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Forget Julie & Julia: Which movie would you watch 365 times?

Lawrence Dai will be watching Julie & Julia for the 365th time at 8 p.m. tonight at the Jones, as part of the Denver Center Theatre Company's quirky Off-Center series. In addition to the screening, there will be free beer and unelaborated-upon shenanigans involving onions; tickets are $10. Julie & ... More >>

Comment of the day: "A campy (and not vomit-inducing) delight"

Gross.​Ben Affleck has it all: Good looks, rugged charm, acting chops, uh... good looks. Of course, he's starred in some truly awful movies, but that's only because those movies weren't taking advantage of his true talent: directing. Because Ben Affleck is also an awesome director. That's what ... More >>

Ben Affleck is really talented. No, really.

Hey, nits, I already said I was sorry about those crappy movies, alright?​Ben Affleck has acted in some truly horrible movies. After co-winning an Oscar with his best friend, Affleck's resume reads like a list of the worst movies from the late '90s that we all thought were sorta okay at the t ... More >>

The Company Men is this week's most ridiculous trailer

​To any successful movie trailer, there's an element of balance: The trailer must convey enough of the content -- characters, storyline, tone -- of the movie to let us know what we're getting into while simultaneously withholding enough to hook us. In that way, the trailer for The Company Men ... More >>

The Company Men is best understood as a chick flick about dicks

​To any successful movie trailer, there's an element of balance: The trailer must convey enough of the content -- characters, storyline, tone -- of the movie to let us know what we're getting into while simultaneously withholding enough to hook us. In that way, the trailer for The Company Men ... More >>

Townie made good: The Town's a blue-collar stick-up movie

​To any successful movie trailer, there's an element of balance: The trailer must convey enough of the content -- characters, storyline, tone -- of the movie to let us know what we're getting into while simultaneously withholding enough to hook us. In that way, the trailer for The Company Men ... More >>

Affleck movie sounds a lot like Skills Like This

Look out, buddy -- the dude from Good Will Hunting is stealing your movie!​The entertainment broadsheets have been a-twitter this week with news about The Town, the new crime thriller to be directed by and starring Ben Affleck. The film, based on Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves and ... More >>

State of Play

Look out, buddy -- the dude from Good Will Hunting is stealing your movie!​The entertainment broadsheets have been a-twitter this week with news about The Town, the new crime thriller to be directed by and starring Ben Affleck. The film, based on Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves and ... More >>

Don't hate the playa: Thoughts on writing in the Digg era

The nature of print media is strange these days. Pages shrivel and shrink, then disappear altogether, while paid positions dry up like teens on Proactiv, resulting in a frenzied scramble toward writers and editors doing more with less, pissed off at their frozen salaries yet unable to bitch about ... More >>

The Democratic National Convention transformed the Pepsi Center into a media echo chamber.

The nature of print media is strange these days. Pages shrivel and shrink, then disappear altogether, while paid positions dry up like teens on Proactiv, resulting in a frenzied scramble toward writers and editors doing more with less, pissed off at their frozen salaries yet unable to bitch about ... More >>

Upcoming DNC roundtable: lotsa ugly politicians and a smokin' hot celeb

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Upcoming DNC roundtable: lotsa ugly politicians and a smokin' hot celeb

The nature of print media is strange these days. Pages shrivel and shrink, then disappear altogether, while paid positions dry up like teens on Proactiv, resulting in a frenzied scramble toward writers and editors doing more with less, pissed off at their frozen salaries yet unable to bitch about ... More >>

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Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and Wyclef Jean Reportedly Slated for DNC Events

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Welcome to Collywood

Fame is fleeting, and so is the fun here.

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