The  Plaza Film Festival’s “ Local Flavor” film competition puts a spotlight on aspiring filmmakers of the borderland region to show their talents in this annual showcase that is now going online.  Three years ago, the film festival switched to...

Returning for its 13th year amid a global pandemic, the Plaza Classic Film Festival starts today with a hybrid drive-in and streaming format to accommodate film lovers across the Sun City amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Despite the unprecedented...

*Includes spoilers*  “365 Days,” an erotic Polish film initially released in its home country in February, arrived on Netflix June 7, breaking records and becoming one of the top-viewed movies in the history of the streaming platform.  From...

“The King of Staten Island,” a comedy-drama film directed by comedy guru, Judd Apatow, shines a light on the life of comedian and actor, Pete Davidson through a semi-biographical picture. Davidson delivers a standout role as a fictionalized...

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is kicking off the popular “Music at the Park” concert series virtually starting this Fourth of July weekend.  Since its start in 1994, “Music in the Park” has become a Las Cruces tradition...

The new Netflix documentary  “Disclosure” from Sam Feder delivers a fresh hard look at how transgender representation in television and film has been depicted over the years.  Since the very beginning of cinema, films have used broad stereotypes...

Coffee House of Hel is serving up frighteningly frothy concoctions in an atmosphere bone chilling enough to make any day of the year feel like Halloween. Owners Helen and Robert Hinojos have conjured up a one-of-a-kind local spot in East El Paso where...

 With the constant unrest in the world today it can be easy to miss new music popping on the radar. Hitting the indie bedroom-pop scene, Glass Lux returned in January with their latest EP “Radio Silence.”   Glass Lux is a promising up-and-coming musical...

“Control Z” is exactly as if Mexico got their own Gossip Girl, but then somehow got mixed up with a script of La Rosa de Guadalupe.   Sofía Herrera, played by Ana Valeria Becerril, is a damaged high school junior that was gifted with Sherlock-like...

Netflix's controversial original series “13 Reasons Why” released its final season June 5. The closing chapter of the series, based on the bestselling book by Jay Asher, depicts numerous issues that are common in society today.  Warning: This...

The Jazz Exchange and TFCU have partnered up to support local artists along the border through the project “Virtual Jazz Sessions.” Amid the pandemic, local artists are finding it difficult to showcase their talent but the “Virtual Jazz Sessions”...

  “The Love Birds” is the new film from the director of the critically acclaimed “The Big Sick,” Michael Showalter. “The Love Birds” was supposed to be released in theaters nationwide in March but due to COVID-19, it is currently...