Editor s Note: As we do every year, the What s Up! staff looked back to see what arts stories we published in 2022 that we expect will have a lasting impact on the culture of our community in 2023. This one was co-written by April Wallace and Monica Hooper and published July 3.
Euphoria, Stranger Things and The White Lotus lead the way with five wins each, Squid Game follows with four. Colman Domingo, Nathan Lane, Lee You-Mi and Laurie Metcalf grab guest performer honors.
The eighth Bentonville Film Festival, which champions underrepresented storytellers on and off screen, was an epicenter of activity after two years of operating at understated levels due to the pandemic. This year its events and screenings were well attended, some even sold out.
Virgie Tovar and Magdalena Arroyo opened Day Two of the Bentonville Film Festival Thursday with a Reel Magic Morning coffee talk at Meteor Guitar Gallery about fat phobia, activism and embracing one's body with joy.