Wes Anderson

Saving Grace: Bob Dylan's Self-Portrait

Q&A with Ryan Hendrix of Colourmusic

My first interview with Ryan Hendrix, one of the co-founders of Oklahoma's Colourmusic, didn't happen for one reason or another. But he more than made up for it the second time around. He was incredibly generous with his time, and extremely interesting and honest, too. These qualities come through ... More >>

Pickles, pick-up trucks and double features: The joys of the 88 Drive-In

The 88 Drive-In Theatre For me, there are certain experiences that remind me inexorably of this time of year -- madeleines of spring and summertime, if you will. The smell of sunscreen, for example, and the song of the ice-cream truck echoing through the neighborhood. Over the past couple of years, ... More >>

Q&A with Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like

Christian Lander is a true Internet-generation success story. Just over a year ago, he launched a website called called Stuff White People Like, and in short order, he became a media sensation -- an unexpected turn on which he's wisely trying to capitalize. He penned a book entitled Stuff White Pe ... More >>

Adios Esposito

Adios Esposito (Self-released)

Juno

Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet, in the indie-licious Juno.

Move Along, Kids

Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet, in the indie-licious Juno.

Sermon on the Mount

Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet, in the indie-licious Juno.

Hamlet 2 is simply tragic

Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet, in the indie-licious Juno.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium is far less fantastical than its title.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

In Wristcutters, the afterlife is just a lousier version of real life. Oh, and Tom Waits is there.

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson’s road-trip tale of brotherly love stings with the depth (yes, depth) of his whimsy.

Gefilte Trip

Everything you wanted to know about being Jewish but were afraid to ask.

Legs to Spare

Everything you wanted to know about being Jewish but were afraid to ask.

The Kids Are Not Alright

From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

A Family Adrift

The Squid and the Whale finds moments of joy amid the bitterness of divorce.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Squid and the Whale finds moments of joy amid the bitterness of divorce.

Sea of Loathe

Wes Anderson takes Bill Murray out to sea and strands him there.

Yes, You Can

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

Hack, Man

What's a great actor doing in a dump like Mooseport?

Flick Pick

The Royal Tenenbaums

Rye Commentary

Igby shows, once again, that money can't buy happiness.

Cheaters Never Win

Even with Jason Schwartzman, Slackers swindles its audience.

The Final Cut

DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

Top Ten Best Soundtracks of the Decade

CQ took itself seriously despite its absurd premise.​Movie soundtracks are a difficult beast to master. They have to take an already existing song and apply it to a new medium in a new context. This often works with varying results, and many songs are so overused in soundtracks, they've lost a ... More >>

Five albums that should be made into movies instead of American Idiot

There are rumors floating around that the Tom Hanks owned Playtone production company may be discussing the possibilities of turning Green Day's American Idiot (the musical) into a movie. This is, without a doubt, the worst possible news we could feasibly imagine. We're picturing a kind of Garden ... More >>

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Saturday, September 11, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Owen Ashworth on his background, his songs and inspiration

Hannah Persson​ Casiotone For the Painfully Alone started out in 1997 as a solo project for songwriter Owen Ashworth. Initially using just a keyboard and a basic drum machine, Ashworth challenged himself to make the most of minimal elements. The result has been a body of work that not only sp ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Pumpkins, cider and pig roasts

A Flickr photo.​Fall is in the air, and food events are reflecting the change in season, with pumpkin and cider celebrations as well as classes, wine-tastings and more. Here's a glance at what's on the menu:

Tonight: Tequila at Lola and a cocktail social at Bitter Bar

​ Lola,1575 Boulder Street, is offering a series of classes this fall; tonight's session, which starts at 6 p.m., focuses on tequila, and will be taught by mixologist Jimmy Zanon and chef Duane Walker. Tuition is $25; call 720-570-8686 or go to www.loladenver.com for more information.

Amy Burkhardt, app developer, talks geofencing, sibling relationships and blown minds

​For those old enough to remember, the website was once a novelty, a nebulous idea that companies knew they had to have, but nobody was really sure how or why. These days, it's kind of the same thing with smartphone apps, speculates Amy Burkhardt, a first-time businesswoman who recently co-fou ... More >>

Groundhog Day: Five underappreciated Bill Murray roles

Hey, Bill Murray -- you're looking sexy. ​It's Groundhog Day today, a holiday nobody would give a single shit about if it weren't for the 1993 Bill Murray film by the same name, because that movie is awesome. In some ways, it was Murray's career-defining role -- not because the movie was an ou ... More >>

Cotton Jones

Monday, February 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Kyle Morton of Typhoon on Nabokov, inspiration and Tender Loving Empire

Founded in Salem, Oregon in 2005, Typhoon (due tonight at the hi-dive with Lord Huron and Sour Boy Bitter Girl) started out as a recording project but quickly evolved into a sprawling live project with over ten members. Two years into its time together, the act essentially went on hiatus before be ... More >>

Eleven movies to look forward to in 2012

Founded in Salem, Oregon in 2005, Typhoon (due tonight at the hi-dive with Lord Huron and Sour Boy Bitter Girl) started out as a recording project but quickly evolved into a sprawling live project with over ten members. Two years into its time together, the act essentially went on hiatus before be ... More >>

Five local Missed Connections that would make great fodder for the theater

Meghan RalphThe cast of new local play Casual Encounters/Missed Connections takes on eleven real-life Craigslist stories.​Craigslist can be a scary, scary place, but that doesn't make any of us visit it any less. When Spark Theater playwright Sean Paul Mahoney decided to write a play about the ... More >>