Michelle Pfeiffer

Camp still rules Tim Burton's Dark Shadows

Blondes don't have more fun; fake Italian girls with glasses do

I'm not a blonde anymore. That fantasy has officially ended. After spending the better part of a year transitioning from dirt brown to Michelle Pfeiffer's off-yellow Scarface bob to accidentally sea green to Gwen Stefani white, my hair is now a pleasant rich-chocolate color. So my mother can stop th ... More >>

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 >>

Seven tastiest feast scenes in movies, in honor of Thanksgiving

Tortilla Soup​Eating, more or less, is the hallmark of the holidays (not to mention a cornerstone of the e-card industry) -- Thanksgiving, in particular. So, whether your family-time is a drunken-uncle disaster, a Leave it to Beaver affair or something in between, at least you have some turkey ... More >>

Tom Colicchio's Simpsons cameo reminds us of these great food scenes

​Recent reports provide illustrated proof that Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio will make an appearance on the premiere episode of the 23rd season of The Simpsons. Apparently, Marge wants to be a Top Chef contestant. (Oh, Marge, so adorable!) Which got us thinking about all the memorable scenes ... More >>

The Help and five other movies starring the Great White Hope

Helping black people.​After all the strife and human sacrifice during the civil rights movement, it was pretty awesome in the end when every black person was triumphant in some way and every villain got her hilariously cathartic comeuppance by eating a pie full of feces -- but let's not forget ... More >>

An ode to the scrunchie

It is not a hair tie. I repeat, it is NOT called a hair tie.​I have a horrible sense of fashion. Do people have even have senses of fashion anymore? Maybe I'm old for using that phrase, considering I mostly wear whatever I see other people on the Internet wearing. Anyway, I dress like a sixtee ... More >>

Can Anne Hathaway cut it as Catwoman? A look back at the pun-tastic legacy

Sure, Anne, go with that costume. ​Fresh from the movie news wire comes the announcement that Anne Hathaway will play Catwoman in the third entry to Chris Nolan's gritty Batman series, inexplicably titled The Dark Knight Rises (probably because these movies make everyone involved a lot of doug ... More >>

Crazy Heart

Sure, Anne, go with that costume. ​Fresh from the movie news wire comes the announcement that Anne Hathaway will play Catwoman in the third entry to Chris Nolan's gritty Batman series, inexplicably titled The Dark Knight Rises (probably because these movies make everyone involved a lot of doug ... More >>

Opening night at the Starz Denver Film Festival: Dialed down but still Precious

"Precious" director Lee Daniels got emotional. Not fake emotional. Real emotional.​It's been a tough year for the Denver Film Society. Not only has the economy wreaked havoc on the organization, necessitating shortened hours of operation, but internal turmoil boiled over in June, when executiv ... More >>

Chafing Dishes

"Precious" director Lee Daniels got emotional. Not fake emotional. Real emotional.​It's been a tough year for the Denver Film Society. Not only has the economy wreaked havoc on the organization, necessitating shortened hours of operation, but internal turmoil boiled over in June, when executiv ... More >>

The Lost Northern State Article

"Precious" director Lee Daniels got emotional. Not fake emotional. Real emotional.​It's been a tough year for the Denver Film Society. Not only has the economy wreaked havoc on the organization, necessitating shortened hours of operation, but internal turmoil boiled over in June, when executiv ... More >>

Stardust

Matthew Vaughn hacks at Neil Gaiman’s fantasy wonderland.

Hairspray

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

Fashion Week: Monday

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

Hope Floats

The Lake House reunites Bullock and Reeves in a twilight-zone romance.

Meow Mixed

Catwoman prompts both purrs and hisses.

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

Foster Pussycat

White Oleander is blonde but ambitionless.

Up the Academy

The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

No Box of Chocolates

Tom Hanks grows up and delivers an adult romance with Cast Away.

I See Dull People!

The only thing more boring than the surface of this Ford/Pfeiffer “thriller” is What Lies Beneath.

Reeling in the Year

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

Marriage Most Foul

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Some Enchanted Evening

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

The Shallow End of the Pool

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Squeeze Play

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

The Greatest Story Never Told

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Hype and Holler

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Subverting the Bard

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Without a Parent Motive

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Feedback

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

Tube Boobs

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.

WOLFMAN JACK

With an uninspired script and all-too-familiar plot, you'll feel like you already know The Story of Us.