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May 14, 2012
Reader: Star Trek outfit at a Star Wars party? Fail!
"Comics and sci-fi are the new archetypes of our culture; we relate to Star Wars and Stan Lee's characters, and we've created new mythologies through them," says Dan Landes, restaurateur and self-confessed sci-fi geek. And on May 4, Landes's City, O' City hosted a full-on orgy of nerdness with the M ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Feel the Force
"Comics and sci-fi are the new archetypes of our culture; we relate to Star Wars and Stan Lee's characters, and we've created new mythologies through them," says Dan Landes, restaurateur and self-confessed sci-fi geek. And on May 4, Landes's City, O' City hosted a full-on orgy of nerdness with the M ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Reader: My top five sci-fi films
Dan Landes loves sci-fi. And he'll prove it on Friday, when he hosts May the Fourth Be With You -- a sci-fi extravaganza complete with costume contest, live music and movies -- at his restaurant, City, O' City. Landes wouldn't reveal what costume he'll be wearing, but in anticipation of that orgy o ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
Top five sci-fi films according to Dan Landes
Science fiction isn't for everyone. But those who get it, really get it. "Comics and sci-fi are the new archetypes of our culture, we relate to Star Wars and Stan Lee's characters; we've created new mythologies through them," says Dan Landes, restaurateur and self confessed sci-fi geek. And this Fri ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Hunger Games fans and Trekkies rejoice! StarFest is this weekend in Denver!
The 35th annual StarFest is coming to Denver this morning, taking over three hotels in the Denver Tech Center. The three-day convention covers everything under the sci-fi umbrella: robots, comics, video games, and even sci-fi in the digital world. Each sub category has its own mini convention during ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Science Fiction Land could have been Aurora's biggest tourist trap, if its backers weren't crooks
Tomorrow, the Colorado Economic Development Commission will hold its first public hearing on the six projects vying for big-bucks sales-tax rebates under the state's Regional Tourism Act. They include a 1,500-room hotel and conference center in Aurora. The hotel would be the city's biggest tourism d ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Reader: Colorado's film industry needs support from the legislature
Tomorrow, the Colorado Economic Development Commission will hold its first public hearing on the six projects vying for big-bucks sales-tax rebates under the state's Regional Tourism Act. They include a 1,500-room hotel and conference center in Aurora. The hotel would be the city's biggest tourism d ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Mile Hi Sci Fi
Tomorrow, the Colorado Economic Development Commission will hold its first public hearing on the six projects vying for big-bucks sales-tax rebates under the state's Regional Tourism Act. They include a 1,500-room hotel and conference center in Aurora. The hotel would be the city's biggest tourism d ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Neal Stephenson on video games, farming gold and irony
Neal Stephenson will be at Tattered Cover LoDo tomorrow, and in advance of his appearance we talked with him about his new novel, Reamde, a thriller based on a virus that steals your information and requires payment via gold in a MMO game. Before you click through to the interview, where we discus ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Genre Bender
Neal Stephenson will be at Tattered Cover LoDo tomorrow, and in advance of his appearance we talked with him about his new novel, Reamde, a thriller based on a virus that steals your information and requires payment via gold in a MMO game. Before you click through to the interview, where we discus ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Sorin Katt on coordinating Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2011 and becoming a furry himself
When we called Sorin Katt for the interview, we asked to speak with Kevin, his legal first name. He told us we had the wrong number. When we asked to speak with Sorin, however, he responded immediately. Besides talking to us about how he got involved in the furry lifestyle (the "fandom"), Roc ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
We talk with DMNS Curator of Astrobiology David Grinspoon about 2001
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is often regarded as one of the most scientifically sound science-fiction movies out there. Working closely with author Arthur C. Clarke, Kubrick met with plenty of scientific experts to ensure the film would be as authentic as possible, regardless of t ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
We talked with the DMNS' Curator of Zoology about Alien
The Sci-Fi Film Series kicked off last week and will be running science fiction films, classic and new, every Wednesday for the next four weeks. The series' goal is to offer viewers a chance to talk with and hear a short lecture by an actual scientist about the scientific origins (or pseudo-s ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
The Science Of Fiction
The Sci-Fi Film Series kicked off last week and will be running science fiction films, classic and new, every Wednesday for the next four weeks. The series' goal is to offer viewers a chance to talk with and hear a short lecture by an actual scientist about the scientific origins (or pseudo-s ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Connie Willis: Why sci-fi's seven-time Nebula winning author hangs out at a Greeley Starbucks
Connie Willis.Greeley author Connie Willis was in Washington over the weekend, picking up her seventh Nebula award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Yes, her seventh. The SFFWA's 1,500 members awarded best novel honors to her epic two-volume work, Blackout/All Clear, a ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Out Of This World
