For those who need a good laugh or a good date this Valentine's Day, "Sleep With Me!" promises these and much more. "Sleep With Me!" was written by Susan Erickson, a UNM and TVI instructor, and directed by Allison Davis, who has directed 16 previous plays at the Vortex.
Leigh Anne Langwell's art crosses the conventional boundaries of what is expected from photographs - in fact, they're not even called photographs.ˇ Instead, these unique forms are called photograms, a technique which produces photos that look like giant X-ray images, oftentimes obscuring what the viewer is actually looking at.
Gus Van Sant's newest film "Elephant" is a triumphant return to form for the once-and-future indie director. "Elephant" comes to us after Van Sant's venture into the land of Hollywood yielded mixed results - "Good Will Hunting" was amazing and "Finding Forrester" was bogged down in pretension.
"Small Voices" is an old story in a new setting. The film is a Philippine import that tells the story of a young woman, Melinda (the up-and-coming Alessandra de Rossi), who journeys to a small village in the Philippines to teach in a place where "only the rich can afford to dream.
The members of Superjoint Ritual want you to give them a chance. "If you're walking by the rack in the CD store or you happen by our show, check it out," said Jim Bower, a guitarist for the band. "You never know what you'll like and we think you'd like it.
"LUSH", a diverse and spectacular showcase of local artists and UNM alumni, will be on display through July 27 in the Manuel Lujan Fine Arts Building at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Displaying the work of 10 local artists, LUSH focuses primarily on paintings, though there are sculptures, photography and an art installation as well.
"LUSH", a diverse and spectacular showcase of local artists and UNM alumni, will be on display through July 27 in the Manuel Lujan Fine Arts Building at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Displaying the work of 10 local artists, LUSH focuses primarily on paintings, though there are sculptures, photography and an art installation as well.
One look at the movie "Assassination Tango" and we can see that Robert Duvall has aged. Duvall wrote, directed and produced "Assassination Tango" and, like most of his other films, it centers heavily on character study. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Duvall's age has not made him ineffective.
On Friday, the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Association held a dance at the El Rey Theatre, commemorating a day that had not yet occurred - Cinco de Mayo. The dance was put on by the graduate students in order to raise money to send fellow students to conferences around the nation to present their studies.
Rather than throw your money away on one of the American Hollywood blockbusters coming out in waves as the summer moves along, Ira Jaffe suggests an alternate route. Show up tomorrow to room 122 of Northrop Hall and see excerpts from some of the best films in the world for free.
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