Critics have hailed "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," directed by Alex Holdridge, as the best American indie film in years, comparing it to Woody Allen's early works such as "Manhattan," and "Annie Hall." The film is black and white and gives the viewer the perspective of spying on someone's private life.
The Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is gaining popularity. Closet Cinema will present the sixth annual festival from Friday to Oct. 2 at four venues in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Over the past five years, the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has become one of the biggest film festivals in New Mexico, said program director Roberto Appicciafoco, and last year it saw a 30 percent increase in ticket sales.
UNM senior Aric Grauke is a highly creative yet logical builder studying architecture. Taking a bunch of math classes this semester to fulfill his degree requirements, he has still found the time to design projects around the world and keep his brain oiled.
Albuquerque is pooling its resources to send Gabi Rojas to dance school in New York City. Rojas graduated from the UNM dance and theater department last semester and was accepted into the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater school. Her benefit show, "Muevete," is at 7 p.
It's nice to see the Coen brothers being funny again, even if it is their typical dark humor. "Burn After Reading" is in the comedic style of their previous works "Raising Arizona" and "Fargo." While it isn't immediately obvious, the film is actually told after the fact, in a discussion about the events between two CIA agents in Langley, Va.
Angelica Norwood, owner of the Tokyo Hardcore clothing store, learned to make clothes a few years ago. "I actually really started making them when I got pregnant, because I stopped going out, and I would just sit at home and sew and sew and sew," she said.
The Red Elvises, a Russian rockabilly band, formed in southern California about 10 years ago. Their theatrical personas culminate onstage in red costumes or animal-print suits and a gigantic red triangle bass weighing 35 pounds, and sometimes all four members drum on one set during a drum solo.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to pick up a Stormtrooper with the Force and smack him into a wall until he dies, you don't have to wonder anymore. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" finally puts gamers into the shoes of a Sith apprentice - in fact, Darth Vader's "secret" apprentice.
Quilting has been passed down from mothers to children for generations. On Monday at the UNM Continuing Education building, almost 100 members of the New Mexico Quilters' Association gathered around an exhibition of quilts that were judged in a quilting contest at the State Fair.
The KiMo Theatre was filled with laughter during Sunday's TV-pilot premiere of "Legal Hawks." Produced by local filmmakers Isaac Kappy, Josh Klein and Will Davidson, the show's characters were upbeat and entertaining. With Kappy in a main role, the production was very creative.
Two chess masters are coming to UNM today to play as many people at once as possible. Anyone can participate in today's game at 6:30 p.m. in the SUB Acoma rooms A and B. UNM Chess Club adviser Dean Brunton said masters David Pruess and Irina Krush are among the top U.
Albuquerque's no Vienna when it comes to busking, but local street musicians say it has its joys. "Vienna is a city that's set to a soundtrack," UNM student and musician Wesley Morton said. "You're never out of earshot of amazing buskers. I'm talking string quartets, cello soloists, violin soloists and less traditional combinations like guitar, accordion and cello.
Twins Josh and Jesse Hasko traveled all over North America for two years before they moved to New Mexico in 2006 and formed the instrumental band North America. "Now that we are in the desert, we feel that it subconsciously affects our music," Josh said. "A lot of our music is based on a really blissful, very simplistic mood.
The peace symbol turns 50 this year. And to celebrate, the UNM Peace Studies Program is holding its Peace Fair in SUB ballrooms A and B on Wednesday. City Councilman Ray Garduno will open the ceremony by declaring Sept. 17 Albuquerque Peace Day. Le Chat Lunatique closes the day with a free concert in the SUB at 6:30 p.
Most people are asleep at 5 a.m. At the Albuquerque Zen Center, at 2300 Garfield Ave. S.E., practitioners of Zen Buddhism are settling down to meditate at that time. It's one of many open meditation sessions at the center held throughout the week. "It's for people who get up," said Seiju Bob Mammoser, the center's abbot.
After WWII, Fred Seiler was 12 years old and living in Heidelberg, Germany, near the French border. "We had a room we rented out to two soldiers," Seiler said. "And one of them played accordion, so that's how I was introduced to playing the accordion, from a French soldier.
A couple years ago, Doug Montoya, who runs the Box Performance Space with a partner, noticed people would promise to come watch the improv show the following weekend. Most of them never did, yet they kept promising. "I'll definitely make it next weekend!" they would say.
Reading gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson's works, one might think his whole life was a blur of reckless behavior and drug abuse. But for all of the mescaline-induced tales of ambiguous lizard-like forms slithering about in seedy Las Vegas showrooms, his insight into the cultural and political landscape of his time gave him the torch to write about the American Dream.
This weekend, "STIR: A Festival of Words" will feature 80 poets in 22 events, four workshops, two exhibitions and one anthology. "We wanted to celebrate words, and poetry especially, from the state of New Mexico," festival founder and poet Lisa Gill said.
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