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May 14, 2012
Reader: Star Trek outfit at a Star Wars party? Fail!
"Comics and sci-fi are the new archetypes of our culture; we relate to Star Wars and Stan Lee's characters, and we've created new mythologies through them," says Dan Landes, restaurateur and self-confessed sci-fi geek. And on May 4, Landes's City, O' City hosted a full-on orgy of nerdness with the M ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Make Your Own Legends: Apply now for a 2012 Jonny Copp Award grant
Jonny Copp's credo for the Adventure Film Festival he founded in Boulder was "Make Your Own Legends," and, while the climber/artist/musician/writer/adventurer made many legends of his own before his death in 2009, one of his greatest legacies may turn out to be posthumous, thanks to the Jonny Copp F ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
Top five sci-fi films according to Dan Landes
Science fiction isn't for everyone. But those who get it, really get it. "Comics and sci-fi are the new archetypes of our culture, we relate to Star Wars and Stan Lee's characters; we've created new mythologies through them," says Dan Landes, restaurateur and self confessed sci-fi geek. And this Fri ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Reader: David Lynch's movies too cool for you? Watch the Transformers
Dune "Cocktail" This scene from Dune made our list of David Lynch's ten weirdest scenes, by film, which inspired one commenter to say that Lynch "sucks."
Film
February 16, 2012
This Means War is a pandering, too-familiar film
Dune "Cocktail" This scene from Dune made our list of David Lynch's ten weirdest scenes, by film, which inspired one commenter to say that Lynch "sucks."
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February 9, 2012
Ron Paul is two tacos short of a combo plate
Dune "Cocktail" This scene from Dune made our list of David Lynch's ten weirdest scenes, by film, which inspired one commenter to say that Lynch "sucks."
Blogs
December 30, 2011
One-Man Star Wars Trilogy review: The Force can only do so much.
Courtesy of Charlie RossThe road to Alderon was paved with good intentions, as was One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, but unfortunately the Force can't fix everything. Charlie Ross's solo adaptation of the first (not the second, thank Emperor Palpatine!) Star Wars trilogy was presented to a packed ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Action Figure
Courtesy of Charlie RossThe road to Alderon was paved with good intentions, as was One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, but unfortunately the Force can't fix everything. Charlie Ross's solo adaptation of the first (not the second, thank Emperor Palpatine!) Star Wars trilogy was presented to a packed ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Reader: Michael Bay has made a dozen blockbusters the world loves. And this blogger?
Run while you can!Filmmaker Michael Bay's entire career has been about punishing the audience for their awful taste -- namely, their taste for his work, Tim Davids suggests. And with the recent Transformers 3, Davids adds, Bay assaults us where we feel it most -- our souls. But Sutava isn't ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Tim Tebow perfect for role as Bruce Willis's son in Die Hard 5: A Good Day to Die Hard?
Action hero?Fans of radio sports talk host Jim Rome got the scoop on the upcoming Die Hard movie Wednesday when Fox Filmed Entertainment CEO Tom Rothman dished about the film's title (A Good Day to Die Hard) as well as the future of hero John McClane, played by Bruce Willis, and his troubled ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Vodka: a shaken, but not stirred, history of the spirit on screen
Vodka's rise to popularity wasn't just a matter of taste. As outlined in "Clear Thinking," this week's cover story, brilliant marketing also had a lot to do with the spirit's growth. And that marketing included placements in both movies and television shows -- sometimes purchased, sometimes j ... More >>
Film
September 15, 2011
The sleek, tense Drive is a daredevil vehicle for Ryan Gosling
Vodka's rise to popularity wasn't just a matter of taste. As outlined in "Clear Thinking," this week's cover story, brilliant marketing also had a lot to do with the spirit's growth. And that marketing included placements in both movies and television shows -- sometimes purchased, sometimes j ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Starfox 3D, Michael Chabon and zombies, zombies, zombies this week, August 6, 2011
We told you last week that things were about to pick up, so hopefully you didn't blow all your hard earned cash on mimosas this weekend, because there is a ton of great content to highlight this week. We've got not one, but two different pieces of zombie media -- a game and a comic -- and the ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
James Bond's top five elaborate death scenarios
Among the most instantly recognizable and enduringly popular scenes from the James Bond movie franchise are the elaborate death traps put into place for the protagonist by a seemingly endless array of antiheroes. The sadistic and convoluted plot devices create dramatic tension, or at least am ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Man goes completely ape for advanced screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Kurt Weinreich is "going ape" as General Marcus from Rise of the Planet of the ApesAccording to the employees at the AMC Westminster Promenade 24 theater, people are already "monkeying" around in line, waiting to see the advanced screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The Promenade is h ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Bond, James Bond
