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Filmmaker Alex Cox on Repo Man, his next project and the beauty of black and white film

When filmmaker Alex Cox finished shooting Repo Man in 1983, the first thing he did with the left-over money was option the film rights to the science fiction novel Bill, the Galactic Hero. Now both projects are back in the spotlight. The Criterion Collection recently released a Blu-Ray edition of th ... More >>

Horror films from A to Z: part five

At The ABCs of Death, in its final night at the Sie FilmCenter, you're going to get the equivalent of horror tapas -- one short, punchy tale for each letter of the alphabet, each delivered by a current or rising star in the genre. It's a tasty appetizer that can serve as a meal in and of itself, but ... More >>

Paul W. S. Anderson, game boy

PHAMALY announces its next season

PHAMALY is an amazing asset to the Colorado arts scene, a theater company composed entirely of performers facing a wide variety of physical challenges. The group's goal is to provide professional theater opportunities and artistic development for performers with disabilities and to promote the inclu ... More >>

Sex on the Moon, Rango and more round out our new release picks for the week of July 12, 2011

​All of these rain-soaked evenings have been keeping us locked indoors lately, and while we've got stockpiles of media to keep us entertained, that doesn't mean we don't want more. Of course, being that it's summertime, the media conglomerates have all teamed up to narrow the spectrum of new r ... More >>

Rutger Hauer is a man on a mission in Hobo With a Shotgun

Ten best fictional killer plants

​Tonight at the Denver Botanical Gardens, writer Amy Stewart will be presenting a history of killer plants of the very real variety. While that's all well and good, we prefer to keep our deadly botanical assassins in the realm of the fiction so we can still sleep through the night. Killer plan ... More >>

The 3DS brings the third dimension and other new release picks for this week March 22, 2010

​Ever since 3D was initially introduced to cinemas, people have complained about having to wear special glasses in order to enjoy the experience. Well, some people have complained, others just walk out of the theater vomiting all over their shoes. The glasses problem has been an issue for a lo ... More >>

Ten great Japanese horror movies

​This list might have just as easily been titled Ten great Japanese horror movies in the vein of Kuroneko, since we're only dealing with a certain type of horror film here. Kuroneko, which premiers at the Denver FilmCenter on Friday, is a more subdued, fantasy-driven horror than the type peopl ... More >>

Q&A with illustrator Art Spiegelman

"What was the best job you ever had? Mine was reading comics all day." That's how cartoonist Lynda Barry begins her comic-strip introduction as editor of The Best American Comics 2008, for which she chose the contents. And I suspect Art Spiegelman would agree, as I learned during a recent intervi ... More >>

Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone kicks ass. And then it kicks some more ass.

Anne Hathaway makes a compelling bad girl in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married

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Little Shop of Horrors

Crazed caper feeds our appetite for laughs.

Chafing Dishes

Deadbolt

Friday, February 15, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7624.

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Wilderness Survival for Girls

Local filmmaker Kim Roberts gets her big-screen debut.

Anatomy of a Hit

Alexandra Patsavas creates the soundtrack of our lives.

Comic Relief

It ain't quite Fantastic, but it'll do in a pinch.

Flick Pick

Fiend Without a Face

The Bus Stopped Here

Along for the ride on the Silver City Express.

Summer Camp

This Manchurian Candidate overhaul goes for the giggle.

The HorrorPops

Hell Yeah! (Epitaph)

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

Flick Pick

Stop Making Sense

Spoiled Lamb

Hopkins without Foster just doesn't cut it.

Win, Lose, or Draw

Or: How do you bring a comic book to life without killing a superhero?

One Big Croc

Thrills for the week

It's a Hit, Man

The Electrolux Company

A BOTCHED CAPER