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The ninth Indy Film Fest, also known as the Indianapolis International Film Festival, started on a high note with a successful opening night, July 19, and continues through July 29. The movies vary in length, genre, and origin. Films in the first weekend represented filmmakers as far-flung as the Philippines, Iran, Italy, and South Africa, not to mention a number of films from the United States, some with connections to Indiana.

Imagine an adult quinceañera that trades in puffy dresses and snazzy suits for tight skirts and cowboy boots. That would be El Chispas—translated as...

Previous incarnations of his 'Cocktail Hour' show featured arrangements of songs by Joni Mitchell, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.

The sisters and their ethereal harmonies graced the Best of Indy stage on Dec. 5 for a rare local performance, and they refused to be upstaged by one of the evening's other stars—an owl.