Wes Anderson

The ten most timid musicians

There's a long history of musicians who suffered from and overcame (or sometimes didn't overcome) crippling shyness, anxiety and stage fright to fulfill their dreams of standing in the spotlight. That spotlight, it's a cruel, uncaring light. So bright. So uncomfortably warm. Everyone's staring at yo ... More >>

Hey, Hollywood: Enough with the father-son dramas

The Grawlix's five best comedy shorts

For nearly two years the Nix Brothers and The Grawlix comedy team have been producing mind-burstingly good short films for the web that also screen each month at the Grawlix's Bug Theatre comedy show. With a trio of hyper-real characters that play off each other with a juvenile cruelty and self-deba ... More >>

Ten essential albums of the 1960s

If someone wanted to learn more about the sixties, but didn't know where to start, these are the albums we'd recommend. While they aren't necessarily the best selling, or the most critically acclaimed, they are certainly the ones that float to the surface all these years later, providing a rough blu ... More >>

There's no shame in Looper's human scale

Spike Lee's most beautifully preachy moments

Spike Lee's films always carry a social message, but his mastery of aesthetics and storytelling usually transcend any political bias. Yet just like the jazz score in a Woody Allen flick, or obscure pop culture references in one of Quentin Tarantino's little treasures, there inevitably comes a point ... More >>

Artists rally for IndyInk's tenth anniversary party

IndyInk gallery and print-shop will celebrate its tenth anniversary tomorrow, and over fifty local artists will be contributing work for the show that marks the event. This collection of artists represents just a fraction of the many Denverites who owe a debt of gratitude to what IndyInk has done fo ... More >>

Fingers of the Sun guitarist Marcus Renninger unveils pop-culture paintings

"An artist is an artist, no matter what form the canvas takes," a pretentious man once said. It's one of those statements that may sound pompous (and is), but is no less true. Over the past fifty years there are endless examples of musicians establishing successful careers on the stage, then find th ... More >>

Reader: The Royal Tenenbaums deserves a spot in Wes Anderson lineup

In honor of the Classic Film Series dedicated to Wes Anderson that started at the Mayan this week, Josiah Hesse served up the top five Wes Anderson one-liners. "Don't worry about me, I'm on mescaline" from The Royal Tenenbaums made the cut -- but isn't included in the Mayan series.

Moonrise Kingdom could be Wes Anderson's most fully realized work

Top five Wes Anderson one-liners

There are endless lists to be made about Wes Anderson films: best music moments, best drug references, best Bill Murray scenes.... Fans of Anderson treasure every second of his films, often committing whole passages to memory; many can mimic the characters on screen, and they're always up for a repe ... More >>

Street style: What's in your bag? Novels, sandwiches and more!

While many people laid out by the pool or devoured BBQ on Memorial Day weekend, wearing nothing more than a bathing suit or old T-shirt and shorts, true street fashion never takes time off. For proof, look no further than these stylistic movers and shakers we found downtown over the holidays, who c ... More >>

The twenty best bicycle scenes in cinema, ever

With rare exceptions for the Smart Car, the tandem bike and whatever those contraptions are in the Dr. Seuss books, the human evolutionary process basically stopped when mankind progressed from two legs to two wheels. If you need proof of the superiority of the cycle, look no further than film, wher ... More >>

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

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 website's role in Internet and pop culture, he spent hours scouring its Casual Encounters and Missed Connections sections for t ... More >>

Eleven movies to look forward to in 2012

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 >>

Cotton Jones

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

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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:

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Hamlet 2 is simply tragic

Saving Grace: Bob Dylan's Self-Portrait

Move Along, Kids

Juno

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

Gefilte Trip

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

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.

Legs to Spare

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

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.

Adios Esposito

Adios Esposito (Self-released)

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?

Sermon on the Mount