Kirsten Dunst

Five reasons why The Crow should be rebooted -- and done better this time

Fans of The Crow rejoiced back in 2008, when we heard that it would be up for a remake. (For the two or three of you who didn't see the movie or read the graphic comic-book series, it's about a gothy-hot dead man with eyeliner who returns from the grave to exact bloody-gutsy-gory vengeance on a gang ... More >>

In Upside Down, Kirsten Dunst is no average dream girl

Short Takes: Upside Down

Bachelorette gorges on drugs, alcohol, sex and emptiness

Bring It On: The Musical saved me from watching the Broncos game, and crying

As a feminist, I believe no woman should have to defend her journeys into girl culture. As a realist, I offer the following defense as to why I took my friend Katie's free ticket offer and went with her and two friends to Bring It On: The Musical on Saturday at the Buell Theatre instead of watching ... More >>

Theater openings are off to a fast start in January

If the flurry of excitement and variety we're being offered in January is any indication, this is going to be an amazing year for theater. The month opens on a light note: a 1930s Noel Coward play set in the big-haired 1980s. This isn't the kind of interpretation you expect for Coward, not even fo ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Top five franchising opportunities

Big pics below.​No question about it, the ascension of Tim Tebow has established a unique style of football in Denver. The Broncos have managed to distill all the heart-pounding excitement and nail-biting competitiveness of NFL action and compress it into the final couple of minutes (and somet ... More >>

The 50 worst sports movies of all time

Slap Shot 2: Number 28.​The sports movie is rarely versatile: an outsider, or group of outsiders (wrong race, wrong gender, wrong species), have uncanny talent in their field, but the old guard (typically, white, old men), don't like the change the new person represents. So the rebels have to ... More >>

Melancholia dares to imagine the one event that might bring us all together

Starz Denver Film Festival 2011: Melancholia had me praying for the world to end -- and soon

Big pics below.​Director Lars von Trier's Melancholia, the red-carpet-premiere attraction at the Denver FilmCenter Colfax opening night for the 2011 Starz Denver Film Festival, is a feel-bad movie that's been declared a masterpiece by critics aplenty. So universal has been the acclaim that any ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival: Brit Withey on Denver FilmCenter/Colfax opener Melancholia

Video below.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his take on tonight's opener ... More >>

The Starz Denver Film Festival schedule is live; ticket sales open later this week

Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia."​ You can start planning now: The schedule for the 34th annual Starz Denver Film Festival, which runs November 2 through 13 at various venues throughout town, is now available online at the user-friendly Denver Film Society website. DFS member early ticketing ope ... More >>

Jens Lekman secret show at Brass Tree

Yup, that's really Jens.​The rumors were true: Jens Lekman was in actually in Denver last night. In fact, the Swedish crooner had been in the state for a good 24 hours (and had by all accounts never played here before, as his last show a few years ago was canceled due to inclimate weather) an ... More >>

All Good Things is an upscale version of straight-to-cable true-crime pap

Moving Pictures: Kirsten Dunst is "Turning Japanese"

We've got some pretty mixed feelings about the video above (which, BTW, has a brief flash of probably NSFW cartoon boobies). On the one hand, as sister blog Topless Robot editor Rob Bricken often points out, using "Turning Japanese" in any way, shape or form to reference anything anime/manga relat ... More >>

Wil Key

Satisfy My Soul
Larimar Records

Millionaires

Tuesday, January 27, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Two mediocre adaptations by two directors who should know better

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People/Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Last Night: Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's and Cute Is What We Aim For @ Magness Arena

Does Anyone Want to See the Outline of Barbra Streisand's Breasts?

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew returns for another generation of young consumers.

Spider-Man 3

Spidey gets hung up in an overdone web.

Oh, Kiki, You're So Fine

Oh, Kiki, You're So Fine

Royal Flush

French Confection

Sofia Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen.

Tumble and Flop

Disney's gymnastics routine can't stick its landing.

Crowe Flies Home

Elizabethtown is a mess -- not that its director should care.

The Willowz

Thursday, July 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

The Beatdown

In the final tally, Avril is far less Complicated than Britney.

Young Blood

Rising political powerhouse Jared Polis is rich, tireless and filled with contradictions.

Run, Do Not Crawl

Spider-Man swings in this touching, thrilling, superior sequel.

Forget Me Not

Inside the Spotless Mind is a big and beating heart.

Bobby Love

De Niro -- no surprise -- is the reason to like City by the Sea.

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Dream Weaver

Spider-Man slings pop mythology for the masses.

Cat Fight

Bogdanovich works out his demons on Citizen Hearst.

Brothers Beyond

Despite falling somewhat short, The Brothers offers hope of life after romantic comedy.

The Goddaughters

Sofia Coppola mixes nostalgia, suburbia, and teen lust into a volatile blend in The Virgin Suicides.

Missed Congeniality

Toys for Thoughts

Rasputin's Goons

ROBIN OF THE JUNGLE

SOMETHING TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO