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Greatness Emerges at the Year’s First Major Film Festival

If Sundance signals the annual launch of American indie cinema's new product line, the 63-year-old Berlin Film Festival offered the year's first major look at what the rest of the world has to offer. In addition to the 19-film official competition, there are two even larger "parallel" sections (the Panorama...
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Aviation Cocktail: Your Taste Buds Are Cleared for Takeoff

Ring the bell, it's time for Last Call, in which JK Grence, bartender at Shady's, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. Every now and again, a movie comes along...
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Xappaland’s Ice Queen Necklace

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Christina "Xappa" Franco's handmade multi-strand Ice Queen necklace mixes girly vintage pearls with gunmetal and brass spikes for a tough and lovely look. Where: Xappaland Cost: $42 See...
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Actress Octavia Spencer Launches Short Film Contest

Octavia Spencer is an American actress celebrated for her role in The Help, in which she played Minny, an outspoken maid. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor...
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13 Favorite Phoenix Comicon 2013 Costumes

Simply put, there were two types of people who came to Phoenix Comicon this past weekend: those who wore a costume and those who didn't. The attendees who got into the spirit of the event and donned apparel were inspired by any number of comic books, cartoons, TV shows, video...
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February Son’s Neptune T-Shirt

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Graphic designer Brandon Charles brings his flair for imagery to T-shirts with his clothing company February Son. Our favorite among his wearable offerings is a Captain Neptune shirt,...
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Sun Sown’s Capezio Ankle Boots

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: A pair of broken-in leather cowboy kickers is a must-have for every wardrobe. With an Old West feel, copper embellishments, and a cow skull adorning each ankle, these...
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Handmade Riot’s Laker Hater Tank

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: We dig all the offerings from Phoenix-based home goods company Handmade Riot, run by James Waldron and former New Times contributor Nicole Whittington. But with the Lakers making...
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AVN Awards 2013: The Least Dressed (NSFW)

Last weekend, The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas hosted the 2013 AVN Awards. Adult film star Asa Akira took home the award for Best Female Performer while James Deen snagged the prize for Best Male Performer. If you don't know who those people are, it's okay, we don't either...
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Sundance 2013: America’s Black Indie Film Renaissance

Rachel MorrisonMichael B. Jordan (The Wire), who's fully up to the challenge, in Fruitvale.You could hear a pin drop during the first Sundance screening of writer-director Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale, an enormously powerful and moving debut feature based on the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by Oakland transit police in...
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Dream Theater

Beyoncé will hold court at this year's Super Bowl halftime show as the planet’s preeminent pop star. And up until a few weeks ago, we would've assumed members of her former group, Destiny’s Child, would spend the day noshing on seven-layer dip like the rest of us. But, the pop...
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Espirit Floral Skirt at Superstition Vintage

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: April showers bring May flowers, and with spring come floods of florals. Embrace the flowery fun with a vintage A-line miniskirt sporting a busy arrangement of small, colorful...
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The Used, Marquee Theatre, 2/24/13

The Used @ Marquee Theatre | 2/24/13 On Sunday night, the Marquee Theatre reverberated with the sound of cheering fans and hardcore screamo tunes on the Take Action Tour, which aims to raise awareness about such issues as teen suicide, bullying, and more (super-badass). The tour this year consists of...
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Champ Pullover from Hello Apparel

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: Yes, emerald is Pantone's choice color for 2013. But spring runways featured a more muted green -- sea foam, specifically -- with such designers as Carolina Herrera, Diane...
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Leather and Quartz Bracelet from Melis

Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list. What: This rustic, rocker-chic statement bracelet pairs gray leather with an oversize blue druzy quartz stone surrounded by studs. From Where: Melis is an accessories purveyor that was showcased...
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The Five Best Wes Anderson Commercials

Those who enjoy film director Wes Anderson's visual style, witty dialouge, and sepia-soaked color schemes -- well, they just get it. Some people, actually a lot of people, don't. There's very little middle ground on the subject, which is why he might not be a natural choice to direct commercials...
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Five Must-See Movies in Phoenix This January

January is a dumping ground. Here lie your already failed resolutions, holiday cookie weight, and all the movies that weren't up to December's Oscar-bait snuff. But don't fret. Thanks to a few theaters, museums, and Phoenix-based movie buffs, this month won't be all lost when it comes to moviegoing. Mark...
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Silver Linings Playbook and Dinner at Legends Sports Bar

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...