Review by Desert Cities Guides Movie Guide Nick Jones
Oh, Michael Bay. You, sir, are quite the interesting director. It's a love hate thing with you. “The Rock,” love! “Pearl Harbor,” not so much. The first “Transformers,” good job! “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” not up to par. Besides its over-the-top length (149 minutes), ridiculous plot holes and racist stereotypes, its major flaw is the attempt at comedy. The movie pulled a Jar-Jar Binks. Instead of trying to wow the audience with the technical mastery of its computer-generated robots, Bay was more focused on trying to pull out laughs. But all that aside, the movie is a visual and audio masterpiece. The film looks amazing, the bots sound unreal and the film looks like its price tag of $200 million.
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Story by Desert Cities Guides Movie Guide Nick Jones
The Oscars of short films was held Sunday, June 28, in a huge theater in Palm Springs, Calif., with unbelievable stadium seating, completely packed down to every last seat. The awards night was truly an epic event.
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Reviews by Desert Cities Guides Movie Guide Nick Jones
This was a record-breaking year for the 15th Annual Festival of Short Films. With more than 3,000 entries, the festival is the biggest showcase for short films in North America. Out of the 3,000 entries, 315 films from 40 countries were selected for screening at this year's event.
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Asia and Yes Still Rock
Asia and Yes Still Rock Friday, June 26, 2009
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Indio, California
The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., continues demonstrating that they provide some of the best musical entertainment on tour today. This was proven again on Friday, June 26, when they featured a double-dose of hard-hitting progressive rock ‘n' roll with the English bands Asia and Yes.
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Todd Phillips, director of “Old School,” is at it once again. His latest release, “The Hangover,” is one funny movie. With a hilarious setup, semi-based on a true story (or so I've read), hilarious characters and dialogue, the movie does not disappoint.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Spoghlight 29 fans of Mixed Martial Arts came from all over the southwest to see Apocalypse IV. Eight men would show their stuff and fight in an elimination tournament where only four would move on to fight for the Feather Weight Championship of the World. There were 15 bouts tonight and they all lived up to the name of the event, “WAR,” In each of the events two men pitted their warrior skills, one against the other, fighting in a cage, with no help from the outside. In each case, the two men fought to show what they were made of. Warriors locked in combat, with only their hands, their feet and their skill fighting as weapons. Once again I enjoyed it all. Well trained and fit fighters, beautiful ring girls, lots of muscles, testosterone and of course skill and daring. The event is sponsored by ApocalyspeFights.Com, Spotlight29, Original Grappler, Vendeta Industries and the Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery in Palm Desert. Fighters represented local training centers and a few, represented themselves. Each bout was three rounds and each round three minutes long.
After 15 years, Sam Raimi goes back to his roots, and I'm pleased to say he's still got it. “Drag Me To Hell” is the first horror movie he's made since completing his now cult classic “Evil Dead” trilogy.
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Local folk musician Tim Easton held a relaxed CD release party for his latest album "Porcupine" in Joshua Tree, Calif., at the Starlite Courtyard on Friday, June 12, 2009. His soothing beats with a hint of blues, rock and folk flowed across the desert as friends, family and fans danced under a moonlit sky that breathed in a cool comfortable breeze.
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The Little River Band and Firefall Cool the Desert
Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, Calif., and The Little River Band along with Firefall brought a cool change to the desert night Saturday, June, 6, with fans from hundreds of miles away attending. The concert was a part of the Third annual Summer of Fun Concert Series for June. The night was full of '70s, '80s and current rock sounds moving the audience to standing ovations that they will be talking about with friends for years.
Modern Disco Queen Peaches gave the High Desert a smashing performance on Monday, June 8, 2009, at Pappy & Harriets Palace in Pioneertown, Calif. Known for her bisexual antics and perverted lyrics, Peaches was definitely a unique artist to stop by the desert and give a crazed performance that turned heads and sparked a party that the crowd will never forget.
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The Ragamuffin Project
The Ragamuffin Project Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, 2009
Indio Performing Arts Center
Indio, California
This was proven by the outstanding performance the kids of Coachella Valley in the “The Ragamuffin Project” performed at the Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC) in downtown Indio, Calif., as written, adapted and directed by Noemi Villela-Dean and Tres Dean of Just 2 to Tango Productions demonstrated.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
By Nick Jones
Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Spoghlight 29 fans of Mixed Martial Arts came from all over the southwest to see Apocalypse IV. Eight men would show their stuff and fight in an elimination tournament where only four would move on to fight for the Feather Weight Championship of the World. There were 15 bouts tonight and they all lived up to the name of the event, “WAR,” In each of the events two men pitted their warrior skills, one against the other, fighting in a cage, with no help from the outside. In each case, the two men fought to show what they were made of. Warriors locked in combat, with only their hands, their feet and their skill fighting as weapons. Once again I enjoyed it all. Well trained and fit fighters, beautiful ring girls, lots of muscles, testosterone and of course skill and daring. The event is sponsored by ApocalyspeFights.Com, Spotlight29, Original Grappler, Vendeta Industries and the Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery in Palm Desert. Fighters represented local training centers and a few, represented themselves. Each bout was three rounds and each round three minutes long.
Movie Review: Drag Me To Hell
Friday, June 12, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, 2009