“I am garbage,” Amy Schumer’s Emily Middleton, on a vacation in Ecuador with her ma, Linda (Goldie Hawn), that’s gone all wrong, chimes in agreement with someone who’s leveled the insult at her — and who’s also holding the two women for ransom — in Snatched. Your enjoyment of this…
Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece, Heat, comes out this week in a brand-new, fully loaded and beautiful Blu-ray edition. To explore further what makes this epochal crime drama so special, I recently talked to the director. The story of Heat was based on real-life personalities. There was real thief named Neil…
Denver’s gentrification and racial divides weigh heavily on dancer Kate Speer, the current artist-in-residence at the youth arts nonprofit, Platte Forum.
From the early 1920s to around 1960, Colorado Springs was the unrivaled center for art in this state. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is highlighting this illustrious history by presenting solos dedicated to the artists who were important to its development as an institution; FAC Legacy Series: Mary Chenoweth is the latest in this tradition.
Master of None streams on Netflix There was never any doubt about the thoughtfulness with which Aziz Ansari, in the first season of his Netflix series, Master of None, addressed the kinds of societal divides — racial, cultural, generational, sexual — that most sitcoms either lack the vision to perceive…
What a glorious week it will prove to be, Denver. From Val Kilmer to Boston terriers, fancy flea markets and loads of beer events, there’s enough variety in this week’s 21 best events list to satisfy even the most discerning social butterfly. Keep reading for more of the best events…
I Love Dick streams on Amazon starting Friday, May 12 I Love Dick, the epistolary novel, is an obsessive confessional story from a woman — a version of the author Chris Kraus — who, in her letters, lusts for an English art critic named Dick. He barely returns the affection…
Mother’s Day has come again, and no matter how you feel about greeting-card commercialism, you know you love your mother. So write her a sweet note and send her some flowers…or if you’re lucky enough to live near your mother, take her out for a nice day in Denver. Here…
Michael Singer created “Interior Garden” 22 years ago. Now Denver International Airport wants to get rid of it, a request he discusses in this Q&A.
Michael Singer’s “Interior Garden,” which Denver International Airport wants to deaccession so it an save money and gain space, got a reprieve from the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs.
The Secret Garden, now playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, is a gorgeous show, a musical version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s story, filled with visual and aural riches.
Exercise can be tough, and sometimes it takes a bit of extra effort to get off the couch and get moving. As it turns out, the best form of motivation often comes in the form of a beer at the end of an especially hard workout.
The true heart of Michael Mann’s Heat is revealed a little more than an hour into the film. No, I’m not talking about the classic coffee conversation between Robert De Niro’s master thief, Neil McCauley, and Al Pacino’s obsessed LAPD cop, Vincent Hanna — that fantastic and immortal face-off comes…
The second annual Prototyping Series is looking for submissions on the theme, “My 16th Street,” for a project this summer.
Artist Teresa Castaneda’s motor-mouth mind is always looking for something to do, and more often than not, the result is good for the community.
Denver is branching out, with Blue Trees-inspired events where you can contemplate creativity in silence or listen to musicians belt out the blues. Meanwhile, comics will share tales from their travels and other artists while explore gentrification here at home. Keep reading for five of the best free activities in Denver May 8-13.
“We are not trying to be rich people,” says Roseanna Frechette, founder of Denver Artists for Rent Control. “We are trying to provide for our culture in the way artists do.” She hosted a DARCO Plan-of-Action rally last weekend at Mutiny Information Cafe, but figuring out a way to keep…
Rebekah Henderson, a librarian at the Ross-Cherry Creek branch of the Denver Public Library, met Trish Tolentino when Tolentino came into the library to film a participant in one of Henderson’s reading programs. Tolentino owns Stories Not Forgotten, through which she makes short documentaries for families, capturing stories and interviews as a video keepsake.
May is here, and along with Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day, there are more than a few reasons to dress up this month. Here are the ten best fashion events.
Tyler Clementi was eighteen years old when he jumped off the George Washington Bridge. His roommate had videotaped him having sexual relations with another man and broadcast the video on the internet. Clementi became a symbol of the perils of online bullying – and an inspiration behind Tyler’s Suite, a nine-piece choral movement that will be performed by Harmony: A Colorado Chorale.
Now that the clouds are lifting and mercury’s rising, Denverites can look forward to a fun-filled and sun-dappled weekend. The warmer climes are a boon for outdoor parties like the Cinco de Mayo Festival or TheBigWonderful, but the city is blooming with art exhibits, film screenings and lively children’s theater.
Carrie Fisher’s death makes this a particularly notable May the Fourth Star Wars Day, and around Denver people are hitting the streets to celebrate the Force and the dark side alike.
