John Waters

Are Fat Suits the New Blackface?

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Poultrygeist and the PleasuresDudes, Part Three

Hit and Miss

Free Willies

The Cockettes brings back nostalgia for a gay old time.

Best movie theater -- traditional

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Across the Universe

Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

Today's featured event: Take a peep into the life and work of J.X. Williams

Suppose a guy from L.A. grew up pinko in a time when that was dangerous -- but he longed to make movies and had an inside track until his leftist leanings got him blacklisted. So he hooked up with mobsters, began churning out pulpy porno and made some money. He ghostwrote dozens of films and made ... More >>

Raging Waters

Inspired by Patty Hearst, Cecil B. Demented rails against the dying of the cinema.

Up, Up and Away

Don’t miss the final season of Starship Troy.

Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea

Starz FilmCenter|University of Colorado at Boulder

Not Quite Divine

Starz FilmCenter|University of Colorado at Boulder

Cecil B. Demented

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Sneak a Peek

The CSFAC is ready for its close-up.

Hairspray

This movie musical of the musical of the movie is nowhere near divine.

Black Snake Moan

A God-fearing black man tames a slutty white girl as Craig Brewer’s South rises again.

Classic Coke

It's the real thing.

Ford Tough

It's the real thing.

Still Waters

Offbeat director John Waters comes into Focus on the Family’s back yard.

Les Hell on Heels

Wednesday, October 5, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

White Trash

There's nothing good about this remake of an awful ol' show.

Adam Green

Gemstones* (Rough Trade)

Cine Bon!

Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

Season's Bleatings

Thanks to these CDs, it's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.

Empty Sex

John Waters's latest farce strives for nothing more than NC-17.

Hair Ball

Hairspray bops from the screen to the stage

Seeking Geeks

Film buffs can reach for the stars at the Ultimate Film Fanatic competition.

Short Story

Aspen is long on short films during its tenth annual festival.

Yugo, Girl

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

Brain Dead in America

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

Thrills for the week

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

SUFFERING FROM BAD HIP

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

JUNE WITH A CLEAVER

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

The Rocket Room is an oasis of cool in Colorado Springs

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

The Rocket Room is an oasis of cool in Colorado Springs

Drowning Mona is a trailer-trash mishmash.

Faith restored: Coachella 2010 lineup announced

Fucking A. Ask and ye shall receive, eh? (Well, it's not Denver, but close enough.) Just glimpsed the lineup for this year's Coachella. As far as headliners go, you've got your Jay-Z and your LCD Soundsystem and, uh, let's see here, Thom Yorke and ... yada, yada, yada. Whatever, dude. Five words: Fa ... More >>

Ten things not reported in Michael Jackson's autopsy

The Los Angeles coroner's office released Michael Jackson's autopsy report this week, and the King of Pop proved he still had a few surprises up his red-leather sleeve. To note: He was thin (136 pounds), nearly bald (he wore wigs), and had tattoos (hairline, eyes, and lips). But these were only t ... More >>

Five Classic Kids' Books That Should Be Turned Into Weird Films (and Who Should Film Them)

You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids' books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took massive liberties with the so ... More >>

The ten best movies of 2010

You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids' books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took massive liberties with the so ... More >>

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

You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids' books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took massive liberties with the so ... More >>

The Filmography Of Cool

You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids' books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took massive liberties with the so ... More >>

Four weird no-wave films

​The no-wave movement of film-making, which used ultra-low budgets and a punk sensibility to produce films heavily steeped in mood but with generally incoherent story-lines, had a big impact: Besides being heavily influential for directors like Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch, it pretty much sing ... More >>

Four transvestites that sucked

​Candy Darling was probably the sexiest transvestite that ever lived, but s/he wasn't just sexy -- she was also talented. A star of stage and screen, she worked with luminaries from Andy Warhol to Tennessee Williams and was, during the course of her short life, such a fixture on the New York s ... More >>

Realism be damned, Hairspray gives us exactly what we want

​Candy Darling was probably the sexiest transvestite that ever lived, but s/he wasn't just sexy -- she was also talented. A star of stage and screen, she worked with luminaries from Andy Warhol to Tennessee Williams and was, during the course of her short life, such a fixture on the New York s ... More >>

Network Awesome is here to remind us what television was like before it sucked

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>

Why are movies so damn boring?

Pootie too good.​I have the attention span of a four-year-old. I can't sit still for very long and I don't like to watch things --particularly television shows and movies -- without having something else going on at the same time. (Like a massive laundry folding undertaking or an organization ... More >>

It isn't okay to laugh at yourself for having adult braces -- it's mandatory.

Just add glasses, and you've got a 2001 Bree pegged.​There are two types of people in this world -- those who can laugh at themselves, and those who can't. It is a pretty simple distinction in personalities, though the ability to self-deprecate effectively doesn't often set in until you make ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, November 18-20, 2011

It's still Halloween every Sunday at The Church. ​Whether you want to see campy drag, high-brow art openings, or get down at a feminist dance party, we've got you covered this weekend. And it won't break your bank. Everything on this list won't cost you more than ten bucks, leaving you more ca ... More >>

What questions would YOU ask John Waters?

​What's better than Santa Claus coming to town? John Waters coming to Denver. He's a lot like Santa, except his bag of toys is for adults only, his trademark mustache is neatly trimmed, and his elves include Patty Hearst, Traci Lords and Liz Renay. Waters will be presenting An Evening with Jo ... More >>

Readers: John Waters, what's with the stache? And the serial killers?

​John Waters is the guy who came in from the cult. In advance of his visit to Denver next month -- for an event aptly titled An Evening With John Waters -- we've been wondering what questions to ask him about his formidable movie career. So we asked readers to contribute some ideas. From Diam ... More >>