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A&EFilm industry vet and UNLV professor Thomas Bjelic on building worlds through sound
Bjelic has amassed hundreds of credits while working on blockbuster horror franchises, sci-fi thrillers and films for the father of body horror, David Cronenberg.
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FilmCo-creator Paul W. Downs on the final season of 'Hacks' and the main character energy of Las Vegas
The fifth and final season of "Hacks," premiering April 9 on HBO, starts with this question: How does aging comedy diva Deborah Vance, who has ...
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FilmNevada Women’s Film Festival returns with a burst of bold and inventive visions
Back for its 12th year, the Nevada Women’s Film Festival returns to UNLV March 19-22 with 72 features, documentaries and shorts.
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FilmDam Short Film Festival skews younger and international in its 22nd year
Since the pandemic, more Las Vegans ranging from ages 35 to 49 have made Dam Short an annual tradition.
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Arts & EntertainmentBooksFilmVegas starter kit: The pop culture you need to understand the city
Like any real city, you need to live Las Vegas to truly understand its culture—but there’s always art that can provide a convenient and creative ...
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A&ELas Vegas Weekly’s favorite films, albums, TV and podcasts of 2025
Since 2026 is here, we're looking back at all the stuff we couldn't get enough of in 2025.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateUNLV film professor weighs in on what truly makes a Christmas movie
Not every film with Christmas in it qualifies as a Christmas movie, says Adam Paul, an assistant professor of film at UNLV. True Christmas movies ...
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FilmNeon Museum’s new Viva Las Vegas Movies Tour explores our cinematic universe
You’ll learn about films foundational to Las Vegas’ reputation like Martin Scorsese’s “Casino,” alongside lesser-known gems like “Cool World.”
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A&EWhich iconic film should headline Sphere Las Vegas next?
After the success of ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ the LED sky feels like the limit for this Strip venue.
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Arts & EntertainmentMusicfestivalLas Vegas Weekly’s Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide
From music festivals and stage productions to foodie festivities and visual art highlights, these are the seasonal events you won’t want to miss across the ...
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FilmThe 'Wizard of Oz' lands solidly at Las Vegas’ Sphere
Characters who didn’t appear on screen previously are now represented: A shot that once featured only Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man now includes ...
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NewsFilmNew film studio and workforce development bill advances in Nevada Legislature
SB 220 would secure $98 million in film tax credits per year for the development of a 34-acre Nevada Studios complex at UNLV’s Harry Reid ...
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FilmFirst-time Las Vegas filmmaker Aaliyah Fafanto offers a glance into the Black female experience
“Black Butterfly” will be screened March 22 at Left of Center Gallery.
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NewsFilmSummerlinLights, camera, legislate! Push for Nevada film industry hits a plot twist
Warner Bros. Discovery announced it was partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Howard Hughes Holdings on tentative plans to construct “a 31-acre world-class production facility ...
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Film‘The Last Showgirl’ director Gia Coppola talks Pamela Anderson and Vegas camaraderie
Shot in Las Vegas over 19 days in February 2024, this indie drama is a compassionate study of families, both found and biological.
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Arts & EntertainmentFeaturedFilmThe Big Picture: Las Vegas could become a movie and television production hub almost overnight
Construction of Sony’s proposed $1.8 billion studio in Summerlin awaits an expansion of Nevada’s film tax credit program, and they’re not alone—Warner Bros. Discovery has ...
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Arts & EntertainmentFeaturedFilmLos Angeles’ prestigious American Film Market relocates to Las Vegas
The AFM has served as the gathering grounds for the film and TV industry since 1981, and it’s coming to the Palms next month.
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A&EJT Mollner discusses the scream-worthy legacy of Freakling Bros. and his summer thriller ‘Strange Darling’
The art of cultivating fear has been a lifelong labor of love for this Vegas-born filmmaker.
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A&EFall A&E: Your guide to this season's top music, theater, comedy, art and more
Anderson .Paak is coming to Fontainebleau, John Waters is coming to the Las Vegas Book Festival, Scream’d is coming back to Majestic Rep, and much, ...
