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Beneath Us **
The success of Jordan Peele’s films might inspire a new wave of socially-conscious horror, but the good intentions need to be paired with solid storytelling and filmmaking. Co-writer/director Max Pachman’s debut feature finds a quartet of undocumented immigrant day laborers –including brothers Alejandro (Rigo Sanchez) and Memo (Josue Aguirre)—taking a gig at the home of wealthy couple Liz (Lynn Collins) and Ben Rhodes (James Tupper), where they soon discover that their employers have a dark plan.
How the Tony Award-winning musical turns the stuff of farce into resonant emotion
It’s hard not to look at the Tony Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen through the lens of farce—which potentially could be all kinds of awkward, since this is a story about teen suicide. Because when you consider the basic premise of the show, which opened its touring-company stop in Salt Lake City Wednesday night, what other descriptor applies?
Sanders draws sizable crowd to Fairpark ahead of Super Tuesday.
The groundswell could prove to be a case of history repeating. During the 2016 Utah Democratic caucuses, Sanders took 27 convention delegates versus Hillary Clinton’s 6, and got nearly 80% of the vote.
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Holy Pinto, Horrible Penny, MSKING, Jenny War @ Gold Blood Collective
There’s a perception that great music and the musicians who make it gravitate only towards coastal cities, yet cool artists find their way inland, too. That was the case for the man behind indie-pop act Holy Pinto, Aymen Saleh.
Sanders talked socialism, taxes and health care ahead of husband Bernie’s SLC visit.
Jane Sanders made several appearances in Utah over the weekend, a sort of prelude to her husband and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie’s rally, set for Monday afternoon at the Utah State Fairpark.
