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Fifth Street

March 17, 2022

Mar 17, 2022

How off-roader Shelby Hall is charting her own course | These filmmakers are telling the story of local arts and culture | Media Sommelier: Russian propaganda, proudly manufactured in Texas
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KNPR's State of Nevada
Alex Kersting, film
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Las Vegas actor plays lead in teen movie that addresses bullying, suicide

Feb 22, 2022

Bullying and suicide remain big issues for young Nevadans.  

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Best of the City: Family & Leisure

Jan 31, 2022

The most family-friendly fun you can have in Las Vegas, from pinball to parks to tyke-friendly hikes

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Best of the City: Arts & Entertainment

Jan 27, 2022

Strip headliners, hot local music acts, and movers and shakers in the arts, lit, theater, and more!

Fifth Street

January 6, 2022

Jan 06, 2022
The Vegasy vamp of Diamonds Are Forever and Ocean's Eleven | Chris Ruby's untimely death - and his generous gift | The Mob revs its motor in Caesars Palace Grand Prix
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Fifth Street

December 30, 2021

Dec 30, 2021
*Our favorite Desert Companion and Fifth Street stories of the year!* Artist and Indigenous activist Jack Malotte | The Frightful Fun of Cineloggia | I Was a Teenage Right-Wing Extremist | Native Water Protectors Pursue ‘River Justice’ | Ready for an Indie Film Renaissance?
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All Things
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Bohemian Eulogy

Nov 09, 2021

Pj Perez discusses his recently released film, Parkway of Broken Dreams, about the '90s scene on Maryland Parkway

Fifth Street

September 23, 2021

Sep 23, 2021
The Guatemalan government murdered her father. She remembers through art | When life gives you COVID, make a kung fu flick | Media Sommelier: The radical hope of All We Can Save
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Fifth Street

September 16, 2021

Sep 16, 2021
See Hear Do: Art, literature, and opera lead the way into October | Can the "new" Vickie's Diner recapture its community vibe? | Getting personal: For local filmmaker Brandon Christensen, horror movies are a family affair
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Fifth Street

September 2, 2021

Sep 02, 2021
The Adult Lunchable: Our favorite charcuterie spots | Documentary Too Soon on comedy, tragedy, and 9/11 | Getting high (virtually) at the Strip's new FlyOver attraction
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U.S. soldiers stand guard along the perimeter at the international airport in Kabul Aug. 16, 2021.

Our Film Critic Explores Why The Harrowing Afghanistan Images May Feel Familiar

Aug 19, 2021
Bob Mondello reflects on the portrayal and the despair of Afghanistan's story, as shown on film for decades — in The Man Who Would Be King, Rambo III, Charlie Wilson's War, Zero Dark Thirty and more.
Fifth Street

August 12, 2021

Aug 12, 2021
Are We About to Have an Indie Film Renaissance Up In Here? | See Hear Do: Dog Days at the Pool, Plus Musical Theater | A New Food Delivery App Is ‘LoCo’ About Fairness | Media Sommelier: On the Bleak Futility of Productivity Apps
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Risky Family Business
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Film: Risky Family Business

Aug 10, 2021

Director Hisonni Mustafa on his new crime drama Take Out Girl — and its commentary on the immigrant experience.

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Arts & Life
Jean Satterfield plays the revolutionary leader of an underground women's army in the 1983 feminist classic <em>Born in Flames.</em>

This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

Jul 03, 2021
Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered.
Fifth Street

March 11, 2021

Mar 11, 2021
Goldwell's New Portone Sculpture | An Astronomical Encounter at Lake Mead | The Filmmaker Laureate of Ely
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Fifth Street

March 4, 2021

Mar 04, 2021
The Grim Las Vegas of Queen of Diamonds | Suni Paz's Songs of Joy and Justice | How I Got Here: Six-Word Vegas Stories | Media Sommelier
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Goats and Soda
A screen grab from the film, <em data-stringify-type="italic">Zindagi Tamasha, </em>shows the main character, Rahat Khwaja.

Why Most Pakistanis Can't See The Film Pakistan Is Submitting For An Oscar Nod

Feb 08, 2021
Zindagi Tamasha has come under fire for its portrayal of a its Muslim cleric. Critics add it to a growing list of entertainment shelved this year in response to outcries from the religious right.
Fifth Street

December 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2020
2020 Wasn't a Total Hellscape | My Secret Rock | Media Sommelier
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The Vegas Movie Experience Was Anything But Normal In 2020

Dec 18, 2020

Going to the movies this year was a whole different experience in 2020 — especially the going part. 

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Fifth Street

November 19, 2020

Nov 19, 2020
Casino Turns 25 | The Experience Economy 2.0 | Delicious Drive-Throughs | The Lessons of Viva Laughlin
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Fifth Street

October 22, 2020

Oct 22, 2020
Voting During the Apocalypse | Remembering Rhonda | The Challenges of Police Reform | My Kitchen Gadget Addiction
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Fifth Street

October 8, 2020

Oct 08, 2020
Vegas' Restaurant Recession | Integrated Healthcare | The Obsession of The Ringmaster | COVID Superintroverts
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Fifth Street

October 1, 2020

Oct 01, 2020
My Showgirls Theory | Health Information Exchange | Rediscovering Black Literature | Barrick's Transformation | Media Sommelier
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Fifth Street

September 24, 2020

Sep 24, 2020
A Fan's Dilemma | Reid's Western Legacy | Melvin and Howard | Sparking Better Transportation | Media Sommelier
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Fifth Street

September 3, 2020

Sep 03, 2020
Monster Machine | Make It Work | Media Sommelier | Black Camaro
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