Never Leave Nevada

"...De Lewellen. By turns goofy and reflective, Never Leave Nevada is a quirky and intelligent comedy/drama about making do..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

An Open Letter to Reno, Nevada...

Reno: Not such a great place for movies

"...Dear Reno, Nevada,..."

June 24, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

We call them "retirees," although in other cultures and eras they would be elders, but if they had anything real to do they wouldn't be coming here to Jean, Nevada.

"...structures constitute most of what there is of Jean, Nevada, one on each side of I-15. They call themselves..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

The Mustang

Two wild spirits, man and horse, find peace in the microepic

"...the ending of 1961’s The Misfits. Lensed in northern Nevada’s Pyramid Lake region on the very same desolate location..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Wild Things Roamed: Visiting "The Misfits" Shooting Set

Savlov visits the set of John Huston's "The Misfits"

"...playa. All around are the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and above that, like whitecaps on a dead blue..."

June 28, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Roadside Prophets

"...the ashes of a dead friend in El Dorado, Nevada, though he hasn't a clue as to where that..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Solo

Staggering mountaineering achievement mixes vertigo with wonder

"...mountain is nowhere near the pinnacle of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, but its unforgivably sheer facade of block..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Good Kill

Ethan Hawke pilots drones over Afghanistan from a trailer in the Nevada desert

"...in the confines of sterile portable buildings in a Nevada desert not too different from the arid Afghan expanse...."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Earth to Echo

A trio of suburban kids befriend an alien entity in this Spielberg-influenced family film.

"...eminent domain has forced their families to vacate their Nevada suburb. On their last day together, all three see..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...a mysterious hacker. After being drawn out to the Nevada desert by the titular beacon, our hapless trio soon..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Fiction Favorites

From postapocalyptic islands to mining camps in Nevada, these novels will rock your world

"...the odds that a collection of short stories about Nevada would be last year's most devastating read? Every story..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Generation Iron

This doc about bodybuilders vying for the Mr. Olympia title is narrated by Mickey Rourke.

"...for the 2012 Mr. Olympia competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. The film concentrates on seven different bodybuilders and presents..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Spark: A Burning Man Story

This doc's not for burning.

"...a weeklong annual “exercise in radical self-reliance,” held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, a few hours’ drive outside of..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Faster

Dwayne Johnson is an ex-con out to avenge his brother's death and Billy Bob Thornton is the junkie cop on his tail.

"...he covers a lot of ground between California and Nevada while culling the scumbag herd in his cherry ’65..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...treated to alien beings, a nuclear explosion in the Nevada badlands, and squirrelly, HUAC-style federal agents with pinkos on..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vote Pot!

"...drug-law reform. Specifically, voters in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and South Dakota will weigh in on a series..."

Nov. 7, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...Rose and Trading Places and failed candidate in the Nevada governor’s race is championing with this self-produced film. His..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hills Have Eyes

This remake ratchets up the gore while subtly rewiring some of the characters, but it never manages the nagging subtexts Craven so handily injected into the original horror film.

"...an RV vacation is waylaid while passing through the Nevada badlands by a clan of bloodthirsty, cannibalistic mutants who..."

March 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

View From the Top

"...gets there eventually, working her way through a creaky Nevada airline with her best gal pals (Applegate and Preston)..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waking Up in Reno

"...on the road to a monster truck rally in Nevada. Texans take note: Along the way, the gang stops..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kiss Me, Stupid

"...named Dino (Martin) whose car "breaks down" in Climax, Nevada, where he is at the mercy of piano teacher/unpublished..."

July 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hills Have Eyes

"...camping-out in their RV in the middle of the Nevada test range sites. Inventive story ideas and humorous touches..."

Jan. 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Sky

"...Marshall (Lange) is driving with her two daughters to Nevada. Their blue and white Chevy dips and rises over..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Calendar Girl

"...the movie. The premise entails three 18-year-old boys from Nevada who journey to Hollywood, California to tell their idol..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest

Documentary about the famous case brought against Judas Priest by the parents of two troubled teens who committed suicide – because of alleged backward masking on an album.

"...vs. Judas Priest, my parents, who live in Reno, Nevada where the trial was held, sent me all manner..."

July 17, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

Fighting for medical use of marijuana

"...Nevada passed a law in June allowing seriously ill patients..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Reefer Madness

Q & A with Rob Kampia, co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project

"...without federal intervention, and in at least one state, Nevada, there is growing support for a proposal that would..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness Revisited

The Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia on the recent victories for legal marijuana

"...indicated that the states should have been Alaska first, Nevada second, California third. And then after that it would..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas State Bobcats Remain Invisible

Host Nevada Wolf Pack

"...it be enough this Saturday as the University of Nevada toughs arrive in town from Reno? They provide perhaps..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Weed Watch: The Nevada Supreme Court has accepted a case filed by the..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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