Lights, Camera, Arizona!
Each year, a dazzling array of film festivals ignite silver screens around Arizona, offering an opportunity to discover emerging talents and explore different cultures through the lens of cinematic storytelling.
Sweeter Than Honey
Prescott resident Esther Basch, 94, is the subject of “The Honey Girl” — a documentary that showcases the Holocaust survivor’s genetic and universal love of humankind that enables her to share her story in a poignant way that moves and motivates others to live lives free of hatred and animosity.
Fine Feathered Friends
A new documentary about Liberty Wildlife focuses on the rehabilitation, conservation and cultural significance of Arizona’s bird populations.
‘Invitation,’ ‘Breaking’ and More
This final weekend before the Labor Day weekend summer sendoff, a thriller about a killer dinner party and a drama about a veteran at the end of his rope hit theaters while Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg star in projects heading directly to streaming services.
‘Beast,’ ‘Orphan’ and More
This weekend’s new releases include a pulse-pounding thriller that pits a family against a rogue lion and a horror prequel that pits a mother against a murderous woman who is posing as her missing daughter.
‘Fall,’ ‘Mack & Rita’ and More
This weekend, two new films hit theaters — including an adrenaline-fueled thriller set atop a remote, abandoned radio tower and a comedy in which Diane Keaton plays the unlikeliest of social media influencers — while four new features and one new series hit streaming services.
‘Bullet Train,’ ‘Prey’ and More
This weekend, Brad Pitt goes off the rails in theaters while four new features stalk streaming services, including a film that serves as a prologue to the “Predator” franchise.
‘13 Lives,’ ‘Super-Pets’ and More
Movie studios and streaming services open the floodgates on new releases this weekend as we enter the final stretch of summer.
‘Nope’ and ‘Gray Man’
This weekend, filmmaker Jordan Peele reunites with “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya in the expansive horror epic “Nope” while directors Anthony and Joe Russo reunite with “Captain America” and “Avengers” star Chris Evans in the action-packed summer blockbuster “The Gray Man.”
‘Crawdads,’ ‘Paws’ and More
This weekend’s new entertainment releases include a dramatic mystery produced by actress Reese Witherspoon and an animated adventure loosely inspired by the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy “Blazing Saddles.”