Sneak a Peek at Breckenridge Brewery’s Artsy New Look

Breckenridge Brewery will unveil its new packaging designs at a special exhibition September 21 at the Farm House Restaurant at Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Lane in Littleton. The labels were created by German graphic designer Florian Schommer, and commissioned through a partnership with Chicago-based VSA Partners.

Faiyaz Jafri on the Evolution of Digital Animation

Digital animator Faiyaz Jafri has been on top of his game for as long as the medium has even been around, beginning thirty years ago on an Apple computer with the most basic of programming tools available. It was a painstakingly different onscreen world back then, but Jafri, now an internationally known animation pioneer who produces his own cutting-edge, award-winning work while also co-directing Hong Kong’s Third Culture Film Festival, still represents the gold standard in his trade.

Mike White’s Brad’s Status Makes a Comic Horror Show of Disappointment

Mike White’s father-and-son college-trip comedy-drama Brad’s Status is legitimately more frightening than anything in It. Quite aside from the fact that real life is always scarier than monsters from the beyond, the writer-director’s deep understanding of envy, entitlement and embarrassment has never been more nightmarishly effective. But don’t expect one…

The 21 Best Events in Denver, September 19 through September 25

Fall begins this week, so there’s not a minute to waste. Head for the hills if you want to see the aspen glowing gold or some hot fashion in Vail. Out on the plains, you can learn all about this state’s agricultural industry and pet a donkey, too. And here in Denver you can catch comedy shows, movies, lectures and exhibits…and drink a lot of beer, too. Here are the 21 best events in and out of town this week.

The Giddily Nasty Kingsman Franchise Plays It Safe in the Sequel

The sequel to 2015’s hit Kingsman: The Secret Service won’t make you feel the urgent need to take a shower and/or throw up, like the original probably did. Believe it or not, that’s not always a good thing. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Matthew Vaughn’s follow-up to his brutal, joyfully degenerate…

Afrofuturist Filmmaker Amir George Screens at Unseen Festival

“I think I’m very black, very cool and very dope — those three things. If I had niche or had to choose one, it’d be cool, black and awesome — and fun.” That’s how Amir George, a Chicago filmmaker, describes his own Afrofuturist alternative film work, though he admits a lot of it is really dead serious, if portrayed in a playful way.

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Erika T. Wurth

Author and activist Erika T. Wurth puts a modern face on Native American life, which she characterizes as a vital, but invisible underground, thriving beneath the homogenized American landscape. When she’s not away teaching creative writing for her gig at Western Illinois University, Wurth, a native Coloradan who identifies as Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee, writes novels and poetry and can be heard at readings about town.