bad case of sequel fever can never Be Cool

Frogs Gone Loco

Childhood games turn into obsession in Love Me If You Dare

Breast in Show

Angelina Jolie stars in Taking Lives, but the filmmakers are the real boobs

Forget It

You saw Paycheck last year... don'tcha remember?

Grand Dames

The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Sunny Delight

John Sayles' latest transcends its talkiness

Blast From the Past

With his 1993 reissue, a Hong Kong action choreographer serves up a real kick

Little Buggers

Undercover and underage, Spy Kids earns its license to thrill

Brat Outta Hell

Only the devil could have possessed Adam Sandler to make such a bad movie, dragging half of Hollywood with him

Oh Bury Me Not

Johnny Cash sings of Love, God, Murder and how all three make him a legend

The Big Sleep

Vintage-paperback dealer Blake Shira writes his own final chapter

Pummel Figurines

Play It to the Bone lacks punch

Brand New Year

Having averted a millennial apocalypse, it's time to catch up on the latest in heritage in roots music

Formica Follows Function

New Yorker Family Restaurant / SunnySide Cafe

Ketchup 22

Too slick by half, Home Fries smothers in its own grease

Night & Day

March 19-25, 1998

On the Lam

This "official" John Woo knockoff is less than dazzling

Surf King

Guitar pioneer Dick Dale is rocking like never before at 60

SXSW.97

Guitar pioneer Dick Dale is rocking like never before at 60

How to Make a Film

First, you attend the Hollywood Film Institute's two-day crash course

Rocky Rogue

First, you attend the Hollywood Film Institute's two-day crash course

Doin' Time at the Blue Mist

Prison-adjacent motel is Florence's funkiest, bar none

HEIST SOCIETY

Prison-adjacent motel is Florence's funkiest, bar none

SIGH HARD

Prison-adjacent motel is Florence's funkiest, bar none

DEPTH CHARGE

Prison-adjacent motel is Florence's funkiest, bar none

GOOD NIGHT, SWEET CHASEN'S

A MOVIE BUFF TREATS HIMSELF TO A $400 WRAP PARTY AT THE LANDMARK HOLLYWOOD HAUNT

BLOODY GOOD SHOW

A MOVIE BUFF TREATS HIMSELF TO A $400 WRAP PARTY AT THE LANDMARK HOLLYWOOD HAUNT

HIT AND MISS

A MOVIE BUFF TREATS HIMSELF TO A $400 WRAP PARTY AT THE LANDMARK HOLLYWOOD HAUNT

SLAY RIDE

A MOVIE BUFF TREATS HIMSELF TO A $400 WRAP PARTY AT THE LANDMARK HOLLYWOOD HAUNT