In a summer of disappointing reboots, underperforming sequels and rejected franchise bait, Ben-Hur is something rare: a remake no one asked for but weary moviegoers might accept as a small gift for lack of any better option. Timur Bekmambetov’s reimagining of William Wyler’s 1959 epic, itself preceded by two silent…
Anna Gunn actually gets to do things in Meera Menon’s expansive high-finance drama Equity, which is almost reason enough to recommend it right there. The Breaking Bad co-star tears into the role of a rainmaking banker taking a Silicon Valley company public. For once it’s Gunn whose character gets to…
Once, American comedies concerned underdog heroes who challenged the status quo and seized the territory of the upper-class characters who thought they were in control. Slobs vs. snobs. During the wartime administration of the lesser President Bush, the wealthy thoroughly dominated the culture, occupying America the way the army patrolled…
Denver’s slam poetry scene is booming, and it promises to explode next year, when the National Poetry Slam Championships come to Denver for the first time next August. Last year local poet Suzi Q. Smith, the executive director of Poetry Slam Inc., revealed that Denver had been named an anchor…
Landscape painter Joellyn Duesberry quickly became a fixture of the Colorado art scene after she first came west from New York in 1986. Now the artist, who lived in Greenwood Village, has died after a long struggle with cancer. Born in 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, Duesberry became interested in art…
Art has been given new life on the wall of Potager, a garden spot of a restaurant in Capitol Hill. After eight years, abstract artist Andrew Hockenberry returned to Denver from New York City to restore his mural on the north-facing wall of the beloved eatery that Teri Rippeto opened in 1997. Hockenberry,…
Mid-career artist Jason Middlebrook, who lives and works in Hudson, New York, is the subject of an elegant single-artist show titled Drawing Time at David B. Smith Gallery. This is Middlebrook’s first solo at the gallery, but his work has been exhibited nationally for over twenty years and acquired for important…
No, this isn’t a super-happy cult — it’s a cannabis and yoga class put together by the master of relaxation himself. We recently interviewed Yogi D about his upcoming 420 Yoga Retreat, happening at Aspen Canyon Ranch on September 30 through October 2. For a taste of what’s to come, Yogi…
At the rest stop off Interstate 70’s Exit 90 — near the banks of the Colorado River, just before you enter the sleepy town of Rifle — a legendary drug-cartel enforcer known as Chopo drew his last breath, felled by a bullet in the neck. “Over there is where Chopo…
Colorado celebrated its 140th birthday on August 1. Because it was admitted to the Union on the hundredth anniversary of this country’s declaration of independence, it was quickly nicknamed the Centennial State. But to us, it’s always been Coolorado, the coolest state around, and the thousands of people moving here…
The Pros at cons were out in force for the Myths and Legends Con at the Ramada Plaza Northglenn this past weekend, where the activities ranged from geek crafts to epic rap battles to appearances by celebrated author Jim Butcher. Photographer Danielle Lirette was there to catch all the legendary…
Though they’re usually buried under weightier news stories, mainstream media outlets are full of outlandish tales, bizarre characters and endless comedic possibility — especially this election season. Brent Gill digs up these gems for Infauxmation!, an improvised comedy show that presents a series of wacky news stories to a crew…
Give me an A! Give me an R! Give me a T! What’s that spell? Broncos! The Art Institute of Colorado hosted a competition in which students designed swimsuits for the Denver Broncos’ 2017 Cheerleaders Swimsuit Calendar. The winner – Danielle Horrigan, who’s pursuing a bachelor of arts in fashion design –…
It doesn’t so much arrive as it does infiltrate. The Boulder Fringe Festival sweeps into town for its twelfth annual celebration, twelve days beginning August 17, sprouting up in the most unlikely, ad hoc places all over downtown Boulder. Twenty-five acts will freewheel along, entertainers from around the world that…
More than a thousand gold medals are now hanging around the necks of American athletes who’ve participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. But how much do you know about those medals? Here are seven fascinating facts courtesy the Money Museum in Colorado Springs, which is currently hosting an exhibit…
Sometimes the best things in life really are free. Over the next few days you can get democratic, meet an artist and see musicians making performances out of thin air. Here are our three favorite free events this week; check the Westword calendar for more entertainment options. Blind Date with…
Denver has plenty of fun free events this weekend, including the Denver Flea in City Park and the Jefferson Park Farm & Flea Market. And next month, Adult Swim will be coming to the 88 Drive In, which inspired this from Alana: Leave it to Denver to offer something for free…
Michael German went undercover with white supremacists for a year and with right-wing militants for another eight months and now he wants to set some things straight. “One of the things I learned working undercover is that the studies that the FBI or even academia had on these groups were…
Hey. Do you guys remember puppet comedian Jeff Dunham, whose downtrodden Mexican “on a steeeek” character José Jalapeño delighted many a middle-class white American in the ’90s? Well, imagine he blazed up a joint with Bill Maher, wrote a manifesto on atheism and then made a multimillion-dollar animated feature film…
Over 2,000 bicyclists will arrive in Leadville on Saturday, August 13, to race in one of the most grueling yet beautiful mountain bike races in the world, the Leadville Trail 100 MTB. Thirteen of the riders, including Tour de France veteran Ted King and former Olympic cyclist and Coloradan Timmy…
You have credit Robb Woulfe of Breckenridge Creative Arts for wanting to bring world-class arts programming to the Colorado mountain town. And judging from events like June’s inaugural WAVE: Light + Water + Sound festival and this week’s second annual Breckenridge International Festival of Arts, he’s succeeded in his mission,…
Denver Food Rescue gets fresh produce to Denverites in need by making a simple connection: It gets food that would otherwise go to waste from grocery stores and takes it to community organizations across the city. It’s like a food bank without the warehouse, and a bicycle delivery system instead…
