In Columbus, architecture takes the place of emotions, to sometimes startling effect. An outwardly chilly, resolutely static film that nevertheless finds poignancy in the most surprising places, Kogonada’s directorial debut does a couple of important things so well that I can’t help but forgive the things it doesn’t. (Kogonada, by…
Once more, into the brie — or, in this case, the Manchego. For the third time, now, for Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, it’s the feast as improv proving ground, the sumptuous meal as arena of competitive discernment: Who can better parse and parody the particularities of some beloved British…
From an Itchy-O album release party (!) to the High Plains Comedy Festival and plenty of art and food events, you’ll have no reason to stay home this week.
Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit is full of twists. For starters, the actor doesn’t see the script until he gets on the stage. For another, a different actor plays the lead — and offers the voice of the playwright — every night.
Whether you were celebrating body art, protesting white supremacy, dancing to music at Red Rocks or tubing down the Platte River, you were sure to miss some amazing events this past weekend. Thanks to our photographers, you can relish the memories and see the events you weren’t able to attend. Denver, here’s what you looked like.
Sure, Denver’s a hub for music fans, art lovers, and craft brew and cannabis connoisseurs, not to mention all stripes of outdoorsy types. But for people who prefer to huddle inside and create arts and crafts, the Mile High City has you covered too. Here are six of our favorite metro area resources for craft lovers.
As director of the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys for ten years and counting, Wendy Littlepage tackles miniature problems with big ideas, making the most of the museum’s microscopic collection while constantly exploring new ways to bring visitors into her small, small world.
Art lovers, cinephiles and comedy nerds in particular have plenty to look forward to this week: Nearly every day holds a free gallery opening, movie screening or performance for the viewing pleasure of this city’s thrifty and adventurous residents. Here are five of the best free events in town.
Earlier this week, Westword reported, “The River North Arts District is booting out actual artists: That’s the claim of a group of arts activists/residents who ramped up the fight against gentrification in the River North neighborhood by redecorating three iron slabs touting the RiNo Art District with flowers, crosses and other objects of mourning on Monday, August 14, 2017.”
The Rockies have fallen into second place to the Dodgers in the National League’s Western Division, and the Diamondbacks are snapping at our heals. Now is the perfect time to rally for the home team and show the players just how much we love them.
“The Moth is a battle of narcissists,” says Morley McBride, standing at the front of a stage at Swallow Hill Music as it fills with a crowd eager to hear the stories of strangers. It’s the third Friday of July, which means McBride, a blonde in a black jumpsuit, is seeing to the final steps of preparing the monthly Story Slam event, a live offshoot of the ever-popular story-sharing podcast where Denverites tell and receive scores on their narratives of personal experiences. If you’ve ever wondered what the in-person get-togethers are like but haven’t yet managed to snag the in-demand tickets, here’s your answer:
“Document Ed,” a nonfiction film in production, will tell the story of Jeanette Vizguerra, who entered the First Baptist Church of Denver in February of 2017, seeking sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The summer theater season is winding down, but there are still a few worthwhile productions in town. Keep reading for capsule reviews of two current shows that both close this weekend.
Denver is positively bustling with activity all weekend long, which means that thrifty locals have plenty of opportunities to enjoy everything our city’s arts scene has to offer without breaking the bank.
David and Carrie Wintersteen dove into the stuff of parental nightmares when commissioning the play they’ll perform this weekend at Boulder’s Fringe Festival. Carrie Wintersteen describes Our Boy, the two person play the Fargo, North Dakota-based couple will present, as about “parents who just learning that their son is accused of sexual assault.”
The Old West was a weird place — but not weird enough for Denver author and editor David Boop, who rounded up a posse of fantasy/sci-fi writers for the Western-horror anthology Straight Outta Tombstone.
The Defenders premieres on Netflix on Aug. 18 Look, you don’t need to have watched Iron Fist to enjoy the brisk, brawling silliness of The Defenders, a team-up adventure that’s something like a surprising return on an investment you thought had soured. In fact, not knowing all the plot details…
As a writer, singer, selfie-taker, documentarian of changes in her neighborhood and the fleeting colors of urban nature, massage therapist, MFA candidate and lover of people, art, culture and life, Coleman expresses in multiple ways what so many of us can’t or don’t know how to express: That beneath all the grit, bad politics and forces beyond our control in this world, we still live in a paradise.
Choreographer Patrick Mueller thought it was time for his Control Group Productions dance theater to pare things down and appeal to a broader base, but that’s just a piece of what Neverhome, an immersive, site-specific performance/walking tour inspired by currently converging themes of gentrification, migration and finding your way, is all about. Carrying your life on your back, after all, means cutting back.
Whitney: Can I Be Me premieres on Aug. 25 on Showtime In the February 2016 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Danyel Smith penned a powerful essay on Whitney Houston’s chill-inducing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXV, perhaps the pinnacle of national anthem performances. Smith frames Houston as…
Yes, there will be a total solar eclipse on August 21. But first, there will be lots of stupid deals.
In Steven Soderbergh’s hillbilly heist comedy Logan Lucky, the West Virginia prison where vault specialist Joe Bang (Daniel Craig) resides is pristine and peaceful. This is a high-security facility in a seemingly alternate world, a jail without racial tensions where the prisoners feast on edible food. While only a small…
