Vera Farmiga

Higher Ground: Vera Farmiga's directorial debut would have benefited from more Vera

Starz Denver Film Festival closes with weak surprise, strong film: George Clooney's Up in the Air

Surprise! J.K. Simmons is in town! Oh, wait: you already knew that...​Last week, the folks behind the Starz Denver Film Festival ballyhooed a last-minute addition to the schedule -- a Sunday screening of a picture "on a clear runway to the Oscars" that would be introduced by a "surprise" appea ... More >>

Will a George Clooney sighting cap the Starz Denver Film Festival?

Have you or your buddies booked a trip to Denver, George?​ In our recap of the Ed Harris appearance at the Starz Denver Film Festival last Friday, I noted that organizers of the event have a hard time getting big-name actors to show up. Example: Harrison Ford was in town for a weekend gala at ... More >>

Flick Pick

Have you or your buddies booked a trip to Denver, George?​ In our recap of the Ed Harris appearance at the Starz Denver Film Festival last Friday, I noted that organizers of the event have a hard time getting big-name actors to show up. Example: Harrison Ford was in town for a weekend gala at ... More >>

Nothing but the Truth at the Boulder Film Festival

Have you or your buddies booked a trip to Denver, George?​ In our recap of the Ed Harris appearance at the Starz Denver Film Festival last Friday, I noted that organizers of the event have a hard time getting big-name actors to show up. Example: Harrison Ford was in town for a weekend gala at ... More >>

Q&A with Nothing But the Truth director Rod Lurie

Vera Farmiga and Kate Beckinsale in director Rod Lurie's Nothing But the Truth. Director Rod Lurie has had Colorado on his mind in recent years. His 2007 film Resurrecting the Champ, co-starring Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson (with a cameo by John Elway), was partially filmed in Denver and bas ... More >>

HDNet finally available on Comcast

This 2006 Message column "HDNet Gains" profiled HDNet, billionaire Mark Cuban's high-definition television network. At the time, Cuban and his Denver-based partner, Philip Garvin, were thrilled about adding longtime CBS anchor Dan Rather to HDNet's family. But Garvin remained frustrated that the p ... More >>

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Boy Trouble

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

Missed Opportunities

Kick yourself for not seeing these ten movies.

Joshua

Joshua gets it: Your kid is a monster.

Breaking and Entering

Jude Law gets his urban renewal on in Minghella’s dramatic dud.

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment.

Mama Junkie

A young actress shines as a cokehead mom in the harrowing Down to the Bone.

Scared Stiff

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings.

The American Way

The premise of 15 Minutes sags, but the action is entertaining.

Scenes of Queens

Christopher Walken and Cyndi Lauper make the most of The Opportunists.