Kurt Weinreich is "going ape" as General Marcus from Rise of the Planet of the ApesAccording to the employees at the AMC Westminster Promenade 24 theater, people are already "monkeying" around in line, waiting to see the advanced screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The Promenade is h ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Why Top Gun is my fourth-favorite movie of all time
The Cold War was America's perfect war. Hear me out on this one: No matter what their purpose, whether just (World War II) or crass (the Vietnam War), wars are ultimately pretty depressing. They involve a lot of dying in horrifying and gruesome ways that leave their participants forever scarr ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
13 Assassins, Once Upon a River and other new-release picks for July 5, 2011
Going back to work after a three-day weekend sucks, so take a few minutes to deviate from your expected tasks and plan your evening. Today promises some exciting new releases, which translates to exciting new ways to bond with yourself, whether it be chillaxing in your hammock reading a new b ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Transformers 3: we brought this upon ourselves
This time around, he even impressed himself.Earlier this year, we postulated that Michael Bay's entire career has been about punishing the audience for their awful taste -- namely, their taste for his work. He's tried racism, homophobia, assaultive cinematography and editing techniques, objec ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2011
Asteroid! A look back at the cinematic space-rock bombardment of the late '90s
Only Bruce Willis can save us now.At 11:00 this morning, an asteroid 5-20 meters in diameter came within 7,800 miles of Earth. Asteroids and meteorites (ever wonder the difference?) make close calls with Earth all the time, but no time in the history of the world was so harrowing as 1997 and ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Cars 2 and other sequels that tried (and failed) to freshen up by going abroad
What's the best way to perk up a tired movie franchise? Most of the time, there is no way. But movie producers still continue to try by taking the old characters overseas and hoping the new locale will reheat the leftovers. Case in point: Cars 2. The film comes out this Friday and promises to ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
In honor of The People Vs. George Lucas, here are our five favorite Star Wars fan films
LucasFilm has had a long and storied past dealing with fans, which is a large chunk of what the film The People vs. George Lucas, which is screening this weekend at Denver FilmCenter, deals with. When fans first started making films inspired by Star Wars, LucasFilm quickly started sending out ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
The Dark Lord
LucasFilm has had a long and storied past dealing with fans, which is a large chunk of what the film The People vs. George Lucas, which is screening this weekend at Denver FilmCenter, deals with. When fans first started making films inspired by Star Wars, LucasFilm quickly started sending out ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2011
How would the Predator, the Terminator and others have said goodbye to Stan Winston?
Stan Winston, silver-haired demon and chief architect of nightmares the world over, died in his home in Malibu on this day in 2008, hopefully after transferring his consciousness to an ageless state-of-the-art animatronic he developed in his spare time that continues to work in secret, creati ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Five great actors that phoned in iconic roles for terrible sequels
This is the smug grin you make when you no longer give a shit.Johnny Depp gotta eat. And pay his mortgage. And Disney pays very well. Maybe that explains why he looks so thoroughly bored in the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, opening tomorrow. Captain Jack Sparrow was endeari ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Gratuitous randomness: Spider-Man about town
Why yes, yes someone did.What with Tobey Maguire all sincerely pining for Mary Jane and the (admittedly badass) spectacle of CGI overload in the new Spider-Man movies, we occasionally long for the good old days, the days when Spider-Man was shittily drawn and was sort of a dick. Well, that se ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2011
2011 Film On the Rocks schedule revealed
Film on the Rocks has become a rite of summer at this point for fans and a milestone in the careers of the lucky musicians who get to perform each year on the hallowed stage of Red Rocks. After a fake version reportedly made the rounds this past weekend, the actual 2011 Film On the Rocks schedule ha ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2011
Priest is this week's most ridiculous trailer
OMG like how hot are vampires right now? So hot, is how hot they are right now, but as everyone knows, Dracula is pretty much played out and the whole vampires-as-sexy-brooding-potential-lovers thing is already taken -- what we need is a new angle on vampires. So let's see... how about priest ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
The Phantom Tron Menace Legacy: It's the same movie
Tron: Legacy, hittin' the streets on DVD and bluray yesterday, was supposed to be a coup of geekery. A sequel no one really wanted but diehard fans of a box office flop from 1982; it got made anyway -- and against all odds, it looked like awesome 3D geeknip. Jeff Bridges was back and young due to ad ... More >>
