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Photos: Top ten movies filmed in Colorado

Our Melanie Asmar has been reporting about efforts to attract more moviemakers to Colorado -- and one great selling point is to check out the classics that have been partly filmed here over the years. Below, count down our ten favorites, as culled from the flicks listed on the FilmInColorado.com we ... More >>

World Series of Poker: Three great moments of champs at work (VIDEO)

​Proving on paper that poker is primarily a game of skill, not luck, is trickier than it sounds, as University of Denver professor Robert Hannum explains in this week's feature "All In." But fans of the World Series of Poker see that thesis in action on the tube every time one of the big dogs ... More >>

Red is goofy and absolutely, thoroughly enjoyable

Secretariat's shmaltzy script cannot save it from the glue factory

Cold Souls

HDNet finally available on Comcast

This 2006 Message column "HDNet Gains" profiled HDNet, billionaire Mark Cuban's high-definition television network. At the time, Cuban and his Denver-based partner, Philip Garvin, were thrilled about adding longtime CBS anchor Dan Rather to HDNet's family. But Garvin remained frustrated that the p ... More >>

Synechdoche, New York

Art imitates life imitating art in Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York

Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's Changeling.

The Coen Brothers make another mockery with Burn After Reading

Westword Gets Back to the Future

Move Along, Kids

On Deck

Something to look forward to in 2008: Clint Eastwood's Changeling.

Delegating Denver #10 of 56: Dems Abroad

Tomorrow's Misery Today

Cred Sheet

Your guide to deep thoughts.

Stranger Than Fiction

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can’t quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy.

Inside the Lines

Clowes and Zwigoff upend the college comedy, then wreck it.

Free for All

The Libertine's protagonist is a boor you can't ignore.

Free for All

The Libertine's protagonist is a boor you can't ignore.

Mind Gamey

Dot the I wants to mess with your head -- but the film itself is a mess.

Leaning Sideways

In a year when small movies came up big, picking the top ten was a Payne.

Flick Pick

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Entertain Your Brain

This new docudrama is a real mind-bender.

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

Terror Firmer

In The Dancer Upstairs, Bardem is the calm amid the political storm.

Mind Games

George Clooney toys with the twisted delusions of a game-show producer.

No Pain, No Brain

Pushing the boundaries of taste and common sense, Steve-O and the cast of Jackass bring their physical comedy to the stage.

More Than a Mouthful

Peaches is the toast of the fashion world, and she doesn't even shave her armpits. Say hello to the Madonna of the porn generation.

Eye Love Paris

The City of Light is languidly ogled in I'm Going Home.

Emma Goes to France

Amélie serves up a daring take on Jane Austen's best-loved heroine.

Reel War

The Army and Hollywood join hands to wage virtual, bloodless battles.

The Bitch of Kitsch

Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes trap us with a raptor in Ghost World.

Lipstick Traces

Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved, and is that so wrong?

Vein Glory

Exploitation cinema becomes art in Shadow of the Vampire.

Past Imperfect

If you're not familiar with Proust, Time Regained may tax your patience.

The Bit Player

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

Rock On!

Here's the top five reasons this movie rules.

Life in the Middle

Denver's theater companies contemplate taking their audiences to the next level.

Reeling in the Year

From South Park to Pokémon, 1999 was almost an American beauty.

What You See Is What You Get

The anatomy of a newscast.

Ruined in Rouen

Joan of Arc gets rekindled yet again in The Messenger.

Pull the Strings!

A weird concept makes Being John Malkovich a one-of-a-kind experience.

War Is Heck

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

Know When to Fold 'Em

Something New

Rough Landing

Reelin' in the Summer

Not a Pretty Picture

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