Sundance Film Festival

The Invisible War screens tonight at the Women Film Voices film festival pre-showing

Stepping into its third year, the Women Film Voices Festival is gearing up for another phenomenal run this March. As a precursor to the week of films written by, directed by, produced by and starring women, the Sie FilmCenter will host a special one-night only screening of The Invisible War this e ... More >>

Ten great albums recorded at Sound City Studios, the focus of Sound City

Dave Grohl is a busy guy. The Foo Fighters frontman is a member of multiple supergroups, played alongside Paul McCartney at the 12/12/12 Sandy Relief Concert, will be the keynote speaker at South by Southwest this March, and just made his directing debut with Sound City, a documentary tracing the hi ... More >>

Level 1 Productions' Sunny wins Movie of the Year at 2013 Powder Awards

"Wow. Lucky number 13, I guess? Kind of at a loss for words here," stumbled Denver-based filmmaker Josh Berman of Level 1 Productions, accepting the prize for Best Movie last night at the 2013 Powder Awards in Park City on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. "To actually spend the last twel ... More >>

Colorado ski-porn purveyors nominated for 18 Powder Awards

The nominees for Powder Magazine's 2013 Powder Awards were announced last week, and Colorado film crews -- including Denver-based Level 1 Productions, Boulder-based Stept Productions, and Crested Butte-based Matchstick Productions (MSP Films) and Two Plank Productions -- are heavy in the mix in just ... More >>

Jefferson Airplane's Bark inspires Paul Berry's film about buffalos on the moon

Ask local filmmaker Paul Berry what BARK, showing at the Mercury Cafe this Wednesday, is "about," and you end up with a shake-and-bake collection of themes and pop-culture references that include George Lucas, the Baghavad Gita, political satire, George W. Bush, buffalo on the moon and an implied po ... More >>

Paul Thomas Anderson talks 70mm, Joaquin Phoenix and Scientology

Skater Stories

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, December 23-25, 2011

​All the cheesy commercials on television might make you think that everyone is at home baking cookies with their perfect families, but that's not the case! No, no, no. There is plenty to do outside of your home, all for less than $10. In fact, here are ten such events. Whether you have an idy ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival 2011 Opening Night: Like Crazy works like crazy

Big pics below.​The 2011 Starz Denver Film Festival's slogan is "Roll out the Red" -- a reference to the many red carpet screenings on tap over the next week and a half or so. The first of those took place last night at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House -- or, as Like Crazy director Drake Doremus ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival: Artistic director Brit Withey previews opening night's Like Crazy

Trailer 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. Today, he shares his take on the fest's ope ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival 2011: Five red carpet events, Big Night screening of The Descendants

"The Descendants."​Next Monday, October 17, the Starz Denver Film Festival's website will go live with the entire 2011 lineup, and it's a hefty one: a whopping 260 flicks will unspool November 2-13. But today, fest executive director Tom Botelho offers us a preview of the highest profile movi ... More >>

Tara Rynders's You & Me performance becomes a documentary

​Back in April, dancer Tara Rynders produced You & Me, a two-day, multi-artist performance piece that took place in and around her Denver home. As the final part in the completion of her MFA in dance and video performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Rynders set up the series as ... More >>

Ted Haggard: Is reality TV in his future?

Is Ted Haggard ready for his closeup?​Update, 11:25 a.m.: Ted Haggard has made his announcement. It involves a launch party for his new church and a possible documentary. Details below the original item, published at 8:36 a.m. Today at 10:30 a.m., embattled Colorado Springs evangelist Ted Hag ... More >>

Brit's Pick for the Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12: A Precious opening

"Precious."​

Over the Weekend: The Pirate Signal at the Marquis Theater

Photo by Chad FahnestockDJ Beretta, D. Allie, Dante, Air Dubai, Mane Rok and the Pirate SignalMarch 13, 2009Marquis TheaterBetter Than: Puking up green beer outside Scruffy Murphy'sEntering the Marquis Theater on Larimer Street on Saturday night was like stepping into a warm, dry bungalow after bein ... More >>

Hamlet 2 is simply tragic

Frozen River lays it on thick, but Melissa Leo nails her single-mom role

Be Kind Rewind

Michel Gondry attempts to celebrate DIY filmmaking but comes up short, stale and flat.

Friday Rap-Up: SP Double, F.O.E., Ghostface Killah, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

As it goes in Donkey Kong, so it goes in life.

Once

This musical reimagined hits all the right notes.

Because I Said So

Diane Keaton subjects herself to more indignities in Michael Lehmann's latest vapid comedy.

Alpha Dog

Nick Cassavetes Jr. and Justin Timberlake team up for a real-life tale of killer potheads.

Our top DVD picks for the week of December 15.

Dandy Man

The Dandy Warhols' Courtney Taylor-Taylor wanders through celebreality.

Steel Wheels

Murderball, a doc about quad rugby players, absolutely kills.

Urban Slight

Denver rolled out the carpet for All-Star Weekend, but it's still not enough for urban-film distributors.

Tell You What

Billy Nayer launches rock-and-roll stories

Yes, You Can

In Garden State, home is where Zach Braff's heart is.

Beam Me Up

World flicks light up the Moondance Film Festival.

The Hard Sell

Local filmmaker Shane Carruth won Sundance's top honor. So...now what?

People Pleaser

Perry Farrell wants to turn your frown upside down.

Family Affair

Friedmans captures an American family at its beginning and end.

Bite Me

Class Acts

Bite Me

Star Trek

Curve Ball

You needn't be big, fat or Latino to enjoy these Women.

Internal Despair

In The Believer, a Jewish student explores his inner Nazi.

Honest Apes

The Guerrilla Girls use humor to break down barriers for minorities.

Take 24

The 24th Denver International Film Festival has plenty of glitter.

Welcome to the Club

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

Look Out Below

Dark Days sheds light on New York's “mole people.”

Family Values

You Can Count on Me starts small but works its way to greatness.

Coming Soon

Ron Jeremy's S&M Sideshow

Conjoined at Birth

Twin Falls Idaho takes the notion of a close-knit family to a new level.

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Night & Day

February 4 - 10, 1999

Reeling From the Experience

After lots of toil and lots of trouble, the local film Brother Tied is finally headed to Sundance.

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