Boo! A Madea Halloween was the number-one movie the weekend it was released, baffling Hollywood once again and making the Hotep crowd pissed that a movie starring a black guy in a dress made more money than alleged rapist Nate Parker’s still-struggling The Birth of a Nation. (Meanwhile, these woke…
I’m not afraid to admit that I get a kick out of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon thrillers. Yes, they’re indifferently plotted and predictably written. But I’m a sucker for ludicrous, centuries-spanning conspiracies and indulgent faux-gnosticism. The books serve, if nothing else, as gripping tours through art-world apocrypha, and Brown’s know-it-all…
Netflix’s The Crown, a drama series about the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, is the kind of sumptuous but tasteful British royals porn you’d expect from Ye Olde Masterpiece Theatre, not from the streaming giant that gave us BoJack Horseman and Stranger Things. A $130 million joint American/British…
The Ten Best Film Events in Denver in November
Aside from when I was a baby in New Jersey and two years in Ohio for grad school, Denver has always been my home. But a home is a different thing from a community: You can have many communities, and in the age of the internet those communities can be…
Tom Papa is a comedian and character actor known for his polished, besuited stage presence and wry observations about modern life and his family. After being discovered by Jerry Seinfeld in 1993, Papa traveled the world as the sitcom star’s preferred feature act; Seinfeld then tapped him to host NBC’s The…
#52: Sarah Fukami Colorado born and bred, printmaker and current RedLine resident Sarah Fukami creates work that’s deeply rooted in her Japanese family’s internment during WWII and issues around her cultural heritage. Fukami layers her mixed-media historical references on Plexiglas panels, relating stories of figures both notable and anonymous, bringing…
I recently read an interview with the brilliant writer and art critic John Berger, now ninety years old, in which Kate Kellaway quotes Berger’s Ways of Seeing: “The secret of reading aloud well, he says…is ‘refusing to look ahead, to be in the moment.’ And he says that a story…
Need some quick inspiration for your Halloween costume? Take a look at the amazing outfits — some naughty, some nice — that photographer Aaron Thackeray captured this weekend, then see the complete party slide shows. Trick or treat! Fanastic Menagerie Halloween Party Brings Out Creatures of All Kinds The Beautiful…
In the boldest costume choice ever donned by an NFL cheerleader on the weekend of Halloween, Romi Bean displaced all cheerleader and T-Rex-with-short-arms stereotypes as she performed her routine flawlessly in a giant T-Rex costume during the Broncos-Chargers game on October 30.
The 39th Denver Film Festival starts on November 2, and as one more lure for moviegoers, the Denver Film Society has announced that in addition to showing over 200 films, the eleven-day festival will welcome more than 130 talented guests, with some special stars pulled aside for award recognition. DFS had…
Don’t party too hearty on Halloween night, because there are plenty of free events that will get your November off to a great start even before Denver Arts Week kicks off on Friday, November 4. You can relax in nature, get the scoop from a brilliant mind, and pay tribute…
The question on my mind as I prepared for the Stanley Hotel’s annual Shining Ball: Is my costume good enough? Every October, the iconic hotel in Estes Park, which is the focus of Westword’s current cover story, “Shine On,” hosts one of Colorado’s most exclusive Halloween parties. It makes sense…
In October, Denver’s events calendar fills with events celebrating Halloween and Día de los Muertos, including the show that opened at the Chicano Humanities & Arts Council gallery Friday night (it continues through October 28). But a few readers think party-goers need to understand the difference between the two holidays. Says Mary: Días…
This Halloween weekend is full of activities — some adult, some very family-friendly. Want to be sure the events you choose are a treat, not a trick? Keep reading for links to some of our best ghoulish guides. (Fair warning: The listed items are in chronological order, and some ended…
Michael Moore has mellowed — and mostly stopped playing dumb. His new film, a present-tense rah-rah-Hillary insta-job put together on the schedule of an episode of South Park, seems from its title to promise the provocations of his early work, another round of the prankish lefty everyschlub wandering a red…
It’s a big party weekend and the options are endless — some scary, some merry, and with plenty of tricks and treats for everyone. Here are our ten favorite events (none of which cost more than $10); for more fun, check the Westword calendar. Dia de los Muertos Larimer Square…
An archeologist, a North Korean dictator, a Norse god, two photographers, the people of Indonesia and a tribal chief who believes Jesus is actually black American WWII soldier John Frum all look into a volcano and see their fates. That’s not the beginning of a joke; it’s the premise of…
Ritualcravt, the shiniest, eco-metaphysical mineral and herb store in the Mile High City, has recently expanded with a new location at 2842 West 44th Street. Still in Sunnyside but up the road and off the beaten path, Ritualcravt now boasts a significantly larger storefront with some much needed elbow room. The new space coincides with the shop’s one-year-anniversary, being celebrated this weekend with a seance on Friday October 28 and an all-day anniversary party on Saturday, October 29.
Even if Denver’s sunny-then-freezing weather can’t decide if it’s fall yet, we’re ready for Halloween and Día de los Muertos (and, hey, Flossy McGrews is back, everyone!). Fortunately, October’s calendar is full of special, spooky shindigs in the Mile High City. Here’s our list of fifteen favorites — some for…
In his own October surprise, filmmaker Michael Moore is releasing his new film, Michael Moore in Trumpland, just days before the election; the controversial director will be popping up with Skype Q&A sessions after shows at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver and the International Film Series in Boulder. Filmed fewer than…
Bobbi Walker, owner and director of Walker Fine Art, has assembled Inherent Intent, a seamless group show that brings together seven contemporary abstract artists from across the country. All of these artists employ subtlety as their principle aesthetic philosophy, yet none of them can be called minimalists — at least…
