Top Five Phoenix Arts and Culture Stories of the Week: 2013 Academy Awards Edition
Big Brain Awards 2013: Nominate Emerging Phoenix Creatives for Cash Prizes
Nothing beats creativity -- especially if it makes a difference in our community.
Since 2010, we've been on the hunt for emerging creatives in the Valley who are working on cool projects. Call them designers, performers, chefs, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors ... We're sticking to Big Brains.
This year, we're introducing a new category and highlighting the talents of some seriously crafty people in this city. Starting now, we are accepting online nominations for Valley residents who deserve to win $500 in one of the following categories: visual art, performing art, design, culinary art, online, and craft.
Check out how to make a nomination.
--Claire Lawton
The Five Worst Movies Based on Video Games
It's a mystery which movies will take home the big honors this weekend at the 85th Academy Awards. The winning films might be based on a book or use an original screenplay, but one thing is for sure: No Oscars will be going to movies based on video games.
A surprisingly large number of video games have been adapted into films over the years, which is rather odd when you consider nearly every such film has been even worse than, say... Spider-Man 3.
Here's a list of the five most egregious movies based on video games. Watch at your own risk:
--Alex Ferri
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