Author: Sedona Best

Trailblazing dance pioneer Alvin Ailey featured in documentary at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Ailey” on Monday, Aug. 30 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. “Ailey” traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage…

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Award-winning documentary on iconic actor Val Kilmer debuts at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning documentary “Val” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. For more than 40 years Val Kilmer — one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like “Top Gun”, “The Doors”, “Tombstone”, and “Batman…

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Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin star in film at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Pig” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Pig” stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin. We don’t get a lot of things to really care about. A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. Robin “Rob” Feld (Nicolas Cage) is a former Portland-based chef turned reclusive truffle forager…

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Another week of great live music is coming up at Steakhouse89 in West Sedona.• On Friday, August 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, September 1 pianist/vocalist Lyndsay Cross sets the mood. A poised and talented musician with an angelic voice, her performance forms a perfect backdrop for an intimate dinner or a pleasant night out with friends. Come see her play. She emanates class and professionalism. • On Saturday, August 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. it’s Sky Conwell (aka Sky Daddy) performing his own special style and interpretation of the classics. Energetic and entertaining, Sky Daddy always…

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Award-winning film starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown returns to Sedona The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical encore of “Broken Diamonds” showing Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Broken Diamonds” played to audience acclaim and was one of the highest rated films at the recent Sedona Film Festival and is returning for a one-night-only theatrical encore by popular demand. The film stars Tony Award-winner Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown. Once twenty-something Scott Weaver (Platt) receives the call from his step-mother (Brown) that his father…

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The rock ‘n’ roll life of legendary sax man Bobby Keys debuts at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Every Night’s a Saturday Night” on Monday, Aug. 23 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Best friends with guitarist Keith Richards and considered the “sixth Rolling Stone”, Bobby Keys is known as the best rock ‘n’ roll saxophonist in the world. Keys is well known for his work with The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton and an endless number of…

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Bolshoi Ballet production from Moscow returns to the big screen at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival presents Ballet in Cinema on Sunday, Aug. 22 when it hosts the big screen encore of “The Sleeping Beauty” from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. There will be one show at 1 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Sleeping Beauty” features music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Yuri Grigorovich. The cast includes principal dancers Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin in the lead roles, accompanied by the corps de ballet from the Bolshoi. On her sixteenth birthday, Princess…

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Film that was a hit at the recent festival returns by popular demand to Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical premiere of “Sublet” showing Aug. 20-25 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Sublet” played to rave reviews and was one of the highest rated films by audience vote at the recent Sedona Film Festival and is returning for a theatrical run by popular demand. Michael, a travel columnist for The New York Times, goes to Tel Aviv to write an article after suffering a tragedy. He is still grieving and the…

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