Arts & Culture Archives

The Ten Best Comedy Shows in Denver: May 2018

By Westword StaffMay 3, 2018

Your guide to laughs in Denver this May.

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Steven Gordon

By Susan FroydMay 3, 2018

Steven Gordon of ANIMAL/object passed away on April 30. Before he died, he completed the 100 Colorado Creatives questionnaire.

Sebastian Lelio’s <i>Disobedience</i> Is an Okay Movie With Great Movies Hiding Inside

Sebastian Lelio’s Disobedience Is an Okay Movie With Great Movies Hiding Inside

By April WolfeMay 3, 2018

Starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, Disobedience is an adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel of the same name, about a tightly knit Orthodox Jewish community and the prodigal daughter who returns to poke holes in its way of life

With the Bracing <i>Tully</i>, Charlize Theron and Co. Face Life After Young Adulthood

With the Bracing Tully, Charlize Theron and Co. Face Life After Young Adulthood

By Serena DonadoniMay 3, 2018

… Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman have completed their trilogy of self-delusion with Tully, a gently sardonic look at a 40-year-old woman who finds herself in a cluttered house, with a clueless spouse, preparing to have a third child

The Ten Best Fashion Events in Denver in May

By Mauricio RochaMay 2, 2018

Looking good this month, Denver!

Yes, <i>Infinity War</i> Goes On Forever, but Thanos Makes It Worth the Time

Yes, Infinity War Goes On Forever, but Thanos Makes It Worth the Time

By Alan ScherstuhlMay 2, 2018

This epic, the first of two final Avengers films, finds the Class of ‘12 — the core Avengers — getting together for one last rager, joined by select newbies and spazzes from the ranks of sophomores and freshmen

<i>Bad Samaritan</i> Throws Back to (but Pales Before) the Thrillers of the Clinton Era

Bad Samaritan Throws Back to (but Pales Before) the Thrillers of the Clinton Era

By April WolfeMay 2, 2018

… Bad Samaritan — with its title sounding very Grisham — tells the story of a low-level thief who breaks into a fancy-schmancy house and discovers a woman being held captive in a plastic-lined, camera-surveilled room

Five of Denver’s Best Derby Day Celebrations

By Amy AntonationMay 2, 2018

Denver may be a long way from Kentucky, but there is no shortage of Derby Day delight to be had at Mile High.

Review: Three Installations at Home in Foothills Arts Center’s <i>Finding Home</i>

Review: Three Installations at Home in Foothills Arts Center’s Finding Home

By Michael PagliaMay 2, 2018

Three artists take on the hot topic of housing in Finding Home at Foothills Art Center.

The Ten Best Film Events in Denver in May

By Susan FroydMay 1, 2018

From video games to Star Wars on the Rocks, Denver boasts an array of cinematic delights this month.

The 21 Best Events in Denver, May 1-7

By Westword StaffMay 1, 2018

With warmer weather on the horizon, it’s time to really start loading up that social calendar. And this week has plenty to do, from Derby parties to May the Fourth celebrations and Cinco de Mayo.

Nine Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day

By Amy AntonationMay 1, 2018

May the Fourth be with you.

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Jordan Knecht

By Susan FroydMay 1, 2018

Jordan Knecht is interdisciplinary art in motion—as he tells us below, he relies on whatever tools he can master as a means to an end, whether it’s for multimedia installations, fine art, performance art, making music, making noise and often, for a combination of all of the above and more.

Kathy Griffin Survives Decapitated Trump Scandal, Heads on Tour

By Westword StaffApril 30, 2018

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 1.

Chicano Art Gallery Priced Out of Art District on Santa Fe

By Susan FroydApril 30, 2018

Executive director Lucille Ruibal Rivera announced last week that the gallery would be vacating its current location at 772-774 Santa Fe Drive, and was presumably ready to move about six blocks south, to a location with less visibility but more space.