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 ...

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

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

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

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

"So tell me again what happened?" "I was trying to do the right thing." Phoenix Waters Productions and Showalker UK have ...

The Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which debuted in 2009, is hosted by a student club at Paradise Valley Community College, ...

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 ...

David Foster & Katharine McPhee, Kenny G, the Righteous Brothers and more will play Arizona Musicfest 2025-26. Here's the ...

It was a film that also saw Ward go toe-to-toe across numerous scenes with Phoenix, who eventually turns on his young recruit.