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  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Photos: May the 4th be with you this Star Wars Day!

    It's Star Wars Day, so May the 4th be with you -- and no, we're not lisping. We swear. To celebrate this annual excuse to shift into hyperdrive, we've assembled a slew of photos from our friends on Flickr that capture the pervasive cultural influence the Star Wars films (at least the first three) h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Gregory Maguire on the end of Oz, the modern fairy tale and more

    ​Author Gregory Maguire will be in town tonight at the Tattered Cover LoDo to celebrate, sign and talk about his newest book, Out of Oz, the final installment in his series of Wizard of Oz-based novels. The series, which debuted with Wicked sixteen years ago and spawned a hit Broadway play, is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Candyland, and other childhood pastimes Hollywood has ruined

    Yeah, this shit is totally like Lord of the Rings.​Here's how the screenwriters of the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of Candyland -- the candy-themed board game for children who do not know how to read -- describe it: "We envision it as Lord of the Rings, but set in a world of candy." That i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Irvin Kershner's ten best films: RoboCop2 and Star Wars among them

    Image via towerofyouth.orgIrv Kershner​Rest in peace, Irvin Kershner, you director of RoboCop 2 and some film called The Empire Strikes Back. Born in 1923, he died over the weekend at the age of 87 and left behind an oeuvre of great filmmaking -- including no small number of sequels. So it ma ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Top 10 weirdest musician movie roles

    ​It's not unusual for musicians to try out acting or vice-versa, but sometimes those roles take unusual turns. Now, with "I Kissed a Girl" songstress Katy Perry (who, interestingly, recently called Lady Gaga's new "Alejandro" video "blasphemous") gearing up to play Smurfette in the upcoming ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Ten musician related comic books

    ​ We found the above gem while wandering around the comic store yesterday -- it appears to be some type of (unauthorized?) biography of Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, mom didn't give us enough loot to actually buy it, so we'll never know for sure. What we do know, however, is that this isn't the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Clutch, Airborne Toxic Event, Chickenfoot Shows announced

    Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Chad Smith are ChickenfootOn the surface it might seem a bit strange throwing Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith together, but the four apparently gelled so well that they decided to ... More >>

  • Film

    July 17, 2008

    The Dark Knight

    Heath Ledger peers into the void as Christopher Nolan's Batman returns.

  • Film

    May 29, 2008

    Summer Movie Preview

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

  • Home Entertainment

    May 22, 2008

    Direct to Video Game

    The king of Hollywood takes on the small screen.

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    Knocked Up

    Judd Apatow delivers another spot-on geek fantasy come true.

  • Film

    June 9, 2005

    The Wiz

    Miyazaki returns with a beautiful but confounding fairy tale.

  • Film

    March 3, 2005

    Shock Treatment

    An experimental director and a harrowing tale fit The Jacket perfectly.

  • Film

    August 12, 2004

    Yes, You Can

    In Garden State, home is where Zach Braff's heart is.

  • News

    July 1, 2004

    The Message

    It's Alive

  • Film

    May 20, 2004

    Blessed Are the Cheesemakers

    Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation.

  • Film

    March 13, 2003

    Sorrow's Child

    Atom Egoyan gets personal with Armenian genocide in Ararat.

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    No Sweat

    The fitness czar fights a losing battle of the bulge with Colorado's porky kids.

  • Film

    May 16, 2002

    Hugh Fidelity

    Grant grows from a badly drawn Boy to a man in charming fashion.

  • Film

    March 21, 2002

    Ouch!

    E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts.

  • Film

    October 25, 2001

    Wide Awake in America

    Richard Linklater seeks meaning in Waking Life.

  • Film

    May 24, 2001

    War As Video Game

    In the whiz-bang Pearl Harbor, vintage history takes a back seat to a dated love triangle.

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Lord of the Fans

    Fantastic Media's Dan Madsen has new universes to conquer.

  • Culture

    February 8, 2001

    Boldly Going, Again

    Seeking closure, Robert Wise finally finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- 22 years later

  • Film

    October 5, 2000

    A Star Is Björk

    Lars von Trier delivers the Icelandic pop icon as a simple and tragic Dancer in the Dark.

  • Culture

    May 4, 2000

    The Final Cut

    DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

  • Film

    September 30, 1999

    War Is Heck

    More than a mere war picture, Three Kings takes on the complexities of human emotion.

  • Music

    July 15, 1999

    Playlist

    More than a mere war picture, Three Kings takes on the complexities of human emotion.

  • Music

    January 28, 1999

    Long Live the King

    DJ King Britt is making Boulder part of his royal domain.

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Everybody Wasn't Kung Fu Fighting

    The Law brothers' kangaroo movie was an epic failure, but they keep on kicking.

  • Film

    July 9, 1998

    Toys for Thoughts

    The Law brothers' kangaroo movie was an epic failure, but they keep on kicking.

  • Film

    July 10, 1997

    A Star Is Borne

    The Law brothers' kangaroo movie was an epic failure, but they keep on kicking.

  • Calendar

    March 20, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    The Law brothers' kangaroo movie was an epic failure, but they keep on kicking.

  • Film

    February 20, 1997

    A Soft Touch

    The Law brothers' kangaroo movie was an epic failure, but they keep on kicking.

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