“Like an acrobat drifting through the topologies of codes, glyphs and signs that make up the fabric of my everyday life, I like to flip things around,” Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) has written. That’s just the start of what’s he’s done with Rebirth of a Nation, his slash-and-burn remix…
A legitimate stunner in that word’s truest sense, Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s river-trip Embrace of the Serpent mesmerizes and jacks with you, leaving you not quite certain, at its end, how to go about the rest of your day. The film is beautiful and ferocious, calm and torrential, a plunge…
What if Terrence Malick directed an episode of Entourage? Well, we’re about to find out, sort of. In Knight of Cups, the director of Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life turns his roaming camera and ruminating voiceovers toward Los Angeles and the movie business,…
The standup comedy album may be overshadowed by the televised special, but there’s no better medium for preserving and celebrating the fine-tuned craft of telling jokes. Stripped of the visual pomp of a live performance, standup albums play out in the theater of listeners’ minds, putting the emphasis on the strength…
Aaron Loeb’s Ideation is a shot to the gut — not a primitive one, but a sophisticated, fine-tuned thrust, as if a Victorian gentleman had whipped the concealed blade out of his ivory-headed walking cane and pierced you through the middle. Except that this play isn’t elegant, exactly. It’s a…
There are days when you work all day at something and are no further by the end of the day than you were when you started. Sunday was one of those days. Victoria Salvador and I had both had late nights and were feeling a bit raggedy that morning, but…
It was no surprise when the inimitable Shaun White took top honors in the 2016 Burton U.S. Open Half-Pipe Finals over the weekend. Photographer Brandon Marshall caught all the action — and the celebration, after White and his high-flying cohorts looped-the-loop in Vail. Now see the full Burton U.S. Open Half-Pipe Finals…
#93: Mandy Vink Mandy Vink has an eye for public art. Fresh off her work as public art project manager at Denver International Airport and public art coordinator for Denver Arts & Venues, she’s now taken a similar post with the Boulder Office of Arts + Culture. In the private…
The GLBT Community Center of Colorado just announced the results of the online poll it conducted to determine the theme of this summer’s PrideFest event, set for Civic Center Park on June 18 and 19. And the winner is: “Building Community Through Pride,” which took 51 percent of the vote,…
Live music, cosplay and nostalgic pop-culture prom tunes all played a part this past weekend at Andy Rok Guerrero’s Nerd Prom at the Summit Music Hall, where photographer Danielle Lirette caught all the party-goers getting their geek on. Were you there? Find yourself in the full Nerd Prom slide show…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. Maria Barrera wrapped up her debut Colorado exhibition at La Cour Art…
Denver has a winning reputation — and not just because of the Denver Broncos. This city’s arts scene is renowned across the country, and for our annual Winter Arts Guide we asked a dozen people intrinsic to that scene a few questions about the state of the arts in Denver…
This week at bookstores along the Front Range, you can discover an epic fairytale for adults or a poetic tribute to Hollywood’s most tragic women stars; on other fronts, you can celebrate ladies who write at an International Women’s Day fundraiser or revisit an Academy Award-winning film as an introduction…
Even though we’re losing a Denver staple tonight, there’s plenty of free fun in town. So after you head to Mutiny Information Cafe to say goodbye to a variety show, you can say hello to more arts events. Let us know if we missed a bargain, and check out the…
The Denver Film Society has just announced the dates for the 39th annual Denver Film Festival and is now taking film submissions for consideration, so you can start planning your November — and dreaming about making your work part of the fest. The festival will run from Wednesday, November 2,…
So far, Teague Bohlen has visited Stapleton, Highland, Five Points and Capitol with his series listing what makes residents of these neighborhoods really, really mad. And the comments continue to come in regarding his assessments of all the areas — especially Stapleton. Says Kevin: Thank you providing an interesting forum on…
Though you might not know it since the Denver Art Museum displays so little of the collection at one time, the DAM has a wealth of architecture, design and graphics articles. Among the 12,000 objects are some dating back to the Middle Ages, but it’s modernism from the second half of…
Deadpool has been doing big box office since its release three weeks ago — but while our critic appreciated the “relief from superhero solemnity,” he didn’t appreciate all the built-in commentary. Then again, one reader didn’t appreciate the critic’s commentary in his own review of Deadpool, and responded with this: Stop…
Throw on some tennis shoes, grab your water bottle and get ready to earn your Sunday Funday with Brewery Boot Camp at 38 State Brewing Company. The motto of Strength Train 4 Life owners Lindsay and Paul Chavez is “train hard, play hard,” and every weekend in March they’ll push people through…
Month of Printmaking: Mo’Print 2016 exhibits come into their own tonight, with lots of First Friday openings celebrating local artists and print techniques. Beyond that, this month’s citywide artwalk shows off old favorites, national stars, lovers of the natural world and emerging newcomers alike. Sushe Felix and Tracy Felix: Land Rhythms…
The 2016 theater season is off to a great start — but you’ll have to hurry if you want to see 4000 Miles, which closes this weekend. Keep reading for a capsule review of the Miners Alley production, as well as another worthy show, Fade. 4000 Miles. The plot of…
Springtime cometh! The inaugural Lantern Festival in Denver is a two-night event where people will light up the skies like in a traditional Chinese lantern send-off, but with a Mile High twist. The festival will be lifting off April 23 and 24 from the Colorado National Speedway, technically in Dacono, but the…
