Filmmaker Mikaela Schwer grew up in Phoenix. She remembers classmates at Central High School being sent to these programs. And in particular, she remembers one of them — Aaron Bacon — who died while ...

From Venice and Telluride to risky debuts, insiders reveal how premieres shape awards season success, or failure.

A long-running LGBTQ+ film festival in Phoenix was canceled after Trump’s DEI ban, as the hosting college feared losing ...

Gus Van Sant, the revered filmmaker behind Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting and Palme d'Or-winning Elephant, is set to receive ...

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix has canceled its 2026 edition due to ...

President Trump's new executive orders on DEI have led to the cancellation of the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival at Paradise ...

The Desperado Film Festival ran for 16 years at Paradise Valley Community College. Now, it’s being shut down. We’re aiming to ...

Phoenix went on to prove his critics wrong. He has since earned four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Actor for his ...

Van Sant will receive the honor in Venice on Sept. 2 ahead of the out of competition world premiere of his new film Dead ...

Festival showcases global documentary talent Oct 7-12 in historic Ohio village, celebrating filmmaker David Ponce's inspiring ...

The organizers of an LGBTQ film festival in Phoenix have canceled the annual event “in direct response” to Trump’s executive order seeking to end DEI programs at publicly funded institutions.

Christina Estes’s second novel, “The Story That Wouldn’t Die,” offers an insider’s look at local media and politics.