A New Documentary Reexamines the True Story Behind the Ramona Pageant
In the high desert basin now known as Anza Valley, a killing in the early 1880s sent shockwaves far beyond the Cahuilla community it devastated. The crime inspired a novel, a play, and generations of mythmaking that often eclipsed the real woman at its core. Now, that long-shadowed tragedy turns to the screen in Ramona and the Ballad of Juan Diego, a new documentary premiering Jan. 3 during Palm Springs International Film Festival with additional screenings Jan. 4 and 10.
When Anna Camp bought her house in the Twin Palms neighborhood of Palm Springs in 2020, she was stepping out of a long-term relationship, seeking a change of pace and a place to renew. She’d spent time in the desert before, bewitched by the surrounding mountains and swaddling heat — and she was ready to make the region her home.
Tiny Palm Springs Celebrates Barbie, Modernism, Vintage Glamour
Lisa Vossler Smith holds up a Barbie that’s straight out of Mad Men. A lithe blonde sporting a limoncello-colored hostess suit and a bouffant, the doll looks like the desert’s quintessential midcentury entertainer. “She was one of the first vintage dolls that I...
Ahead of her appearance at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, “Killers of the Flower Moon” breakout star Lily Gladstone reflects on family, her love of theater, and the power of restraint.