Connie Willis.Greeley author Connie Willis was in Washington over the weekend, picking up her seventh Nebula award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Yes, her seventh. The SFFWA's 1,500 members awarded best novel honors to her epic two-volume work, Blackout/All Clear, a ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
A look inside the release of a major science fiction novel, courtesy of Kevin J. Anderson
Anderson works his way through a Barnes & Noble's collection of his novels.Kevin Anderson has lost track of the number of books he's written. He knows it's over a hundred, and when it gets to that point it's not a matter of not remembering. There are other factors -- this one didn't make it ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Paul has a fondness for sex, drugs and swear words
Anderson works his way through a Barnes & Noble's collection of his novels.Kevin Anderson has lost track of the number of books he's written. He knows it's over a hundred, and when it gets to that point it's not a matter of not remembering. There are other factors -- this one didn't make it ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Pros and Con
Anderson works his way through a Barnes & Noble's collection of his novels.Kevin Anderson has lost track of the number of books he's written. He knows it's over a hundred, and when it gets to that point it's not a matter of not remembering. There are other factors -- this one didn't make it ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Nerd girl goes musical sex kitten for the enormous talent of Ray Bradbury
That's right -- this guy.The number of science fiction authors who can number themselves among the objects of sexual fascination that have had inspired bouncy pop songs about that lust was, presumably, zero until very recently. But now, the ardor of Rachel Bloom for prolific and excellent sci ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Paolo Bacigalupi wins Nebula for The Windup Girl
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Fact or science fiction? Colorado's importance in the sci-fi world is no fantasy
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Sci-fi phenom Paolo Bacigalupi has seen the future -- and it's scary as hell
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Back to the Future
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Out of This World
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Sci Times
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
Science of Fiction
Jay CanodeYears in the making, Paolo Bacigalupi's first published novel is raking in awards. Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Nove ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Spaced Out
Stingray Sam is a science-fiction cowboy film with a message.
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August 13, 2009
In a Universe Fowl, Fowl Away
Robot Chicken Star Wars is a plucky take-off on the original.
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July 2, 2009
Space Case
Serenity picks up where Firefly left off.
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Q&A with Moon director Duncan Jones
Courtesy of Sony PicturesSam Rockwell in "Moon." Moon, which opens on Friday, July 3, at the Mayan Theatre, is a low-budget science-fiction film that shoots for the stratosphere using ideas, not computer graphics and flashy effects. That it does so well with so little is a testament to the performa ... More >>
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June 15, 2009
Milking It: Star Trek cereal
Star Trek cereal Kellogg's Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Oat discs that resemble mini-cinnamon rolls, even though the designers insist that they represent spinning galaxies. (Maybe to someone who's never been to a bakery.) These bits are supplemented by marshmallows stamped ... More >>
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March 12, 2009
The Horror!
Timecrimes takes you on a wild ride.
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October 2, 2008
KOP to the Future
Local author Warren Hammond fuses two genres.
Blogs
August 12, 2008
Denvention Wrap-Up: Exile in Geekville
Local author Warren Hammond fuses two genres.
Blogs
August 11, 2008
World Sci Fi Con Brings Fan a Renewed Sense of Geekiness
Local author Warren Hammond fuses two genres.
Blogs
August 8, 2008
Denvention Day Two: Sci Fi in the Basement
Local author Warren Hammond fuses two genres.
Blogs
August 7, 2008
World Science Fiction Convention Shows Denver at its Geekiest
Local author Warren Hammond fuses two genres.
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July 31, 2008
Dropping Science Fiction
A larger-than-life convention descends upon Denver.
Calendar
November 8, 2007
Star Power
Catch a classic Star Trek episode on the big screen.
News
October 12, 2006
Rocket Man
David Grinspoon is popularizing science, one alien joke at a time.
Film
November 24, 2005
2001: A Space Odyssey
Muenzinger Auditorium
Film
March 7, 2002
Future Shock
Director Simon Wells tinkers with his great-grandfather's Time Machine.
Culture
March 29, 2001
The Maestro
After writing for more than 400 films, Ennio Morricone remains the man with one name
Music
July 13, 2000
Shock of the Old
Two reasons why today's jazzers are afraid to go where Ornette Coleman went before.
Culture
June 29, 2000
The Final Frontier
Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time.
News
May 11, 2000
Fright For Life
Inside Ed Bryant's little shop of horrors.
News
April 13, 2000
Off Limits
Look who's talking now.
Film
April 1, 1999
The Ultimate Illusion
Look who's talking now.
Film
December 12, 1996
It's Topps!
Tim Burton turns his ray gun on everything in sight when Mars Attacks!, and it's good, gory fun.
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