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John Wayne

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Reader: Films made in Colorado are an endangered species

    John Wayne in 1969's True Grit, which was filmed in Colorado.​Today legislators will consider a measure that would provide an economic incentive for filmmakers to work in Colorado -- a rarity these days, as detailed in "The Reel West." But a century ago, there was a booming film business in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    The five best scenes from Repo Man, an Alex Cox cult classic

    Only an asshole gets killed for a car (the Repo Code). The International Film Series at the University of Colorado in Boulder will show a series of films by director Alex Cox over the next few weeks; Cox teaches screenwriting and film production at the school. And while all of his movies, like Sid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    John Wayne, the Broncos and pork chops: Westerkamps in photos

    Mark Manger​When I first stepped through the doors of the covered wagon-adorned building that houses Westerkamps Steakhouse and Meat Market, which I review in this week's Westword, I thought I was on the way to a quiet breakfast special of pork chops and eggs. What I found, though, was a kitsc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Top 10 list of Colorado movies a ten-cent ticket fee didn't subsidize

    "The Searchers."​The Colorado legislature just nixed a plan to tack a ten-cent fee onto movie tickets, money that would have been used to provide financial incentives for film companies that want to make movies in this state. As revised, the bill would now ask for donations from movie-goers -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    True Grit: If only the new one had been filmed in Colorado, like the John Wayne version

    ​For the second year in a row, a movie with Colorado ties is getting Oscar buzz. In 2010, it was Precious, which was co-produced by Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness of Denver. This time around, it's 127 Hours, which stars James Franco as Aron Ralston, the Colorado climber who cut off his ... More >>

  • Film

    December 23, 2010

    In the new True Grit, Jeff Bridges makes a better Rooster than John Wayne

    ​For the second year in a row, a movie with Colorado ties is getting Oscar buzz. In 2010, it was Precious, which was co-produced by Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness of Denver. This time around, it's 127 Hours, which stars James Franco as Aron Ralston, the Colorado climber who cut off his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Today's featured event: Get in a silent way at the Chautauqua Auditorium

    We're all entrenched in the talkies these days, and silent films strike most of us as just a little bit hokey. What's with all the broad gesticulating, subtitled inserts and tinkly, melodramatic piano music, anyway? A lot, actually. First, it's food for thought on the subject of how the film indus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Q&A with Dave Dictor from MDC

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Attack of the Rib Shack!

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    A Mexican never forgets, particularly when he has a book coming out

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Whiskey and a Western

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Look of the day - Jonathan

    In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2007

    Cellar Beware

    Don't look in the basement.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    Don't look in the basement.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

    The AFI Top 100 Films -- And The Top Ten Movies Filmed in Colorado

    Don't look in the basement.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 18, 2007

    Weird and Wonderful

    Don't look in the basement.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 4, 2007

    Weird and Wonderful

    A look back at the year's flick picks.

  • Home Entertainment

    June 8, 2006

    Ford Tough

    A look back at the year's flick picks.

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    British Bulldog

    A new Stout Street pub with bite.

  • New Year's Eve

    December 15, 2005

    Fickle Finger of Fate

    A new Stout Street pub with bite.

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    MDC

    Saturday, October 1, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

  • Film

    August 11, 2005

    Mommy Dearest

    Four Brothers makes revenge a frat party.

  • People & Places

    March 24, 2005

    Best New Denver Radio Station -- Commercial

    AM 760

  • Film

    September 30, 2004

    Like Moths to a Flame

    The timing is hot for Ladder 49, an unabashed homage to firefighters.

  • Film

    July 1, 2004

    Flick Pick

    Blazing Saddles

  • Dining

    March 4, 2004

    Drink of the Week

    Minturn Mountain Margarita

  • Film

    February 5, 2004

    Dream Team

    Miracle scores with an emotional retelling of an Olympic triumph.

  • Film

    November 27, 2003

    Indian Giver

    The Missing misses plenty, except ancient prejudices.

  • Film

    August 28, 2003

    Beeg, Blue-Eyed Fun

    A restored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly retains its macho charm.

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    The Flag-Bearer

    Tom Tancredo is on a crusade to save America -- and he's looking for recruits.

  • News

    May 29, 2003

    Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 29, 2003

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 29, 2003

  • Film

    November 28, 2002

    Flick Pick

    The Searchers

  • Film

    October 10, 2002

    Rolling Out the Starz

    Denver's film fest looks forward and back.

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    Pledges of Allegiance

    What does old-fashioned patriotic music mean in a newfangled war?

  • Film

    November 1, 2001

    Condemned Property

    Irwin Winkler builds a rickety House out of saccharine sap.

  • Film

    August 16, 2001

    Hollywood's Long March to War

    The release of Apocalypse Now Redux sharpens the debate over the moral complexities of the battlefield.

  • Culture

    August 9, 2001

    Dust to Dust

    Once more, a man calls upon the troops to save The Alamo, before it's gone forever.

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2000

    Go West

    Western fans should mosey on over to this film series.

  • Film

    April 6, 2000

    A Bad Ticker

    Return to Me is so bad it may never go away.

  • Dining

    March 23, 2000

    Ship-Shape

    The Ship's Tavern keeps sailing along.

  • Music

    November 18, 1999

    Honky-Tonkin'

    Two-steppin' through a slew of recent country releases.

  • News

    April 22, 1999

    A Master Storyteller's Final Chapter

    Two-steppin' through a slew of recent country releases.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Honor Thy Mother

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • Film

    July 16, 1998

    A Brilliant Red

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Artsbeat

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • Film

    February 15, 1995

    SHOT DOWN

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • Culture

    September 7, 1994

    MAINLY ON THE PLAINS

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • Film

    August 24, 1994

    PSYCHO ANALYST

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

  • News

    June 22, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    Can Ciaran Redmond ever rob enough banks to avenge his mother's death?

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