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Lisa Maue lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Formerly a reporter, Lisa continues to write about the people and places in south-central New Mexico.
“This Must Be The Place”: Misreading the Landscape

“This Must Be The Place”: Misreading the Landscape

“This Must Be the Place” (2011) starring Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch and David Byrne as himself. Filming locations in New Mexico include Alamogordo, Carrizozo and Bingham; Red River, Eagle Nest and Questa. Warning: Rated R for language and adult situations and may not be suitable for sensitive viewers. Sean Penn channels a disillusioned and burned out Ozzy Osbourne-like figure in this Italian-Irish-French production. The European connection is important since it serves as a reminder of how outsiders view…

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R. Duane Wilson: Theater Consultant Comes West

R. Duane Wilson: Theater Consultant Comes West

R. Duane Wilson of La Luz has spent much of his life in the center of things. At different times and in different places, he worked under two very different brothers, and he studied under two renowned designers whose theories could not be more extreme. In his own career as a theater consultant, Wilson has been at the nexus of art and science, technology and craft. Wilson always wanted to be an engineer. He caught the theater bug after seeing…

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Lyric Theater in Carrizozo: From “Birth of a Nation” to “The Exorcist”

Lyric Theater in Carrizozo: From “Birth of a Nation” to “The Exorcist”

In 2006, Dr. David Kammer submitted a multiple property listing titled “Movie Theaters in New Mexico built from 1905 to 1960” to the National Park Service for a National Register of Historic Places consideration. It was the first step in the nomination process and an important acknowledgement by The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division of its support of the New Mexico Main Street Program’s quest to identify the state’s historic movie houses. While not specifically named in the nomination, (letters…

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