Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham discusses taking risks, being a reader and the movie adapatation of his novel "The Hours"

When Michael Cunningham decided to emulate the style of one of literature's most brilliant writers, he risked facing strong resentment from lovers of Virginia Woolf, the great writer and feminist who served as the inspiration for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Hours." [Read article]

It is hard to determine whether the piano is an emblem for Anne McDermott, or if McDermott has become the icon for the piano. Winning mantles full of awards and receiving standing ovations all over the world, McDermott gives the Tucson community the opportunity to be in the presence of greatness.

However, McDermott brings the presence of another musical saint with her, early 20th century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his death. [Read article]

The State of Alert tour featuring Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates Cappadonna, Remedy, Killah Priest and Inspectah Deck almost didn't make it to Tucson thanks to a van mishap in Michigan.

The headlining rappers were on their way to a show in a van during a midnight snowstorm. The van contained Remedy, Priest, Cappadonna and Co.

"We was just cruising," Priest said, "And the driver hit the brakes and we was on fucking ice. So the car did not stop moving." [Read article]

Grade: B
A crowd of people mill around in the bright February sunshine outside the Loft Theater in Tucson. Most of them are middle-aged, dressed in post-hippie leftovers from the sixties mixed with polo shirts and brand new cross-trainers.

They're here for the opening of "The Trials of Henry Kissinger," a new documentary film based on a book of the same name. As the title suggests, the film takes on the extensive career of diplomat and international relations adviser Henry Kissinger. The goal is to prove that Kissinger is a war criminal for orchestrating the massacre of thousands of people through his manipulation of US military forces while serving as U.S. secretary of state during the 1960s and '70s. [Read article]

Grade: C
Gambling with anything, especially human lives, is the most thrilling and dangerous of all games. Solely dependent on luck, these games are exciting because rules become meaningless in the face of chance.

"Intacto," the first film from Spanish writer/director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is a film about a peculiar game in which the most dangerous weapon is luck itself. The game is played by people who happen to have been very lucky in very unfortunate situations. [Read article]