If you were one of the thousands of people on Fourth Avenue and/or
downtown last Sunday, Nov. 8, for the 20th Annual All Souls Procession,
you probably saw dozens of people with fancy (read: expensive) camera
equipment, steady-cam rigs, boom microphones and crane lifts. The
people sporting this serious-looking stuff (and the unserious-looking
orange armbands) were filming the event and the subsequent Calexico
concert at the Rialto Theatre for the upcoming documentary Flor de
Muertos.
If you missed the procession (the largest yet, by our estimation),
never fear: We’ve filmed a documentary ourselves. We here at WWW don’t
believe in boom microphones or steady-cams, yet our film is not only 10
percent less-shaky than the movie Cloverfield; it also boasts a
sub-5-minute running time, which means you can watch it at work without
getting in trouble with the boss. (Lawyer’s note: Tucson Weekly
staffers are not liable for potential trouble with the
boss.)
For those of you who have a pre-1878 view of cinema and are
therefore terrified of moving pictures, check out some of our Day o’
the Dead pictures at www.flickr.com/photos/tucsonweekly.
The All Souls Procession concluded with a big, fire-infused finale
at the corner of Stone and Toole avenues—and the warehouses at
that same intersection could find themselves memorialized at next
year’s parade if things don’t work out.
The Warehouse District along Toole Avenue is facing an uncertain
future. As you can read about in Dave Devine’s Currents story this
week, the warehouse that used to house Zee’s Mineral Gallery was
purchased by Peach Properties last week, and Dinnerware’s David Aguirre
says he’ll eventually manage the building. This has repercussions a few
spaces down at the Solar Culture Gallery, which also features a steady
stream of up-and-coming musical acts. How Solar Culture’s new owners
from the Tuesday, Nov. 10, auction handle the warehouse space will
determine whether the gallery will become part of the “new
downtown.”
Don’t know what’s at stake? Watch the video. Don’t care what’s at
stake? Why have you read this far?
—Nick Smith, Web Producer
Comment of the week
“Bob Grimm is well grim indeed. You obviously went into (This Is
It) wanting to hate it. Anyone that has seen it knows you’re full
of it. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH JJAN AND THRILLER. I could not have said
it better, so instead of going point by point, I will simply give my
opinion. I’ve seen This Is It six times. I have NEVER gone to
see a film more than once EVER but will be going back for more! It is
AMAZING!! I LOVE IT! I cried, I laughed, I cheered, I melted (Michael
is so SEXY), and I wasn’t alone. The audience was right there with me.
I simply can’t get enough. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, right? Well,
I haven’t. I will see it at least twice a week until it is no longer in
theaters.”
—Pina, on “Michael’s Sad End” (Cinema, Nov. 5).
Best of WWW
Whenever there’s a public get-together involving angry people and/or
signs, you’re bound to find a few opinions that can best be described
as “out there,” no matter your politics. Type “Obama is a Klingon” into
the YouTube search box, and you’ll see what we found at last month’s
Tucson Electric Park tea party. We’re still trying to wrap our heads
around this one, but we’re betting the placard-holder wasn’t meaning to
equate the president to the Enterprise’s trusted tactical officer, Lt.
Worf.
Top 5 Range blog entries
2. Election Results (as of Midnight)—Kozachik Pulls Ahead
3. Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World at El Charro
4. Tucson Ward 3 Shocker: DeCamp Wins!
5. “Star” Buyout Rumors (Updated): Layoffs on the Way?
This article appears in Nov 12-18, 2009.