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NewsBoulder CityBoulder City residents rally against data center proposal over environmental concerns
In recent months, hundreds of residents have mobilized in opposition, organizing protests, planting hand-painted yard signs and flooding public meetings.
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FireswildfiresNewsNevada’s wildfire season looks poised to arrive earlier and hit harder
The restructuring of federal agencies and job cuts could also impact a potentially dangerous wildfire season.
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FeaturedTheaterArts & EntertainmentActing up: Theater in Las Vegas is thriving like never before
Through ups and downs, Southern Nevada's theater scene has hit its stride—and you’re invited along for the ride.
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A&EJanelle James of 'Abbott Elementary' brings the funny at MGM Grand
For five seasons, she has played unfiltered school principal Ava Coleman, whose ruthlessness is matched by her fabulousness. But Janelle James will bring her own ...
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A&E'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' makes its Sphere Las Vegas debut in 2027
Sphere has us shivering with antici...pation!
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MusicYour guide to the hottest summer concerts in Las Vegas
From Rosalía this month at T-Mobile Arena, to Olivia Dean in July at MGM Grand Garden Arena, to AC/DC in August at Allegiant Stadium, this ...
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MusicDon't miss these free summer concerts in Las Vegas
Free concerts, most of them outdoors, are vital this year because hey can fill in the parts of your summer lost to shrinkflation.
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A&EChecking in with Las Vegas native James Humm, director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy
Humm steps into his new role at a time when energy infrastructure is at a crossroads: statewide demand for electricity is on pace to nearly ...
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DiningMama Mai Vietnamese Café delivers a taste of home
The new southwest spot quickly garnered a loyal following for homemade banh mi sandwiches and coffee-based drinks.
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MusicInterpol’s Daniel Kessler on a new album and nearly three decades of the band’s evolution
Ahead of the band’s stop at the Theater at Virgin on August 16, we spoke with Interpols' founding guitarist about creative longevity and what it ...
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A&EMagic spectacle 'Now You See Me Live' coming to MGM Grand
The show based on the hit films will open at the MGM Grand Theater on October 15.
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Fine ArtMuralists preserve the joy and resilience that have long defined the Historic Westside
Art emblazoned on a new five-story apartment building, shareWESTSIDE, reflect the identity of Las Vegas’ first African American neighborhood.
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NightlifeDayDream vs. Rouge La Plage: Which Las Vegas pool day is right for you?
All the details you need to compare the relaxing pool club experiences at the M Resort and Red Rock Resort.
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NV PoliticsPoliticsNewsCortez Masto and 50 members of Congress challenge new DACA immigration court ruling
The Board of Immigration Appeals concluded in April that an immigration judge may not terminate removal proceedings based solely on the fact that a respondent ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: June 18-24
Jordan Davis at Sunset Amphitheater, Juneteenth Festival at Water Street Plaza, Mega Block Party at Area15, Father’s Day with LVA Jazz at Vic’s and more.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateTickets on sale for iHeartRadio Music Festival featuring BTS, Cardi B, Lainey Wilson
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the festival will also feature performances by Benson Boone, Cardi B, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Lainey Wilson, Major Lazer, Muse, ...
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DiningThe Golden Tiki remixes its menu of snacks and cocktails
Lighter snacks like gochujang cucumbers and a crab Rangoon dip are strong companions to the new cocktails, which slyly subvert your idea of what a ...
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SportshockeyNHLGolden Knights had no answers once Hurricanes adjusted in Stanley Cup
All three of the Golden Knights’ trips to the Stanley Cup Final in their nine years since coming into the league have now concluded at ...
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DiningWynn chef Sarah Thompson wins James Beard Award
Thompson, executive chef at Casa Playa, became the first Las Vegas chef to win the award in 15 years.
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SportsDesert Oasis graduate gives US women’s flag football team youthful infusion ahead of world championships
Many yards passing and TD tosses later, the 17-year-old quarterback from Hawaii/Las Vegas is part of a youthful wave within the U.S. women's national team ...
