“When you sleep with the king, it ceases to be a private matter.” And so it comes to pass that young Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) must stand before her father, Sir Thomas (Mark Rylance), and her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey), and report the nitty-gritty details of having…
The premise of The Full Monty is pretty simple: Six broke, unemployed Buffalo steelworkers decide to stage a one-night-only striptease act after noting the sell-out crowds drawn by a local Chippendales act. These guys are sick of being penniless and their leader, Jerry Lukowski, is worried that his son, who…
Rock bands, Djs and skirt-chasing 5k runners invaded February’s final days.
Lace up your vinyl corset and strap on those dusty “fuck me” boots we know you have hiding in the back of your closet for Tranzylvania. The weekly goth/industrial night features drink specials, laser-light shows, and performances by DJ Dan of Anderson’s Fifth Estate and DJ noiz.fkr, who scratch hardcore…
Folded somewhere into the cramped coldness of my tiny mind is a virtual list titled Things I Hope Never to See Again. I’ve compiled this list over several decades as a reminder to myself of things I have seen before that have frightened or unnerved me. Way at the top…
The co-founder of one of Arizona’s all-time-great alt bands, The Refreshments, has carved out a very cool vanity niche for himself as a rock novelist. A wha?! Yep, the ex-‘freshment’s transformed himself into a desert-rat Nick Hornby. Edwards’ debut, Stuck Outside of Phoenix, told tales on a fictitious Phoenix musician…
Dubya’s gone, and there’s not another viable Bush on the horizon. Life is good, right? Well, the problem with victory is that she’s the twin sister of defeat, and ne’er these twins shall part. Does it really matter who gets the Oval Office in the fall? It matters not. What…
Tune in and turn on at this activist nirvana, which addresses some of the ills and issues of the times with a slate of socially conscious workshops, musical performances, and events. There’ll also be a cavalcade of speakers that includes Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia (founder of /POOR Magazine/; pictured), mural artist…
Live performers/singers give director Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 Nicole Kidman/Ewan MacGregor flick the full-on Rocky Horror Picture Show interactive/audience participation treatment at this campy affair. Fri., Feb. 29, 8 p.m.; Sat., March 1, 8 p.m., 2008…
We’re not sure how SITI Company’s going to match its first Valley performance, which took place in April 2007, but we’re confident that the troupe can and will during its Who Do You Think You Are? program. Last year, the ensemble-centric theater troupe – which is making Tempe its home…
As long as the production of hallucinogenic drugs and electronic music continues, raving will ensue. For those who dig the beats, but not the candy necklace/pacifier/glowstick culture, the Faux Show fellas present “THE M*TH*RF*CK*NG RAVE IS OVER” — an evening of live turntable action starring the notorious Wes Pentz, a.k.a…
If you’d told the first bunch of bra-burning, you-go-girl protesters that their granddaughters would pay money to run in a skirt, they would have bopped you on the head with their copies of The Feminine Mystique. But that’s exactly what you’ll see at the SkirtChaser 5K. It’s ladies first at…
You recently got into a verbal confrontation with one of your co-workers, the one who does the ol’ in-and-out with the boss to retain her job. Her behavior (along with her grossly dilated nostrils) affronts you to the point of regurgitation. Despite this, your brain went limp when she spattered…
In the land of red, white, and blue, we think our diet of breaded SPAM, hot dogs, and underage girls is up to par, but any French chef worth his fleur de sel would blubber furiously into his apron. Putain de merde! Perhaps Monsieur Jacques is right. Perhaps we should…
Sure, we look good without a bra and we’re sexually aggressive, but stacked up against the girls in Russ Meyer’s films, we’re just pasty faced nuns pulling on our rosary beads. Midnite Movie Mamacita, the grand dame of Grindhouse Redux, screens the porn impresario’s last great skin flicks, the Fellini-esque…
If you’ve ever broken your leg while playing the Wii (and we know somebody who has), there’s a good chance you have a serious obsession with video games. Find out how these addictive (and apparently dangerous) time-wasters are made when local geeks present “Designing Video Games.” Thu., Feb. 28, 7…
Poor Melvyn. His daily walk, which usually doesn’t amount to much more than waving at or chatting up his neighbors, is today filled with crises and mayhem. Plus, it’s really hot out, since Melvyn lives in Phoenix. The PG-13 film Melvyn’s Clock is the work of Tennessee-based husband-and-wife filmmakers Jon…
Anytime you squeeze a bunch of big-league crybabies like Barry Bonds, Randy Johnson, and Vladimir Guerrero into a snug space like the Valley, there’s gonna be drama. That’s fine. People dig that. But we like our aw-shucks Arizona Diamondbacks – and their chances to repeat last year’s 90-win success. Randy…
Anytime you squeeze a bunch of big-league crybabies like Barry Bonds, Randy Johnson, and Vladimir Guerrero into a snug space like the Valley, there’s gonna be drama. That’s fine. People dig that. But we like our aw-shucks Arizona Diamondbacks – and their chances to repeat last year’s 90-win success. Randy…
Every time we log on to MySpace, we cringe. Not because of its inherent narcissism or the music promoter who posts the same bulletin 27 times in a row. We huff and sigh because the site is the epitome of piss-poor Web design. There’s the gal who uses glitter text…
All games start at 1:05 p.m.; (ss) = split squad. Schedule: 3/1 vs. Cubs; 3/3 vs. Athletics; 3/6 vs. Giants; 3/7 vs. White Sox (ss); 3/8 vs. Giants (Angels ss); 3/10 vs. Athletics; 3/12 vs. Royals; 3/15 vs. Diamondbacks; 3/18 vs. Angels; 3/20 vs. Giants; 3/23 vs. Mariners; 3/24 vs…
All games start at 1:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted; (ss) = split squad. Schedule: 2/29 vs. Royals; 3/1 vs. Mariners; 3/4 vs. Giants; 3/6 vs. Rockies; 3/7 vs. Diamondbacks; 3/9 vs. White Sox; 3/10 vs. Rangers, 7:05; 3/11 vs. Angels; 3/14 vs. Brewers, 7:05; 3/15 vs. Athletics (ss); 3/20 vs…
