Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is a remorselessly entertaining, impeccably assembled action-musical in which cars and people defy the laws of physics and common sense. They leap into gunfire and hop over hoods and careen down streets in perfect time to the beats of an unimpeachably cool soundtrack. It’s all absurd,…
Over six months after the city closed two DIY spaces for safety issues, Denver Community Planning and Development and the Denver Fire Department, along with other agencies, have announced their proposal for the Safe Occupancy Program, a “voluntary path to compliance for existing spaces.” That proposal goes to a Denver City Council committee today, but Amplify Arts Denver says it is “deeply flawed.”
Denver Public Library will release Denver Comix, a newspaper collection of comics by independent Colorado comic artists, on June 30, 2017, just in time for Denver Comic Con. The project was spearheaded by librarian and comic-book creator Thane Benson.
Considering how Donald Trump recently made a big deal about canceling the previous administration’s plans to ease relations with Cuba — even calling for the island to extradite revolutionary, alleged cop killer, political fugitive and Tupac godmother Assata Shakur back to America — you know it’s a matter of time before someone…
There’s going to be an embarrassment of nerdy riches at the Colorado Convention Center this weekend, June 30 through July 2, when Denver Comic Con returns for a sixth successful year. Here are ten rules to remember.
Hollywood has many more outstanding actors than it does outstanding scripts. That’s the only way to explain Naomi Watts’ career, which launched stateside with a masterful twin performance in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. Even with a pair of Oscar nominations, though, the actress has spent years languishing in Nondescript Mom…
In the run-up to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Bong Joon-ho’s Okja was one of the most mysterious titles in the Official Competition lineup. Then, after people had seen it, Okja turned out to be … one of the most mysterious titles in the Official Competition lineup. Now that it’s…
A slew of warm-weather-happy events, including jazz in the park, Independence Day celebrations and outdoor art exhibits, are sure to get you in the summer mood. Keep reading for more of our best events in Denver over the next week. Tuesday, June 27 Denver’s City Park is a delight throughout…
Denizens of Denver hop on the saddle once a year on Bike to Work Day and sweat their way to the office to celebrate the noble art of bicycle commuting. On June 28, their efforts will be rewarded with plenty of freebies.
Ring of Fire is more a concert than a play: a cascade of Johnny Cash songs, along with a few that he covered by others, played by expert and enthusiastic musicians who clearly love the man and his music as much as they love playing together — and playing for…
King Arthur is neither Guy Ritchie’s worst film nor his best, but it might well be his most frustrating. A compendium of all the things that make the British director so occasionally exciting and so often irritating, this new, hyper-stylized take on the Arthurian legends veers between genius and idiocy…
Who knew Cate Blanchett wanted to be Tracey Ullman? That’s probably not the reaction director Julian Rosefeldt hopes will be stirred by this rigorous series of monologues, stitched together from more than 50 artistic and political manifestos and performed by Blanchett as 13 characters. But, like Ullman, Blanchett takes the…
When professional endurance mountain biker Rebecca Rusch rode the 1,200 mile-long Ho Chi Minh Trail that runs through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in 2015, it was the culmination of another long journey: to find the story of her father, and American solider killed in the war.
Mar Williams is a hacker in a strictly DIY-driven way, following an arc meant to empower ordinary people and remove obstacles from the unending road that is life.
SeriesFest, Westword’s choice this year for Best Film Festival, returns this week for its third stimulating season, complete with a star-studded tribute to the ’90s, a bevy of industry hard hitters and a fresh batch of creative content to watch.
June may be winding to a close, but that hasn’t slowed Denver’s creative community’s tireless grind. Whether experimenting with European board games, eyeing nerd-inspired artwork in a hip boutique or taking songwriting lessons from Jill Sobule, you have access to everything you need to stay cultured, informed and entertained.
Ever since her feature debut, The Virgin Suicides (1999), a dreamy, diaphanous tale about the mysteries of girlhood, Sofia Coppola has ranked among the finest distillers of mood (especially languor) and milieu. Those qualities abound in The Beguiled, her sixth film, an adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s Civil War–set novel of…
All aboard for free fun: Union Station BuskerFest is back, reviving a reviving a lost downtown-Denver tradition, with a full slate of events on June 24.
From an unlikely home base of Highlands Ranch, Gerard Aflague, a native of Guam, is bringing a taste of his native land not just to Denver, but to the rest of the world.When he was growing up on the Pacific island, one of five territories of the United States, Aflague was heavily influenced by his Chamorro heritage. He moved to Denver in 2007, and five years later started his own online business, the Gerard Aflague Collection, that designs and sells Guam-themed and -inspired products, catering to the nearly 200,000 Chamorros living in the United States, as well as people who have connections to Guam, sometimes through military service there.
Denver is full of creative types, and you never know when you’re going to meet someone full of talent. At a house party in the Whittier neighborhood, we ran into Micah Bontrager, an audio and visual artist who makes music under the moniker Anicca Meeca.
In Colorado, it’s common knowledge (as well as a source of geographical pride) that more than fifty mountains top 14,000 feet. These peaks provide a fun challenge for hikers, many of whom adopt the number of Fourteeners they’ve bagged as a part of their identity. Now you can count me in, since I just summited my first Fourteener It was indeed a peak experience, but I made a few mistakes along the way. In the interest of sharing other Fourteener virgins a lot of pain, here’s my experience.
Now that we’re on the waning side of the solstice, many sun burned locals are seeking opportunities to take shelter from the swelter. Luckily, the week ahead is rife with opportunities to beat both the heat and the summertime doldrums.
