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Acting awards went to Brie Larson in Room (Best Lead Actress), Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (Best Lead Actor), Sylvester Stallone in Creed (Best Supporting Actor) and Rose Byrne in Spy (Best Supporting Actress). Drew Goddard was recognized for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Martian.
Photographs, jewelry and terrariums galore from this SLC artist.
In the realm of artistry, we're finding more individuals who are taking on multiple projects and spreading them across their careers to touch on as many subjects as possible. One such artist is SLC-based creator Jodi Mardesich Smith, who under her business Jyotimedia has been shooting fantastic photography, forging out interesting jewelry and putting together a wide array of terrariums.
We preview a holiday film festival at the Broadway this Monday night.
The Dark Christmas Film Festival takes place this Monday at The Broadway Centre Cinemas, putting together several local filmmakers encapsulating the holiday season in short-film style. The night's winner will be presented with a $500 prize, and all proceeds go toward supporting mental-health programs in Utah.
We geek out over the SLC coffee shop this city deserves.
As it has been touted across the city for over a year and a half according to TIme Magazine, Utah is the geekiest state in the nation, with top scores in most every category they judge it by. (We do, however, need to catch up on more D&D games while anime movies play in the background.)
One of the busiest movie weekends of the year is on the horizon, as a few other releases fight for air against the Star Wars monolith.
In the documentary Heart of a Dog, musician/artist Laurie Anderson takes the death of her dog and spins it into a fascinating meditation on grief and mortality.
Part Two of our interviews with the 2015 finalists.
Did you miss out on Part 1 of this two-part interview series? That's okay, you can click this link to see interviews with Steven Halladay Band, Spirit City and Drape.
When wine aficionados contemplate the great wine regions of France, they’re usually reflecting upon Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne … perhaps the Rhone Valley and Loire. But Alsace tends to get lost in the wine shuffle.
There is, in my history, a childhood memory of seeing Star Wars on a big screen, and this memory is a thing of joy and beauty to me. That having such a memory makes me in no way unique, especially given my age and other demographic factors, is something of a cultural cliche. Indeed, the foundation for the continuation of this series—first with the 1999-2005 prequel trilogy, and now with Episode VII – The Force Awakens—is its omnipresence in our pop-culture consciousness as a universe that forged an emotional bond with a generation.
Part One of our interviews with the 2015 finalists.
This past weekend saw the bi-annual tradition of Velour's Battle Of The Bands, as 25 rising acts went head-to-head for audience votes throughout the week. Eventually, it came down to a local celebrity jury (including myself) and a packed crowd at the Provo venue to decide the winner of the 2015 Winter BOTB.
During my college days, I spent a couple summers in Ciudad Oaxaca, Mexico. One of my favorite taste memories of the time - in addition to their rich moles - was a street food called tlayudas (pronounced "lie-YOU-das").
