call me by your name

V.27 No.2 | 1/11/2018

Film Review

Call Me By Your Name

Languid romance withers under the Tuscan sun

By Devin D. O’Leary

Stripped of its postcard beauty and its academic pretensions, Call Me By Your Name is little more than a soapy, overlong melodrama.

Today's Events

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Pirate Adventure Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Corrales

Wednesday, Oct 17: 9am-6pm

Wagner's Farmland Experience

Enjoy 2.6 miles of trail through a corn maze, pumpkin patch picking, petting zoo, picnic area and barrel train rides. Keep a look out for the pirates.

ABQ ARTScrawl

Wednesday, Oct 17: 5-8pm

Gallery ABQ

See featured artists Maria Cole with oils and Marcella Boushelle with watercolor. In the Salon the Foothills Art Group, an inspired group of 13 artists present works. Runs through 10/27.

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Dragon Lights Albuquerque

Wednesday, Oct 17: 6-10pm

Expo New Mexico

Formerly known as the Chinese Lantern Festival, see the all new larger-than-life, fully-illuminated lanterns, Chinese cultural performances and special handicrafts.

Courtesy of the artist

64 Hexagrams

Wednesday, Oct 17: 6-9pm

Tortuga Gallery

Inspired by the 64 hexagrams from the 2,000-year-old Chinese I Ching, they combine trigrams related to heaven, earth, thunder, water, mountain, wind and fire. Runs through 10/27.

The Great American Read: Villians and Monsters

Wednesday, Oct 17: 6:30-8:30pm

South Broadway Cultural Center

One of eight episodes airing as part of The Great American Read. Bookworks is on hand selling books from the episode. Wear a scary costume for the costume contest. For ages 8 and up.

Ruth Caudeli’s debut is a thoughtful and beautifully orchestrated exploration of a couple striving to build an unconventional relationship free of the pains of transformation, longing and dissatisfaction.

Words

Book Fest Presents Peter Golden: Nothing is Forgotten

Wednesday, Oct 17: 7-8:30pm

Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque

Peter Golden presents his novel, Nothing is Forgotten. The author also answers questions and offers a book signing.

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Comm

Dragon's House of Horror

Wednesday, Oct 17: 7-11:45pm

Expo New Mexico

Enter the world's longest indoor, walk-through horror house with no lines. Receive a text when your turn is up.

Courtesy of Wicked

Stage

Wicked

Wednesday, Oct 17: 7:30pm

Popejoy Hall

The Broadway sensation takes a look at the land of Oz from a different perspective.

Film

The Cakemaker

Wednesday, Oct 17: 8:45-10:15pm

Guild Cinema

Ofir Raul Graizer’s tender debut about Thomas, an acclaimed baker, finding himself enchanted by traveling salesman, Oren, who takes his coffee at Thomas’ bakery with increasing frequency.