Film
March 17, 2011
Paul has a fondness for sex, drugs and swear words
Tron: Legacy, hittin' the streets on DVD and bluray yesterday, was supposed to be a coup of geekery. A sequel no one really wanted but diehard fans of a box office flop from 1982; it got made anyway -- and against all odds, it looked like awesome 3D geeknip. Jeff Bridges was back and young due to ad ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
Top Ten Pay Phone Scenes in Movies
Is there anyone there?In a way, there's nothing sadder than obsolescence, a thing no longer useful left to fall into misuse and disrepair -- and there's maybe no better example of that than the pay phone. That's why, for the past couple of weeks, we've been highlighting one Sad Payphone of th ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Oscar winners' most embarrassing performances
Last night, Hollywood engaged in its yearly back-pat, bestowing little gold statues on those who brought the greatest dignity to the big screen last year. Amidst all that pomp and circumstance, it can be easy to forget that, as amazing as Natalie Portman was in Black Swan, she was also the le ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Take a Peak
Last night, Hollywood engaged in its yearly back-pat, bestowing little gold statues on those who brought the greatest dignity to the big screen last year. Amidst all that pomp and circumstance, it can be easy to forget that, as amazing as Natalie Portman was in Black Swan, she was also the le ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Japanese Spider-Man shows he's far weirder than American Spider-Man
Forget what you think you know of Spider-Man. Forget Toby Maguire, forget Sam Raimi, forget everything from the movies. Hell, forget Peter Parker and radioactive spiders -- this is Japanese Spider-Man we're talking about today. Japan is a wonderful place with their own special way of doing t ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Weirdest Breakfast Cereal Pop Culture Tie-Ins
Marketing stuff to kids is pretty easy -- which is why the government prevented tobacco companies from doing it -- even subtly, supposedly accidentally -- a few years back. McDonald's Happy Meals are the latest to feel their knuckles rapped by this particular ruler -- the obesity epidemic am ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
YOU DON’T KNOW DICK
Marketing stuff to kids is pretty easy -- which is why the government prevented tobacco companies from doing it -- even subtly, supposedly accidentally -- a few years back. McDonald's Happy Meals are the latest to feel their knuckles rapped by this particular ruler -- the obesity epidemic am ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
The Karate Kid and The A-Team: Ten films that shouldn't ever be remade
We don't know if you've noticed or not, but Hollywood has a knack for remaking films (brazenly displaying its pronounced lack of creativity). These movies tend to fall into one of three categories: Pop-film, genre-film or foreign. We've never fully understood the system of how they decide w ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Live and Learn
We don't know if you've noticed or not, but Hollywood has a knack for remaking films (brazenly displaying its pronounced lack of creativity). These movies tend to fall into one of three categories: Pop-film, genre-film or foreign. We've never fully understood the system of how they decide w ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
The Masked Man Returns
We don't know if you've noticed or not, but Hollywood has a knack for remaking films (brazenly displaying its pronounced lack of creativity). These movies tend to fall into one of three categories: Pop-film, genre-film or foreign. We've never fully understood the system of how they decide w ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2009
Swine flu protocol: Children and inmates first
In the movie The Dark Knight, the Joker conducts a nail-biting sociology experiment by rigging bombs on two ships -- one loaded with ordinary folk, the other transporting prisoners. A detonator for each bomb is then placed in the hands of the opposing camps, who are invited to blow up the oth ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
Reach for the Stars
In the movie The Dark Knight, the Joker conducts a nail-biting sociology experiment by rigging bombs on two ships -- one loaded with ordinary folk, the other transporting prisoners. A detonator for each bomb is then placed in the hands of the opposing camps, who are invited to blow up the oth ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
In a Universe Fowl, Fowl Away
Robot Chicken Star Wars is a plucky take-off on the original.
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January 29, 2009
Final Days
Remakes can’t hold a candle to The Last Man on Earth.
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October 16, 2008
The End Is Near
The Bad Astronomer’s book chronicles the end of the world.
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July 31, 2008
Run For the Hills
Red Rocks hosts Blade Runner for Film on the Rocks.
Film
July 31, 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy franchise has seen better days.
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September 27, 2007
Eastern Insight
The Mummy franchise has seen better days.
Film
July 21, 2005
Send in the Clones
Michael Bay's up to his old tricks -- now older than ever.
Dining
June 9, 2005
Drunk of the Week
Benny's Restaurant
Dining
September 30, 2004
Drunk of the Week
Whiskey Bar
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