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Christmas week means a mega-download of new releases, including everything from Oscar-bait dramas to escapist fantasy and light comedy. Gary Oldman (pictured) might be the front-runner for Best Actor playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, but the story itself is more showy than insightful.
Group plans to deliver petition asking for Utah County Commissioner’s resignation.
Calls for Graves’ resignation came after the release of a complaint by Utah County in early December regarding a former employee and included accusations of sexual harassment.
Continuing a tradition of unconventional choices, the Utah Film Critics Association named A Ghost Story as Best Picture of 2017. The experimental drama following the journeys of a restless spirit also earned a runner-up nod for director David Lowery in the annual voting of the group of Utah-based print, broadcast and online film critics (of which, full disclosure, I am a member).
Artist, South Salt Lake, spar over strip club mural.
Petersen, who was hired to paint a mural at Exotic Kitty, suspects the city is putting the kibosh on it because it doesn’t want to draw attention to the sexually oriented business.
Star Wars dominates the multiplexes, but a couple of celebrated directors also appear in local theaters this weekend. Only Vittorio Storaro's cinematography salvages the guilt-deflecting storytelling nonsense of Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel (pictured).
For the second year in a row, Herbert highlighted the “owed but not collected” revenue from internet commerce. Under Utah law, residents are required to report online taxes, but the government has little recourse for those who don’t.
Rep. Stewart eyes Grand Staircase, conservationists take a stand.
When Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, proposed a new national park, you’d think the state’s pro-public lands faction would have cheered with glee. You’d be wrong.
It’s a risky proposition treating a juggernaut too-big-too-fail movie franchise with gravitas, because it’s fair to assume everything is about the dollar signs.
