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Paul Newman

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    The twenty best bicycle scenes in cinema, ever

    With rare exceptions for the Smart Car, the tandem bike and whatever those contraptions are in the Dr. Seuss books, the human evolutionary process basically stopped when mankind progressed from two legs to two wheels. If you need proof of the superiority of the cycle, look no further than film, wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Top ten Show and Tell posts of 2011

    Number 5​Depending on who you're listening to, the world is going to end in 2012, or the world will undergo some sort of transformation. Either way it's spiritual. What's not spiritual, however, are these cold, hard numbers: The top ten posts on Show and Tell during 2011, which may or may not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Fast Eddie turns fifty: Some pool-hall lessons about life's breaks (VIDEO)

    ​Fifty years ago this week, a modest black-and-white movie about pool sharks and the people who back them, love them or break their thumbs had its world premiere in Washington, D.C. The initial critical reception was mixed, but over time The Hustler would be recognized as a classic, a startli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Billy the Kid photo for sale in Denver: Price tag $400,000?

    Big pic below.​A credit-card-sized tintype of William H. McCarty, alias William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid -- arguably the single most famous photograph to emerge from the Wild West -- will be up for public sale for the first time ever in Denver next weekend. And no, the young desperado in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Top 10 gambling movies of all time

    ​This week's cover story, "All In," focuses on the work of University of Denver professor Robert Hannum, who's been researching the mathematics of gambling and the science of poker for almost two decades. Of course, we all know (or think we know) something about Las Vegas casinos and card game ... 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 27, 2011

    How to make an Oscar-winning film: a flow chart

    ​The Oscar Nominations are out for this year and, as in all years that have preceded it, this one offers no surprises. It's a relatively unknown fact, but there is a very specific formula for making an Oscar nominated film -- so specific, in fact, we've made a flow chart that plots in out in d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Paul Newman! Five films you would have made better

    Improves everything.​Today is the birthday of Newman's Own best selling product, the late Paul Newman, everyone's favorite cool-eyed and irreverent actor/philanthropist. He can't so much celebrate his birthday, being deceased, but everyone else can -- and surely they will, running some retrosp ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Paul the Apostle

    Become a convert at Fresh City Life’s Newman’s Own film series.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Delegating Denver #39 of 56: Ohio

    Become a convert at Fresh City Life’s Newman’s Own film series.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    The Friday Rap-Up: DJ Low Key, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Buckshot, Dr. Dre

    Become a convert at Fresh City Life’s Newman’s Own film series.

  • Calendar

    January 24, 2008

    So Chong

    Tommy and Shelby Chong stop at Denver Improv.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

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

    Tommy and Shelby Chong stop at Denver Improv.

  • Home Entertainment

    June 14, 2007

    Beat the Crowd

    Tommy and Shelby Chong stop at Denver Improv.

  • Culture

    March 8, 2007

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    It’s hard to warm up to this Tennessee Williams.

  • Home Entertainment

    November 16, 2006

    Our top DVD picks for the week of November 14:

    It’s hard to warm up to this Tennessee Williams.

  • Home Entertainment

    November 9, 2006

    Burning the Yule Log

    It’s hard to warm up to this Tennessee Williams.

  • Film

    June 8, 2006

    Kickin' the Tires

    Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell.

  • Home Entertainment

    May 11, 2006

    Beauty at Buchenwald

    Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell.

  • Home Entertainment

    April 27, 2006

    To Each Theron

    Pixar's latest is no lemon, but it does have that used-Cars smell.

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Oh, Grow Up

    Failure is Matthew McConaughey's perfect movie.

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Flag Waving

    Beverly Hills' Brandon becomes Denver's grand marshal.

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Grinding Gears

    Is Denver's Grand Prix headed down a racing dead end?

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Is Denver's Grand Prix headed down a racing dead end?

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Dog Stars

    Dogs Die in Hot Cars takes a bite out of the hype.

  • Film

    September 30, 2004

    Like Moths to a Flame

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

  • Film

    May 29, 2003

    Touch of the Poet

    In Blue Car, verse helps a disturbed young girl find her way.

  • Film

    April 17, 2003

    Dig It

    Disney mines the booming kiddie market with the gritty Holes.

  • Culture

    November 21, 2002

    Tennessee's Last Waltz

    Even the playwright's lesser work shows signs of genius.

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    Backwash

    Colfax cowers before a full-fledged yuppie insurrection.

  • Film

    July 11, 2002

    Sullivan's Travels

    Things are not always as they seem on the complex Road to Perdition.

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Pool Party

    Billiards promoters shoot to move the game from the barroom to the family room.

  • Culture

    January 17, 2002

    Streetcar Rolls Again

    A gutsy attempt to restage Tennessee Williams's classic inferno has trouble catching fire.

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    A Very Fine House

    By daring to be different, Britain's Tall Paul has become a giant of the dance-music world.

  • Film

    April 13, 2000

    Cash Poor

    Paul Newman fails to score in this empty caper flick.

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    The ABBA Experiment

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    February 11, 1999

    Return to Sender

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    December 31, 1998

    Splice World

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    September 10, 1998

    Know When to Fold 'Em

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    All-Pro Chaos

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    May 28, 1998

    Syrupy but Sweet

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    March 12, 1998

    A Brilliant Twilight

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Culture

    December 11, 1997

    Dead Reckoning

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Catie Did

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Calendar

    July 3, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    July 4, 1996

    Barely Breathing

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Music

    December 20, 1995

    WALKER ON THE WILD SIDE

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    January 18, 1995

    A STAR IS REBORN

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

  • Film

    March 30, 1994

    THE UNKINDEST CUT

    Twenty-five years later, Sweden's still getting its revenge.

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