Jim Jarmusch’s anonymous antihero hitman (French-Ivorian actor Isaach De Bankolé), identified in the credits of The Limits of Control as the Lone Man, exists only in terms of his unspecified mission. The Lone Man is introduced in an overhead shot doing tai chi in an airport toilet stall, then taking…
Angels & Demons is still no more than another treat for wacked-out male conspiracy theorists, mind you, and at 138 minutes, it’s a scant 10 minutes shorter than The Da Vinci Code. But the movie clips along, tricked out with state-of-the-art hardware and a hotter, brighter partner for Hanks in…
I like to think that Johnny Cash, the country music singer-songwriter and American institution, mellowed with age. I suspect that late in life, he’d left far behind him the hard-edged life of a bitter former yokel who cheated on his wife and became addicted to “every drug there was to…
The tradition of a one-year birthday celebration in the Menconi household involved a single cupcake with a solitary candle stuck in the middle. Someone else probably blew out the candle, then we’d go to town on that little treat and mash it into gooey gross sweetness that we’d slurp off…
Did you know there is an International Museum Day?Well, you could have at least assumed it. I mean, if there’s something as idiotic as National Star Wars Day, we had better redeem ourselves by honoring our museums, right? Mark your calendars on May 18th as International Museum Day and then…
Kansas City-based Theater League presents in just seven U.S. cities, so it’s always felt kind of like Phoenix’s own little Shubert Organization. Although TL does produce shows itself, its Passport to Broadway series snags national road companies of hot musicals from the tour producers (for example, the sparkling Mamma Mia!…
You know I wouldn’t tell you to haul it to another city unless I thought it was really worth it.Well, Michael Cajero is definitely worth a trek to Tucson. I originally saw his work at the Eric Firestone Gallery in Scottsdale about a year ago. I’ll never forget walking in…
The gaming con features console gaming, role-playing, LARP, card and board games, and guest appearances by genre bigwigs like Houses of the Blooded’s John Wick (pictured), Eric Torres (Iconica), role-playing guru Todd VanHooser, Eric J. Boyd, and The Guise Knights. Thu., May 7, 6 p.m.-midnight; Fri., May 8, 8-4 a.m.;…
Celebs including Joe Theismann, Lawrence Taylor, Alice Cooper (pictured), Seth Joyner, Neil Lomax, Dan Majerle, Richard Roundtree, and Barry Williams are scheduled to participate in the par-71 tourney at Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Tapatio Cliffs. Proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Fri., May 8, 7:30 a.m.; Sat., May 9,…
Here’s our promise to you with this piece about Jessica Drenk: We’re not going to talk about the green movement. Of course, being that the Tucson-based artist makes works out of disposable items, it would be an easy comparison. But we’re not going to go the wussy route. Instead, we…
Like moonlight on a starless night, the Silent Years project across a crisp, endless expanse both stark beauty and a rich, engaging brightness. The Detroit quintet indulge plenty of textured atmospheres but aren’t as shambolic as their dream pop antecedents. Keyboards paint in broad shimmering strokes and frontman Josh Epstein’s…
There’s an undeniable allure to the 10-foot-high undulating metal sculptures of Phoenix artist Pete Deise. However, unless you’re a trust-fund baby or made a mint in real estate before the market went tits-up, it’s unlikely you have the money (or space!) to score one of Deise’s big babies. Luckily, he…
The Puerto Rican flag, with its distinctive lone white star, blue triangle, and red stripes, has been popping up more frequently around town. With the infusion of that island flavor into our Southwestern mix, expect the joyful exclamations of “Wepa!” to fly during the third annual Puerto Rican Festival and…
So, it’s been a dream of yours to fly to Paris and see the grave of Jim Morrison at the famed Pere Lachaise cemetery since 14-year-old you hung that Forever 27 poster on your wall. What’s holding you back? Oh, that’s right. The Euro continues to kick the American dollar’s…
Had your fill of clean-living, yoga-mat rock stars? You know, the kind who avoid meat and alcohol like Brandy Norwood avoids break pedals? Then come to Tempe’s Club Red this Saturday, where six Valley rock bands will perform as God intended: completely effing wasted. No idle promise, that – in…
She’s tough. She’s hot. She’s proud of her roots. And she’s a pretty darn formidable poker player, to boot. If she didn’t already exist so effortlessly in real life, Tammy Pescatelli might have been plucked from the comedy casting department and molded to exact industry specifications. Well, not that her…
Despite a moment in the sun, screamo increasingly appears a failed experiment without the undying appeal of chocolate in your peanut butter. Blending hardcore aggression with emo’s pop impulse didn’t produce a juggernaut with heart, but a conflicted creature unable to satisfy either impulse. Recent arrivals Polar Bear Club attempt…
More than 80 Zonie Hooters Girls will lay it on the line in Club Wear and Bikini competitions in an attempt to make it to the Ms. Hooters International Pageant in Hollywood, Florida, on June 20. Thu., May 7, 7:30 p.m., 2009…
If your mother’s a pill, do your duty with some used mausoleum flowers and a trip to Cracker Barrel. If your mom’s kickass (like ours), make a res right now for the Haute Holiday Brunch at CANAL. The $39-per smokin’ deal includes a three-course meal by chef Justin Beckett, a…
The socially conscious event features sale items from around the globe, plus live music and food. Sat., May 9, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 2009…
Just because you want to go to the Phoenix Toy Show doesn’t mean you’re stuck in childhood. So what if the prospect of the largest collectible-toy market in the Valley, featuring more than 100 vendors offering everything from G.I. Joes and Barbies to anime memorabilia, makes your mouth water? That…
Watching pro athletes do anything outside of the sporting arena is kind of awkward and embarrassing. It’s like they’ve been conditioned to a point where smashing through the offensive line or throwing the perfect spiral has made the execution of more basic human functions come off as ridiculous to us…
