The Denver Film Society announced today a late addition to this summer’s Film On The Rocks lineup. Guaranteed to add a much-needed chill in July, Wes Craven’s 1996 horror masterpiece Scream will slash through the silver screen in honor of its twentieth anniversary on Thursday, July 7. Scream, written by Kevin…
For decades Tony Award-nominated playwright/actor/drag legend Charles Busch has been playing himself by playing other characters, usually in some form of glamorous drag, in a string of campy off-Broadway hits like his Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and the The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, along with choice Hollywood roles: adaptations…
As the summer heat rises, remember that a movie theater is your air-conditioned best friend. To celebrate the sunshine — and good air-conditioning — we’ve rounded up ten of the best film events in Denver in June, presented in chronological order. 10) Welcome to the Dahl House Saturdays beginning June…
The Denver Film Society is kicking off June by announcing (just in time for Pride Month) their dates and full schedule for the Cinema Q Film Festival, which goes into full bloom July 21 – 24 at the Sie FilmCenter. Kicking off the four-day fest on Thursday, July 21, is…
In Diva Watch, we profile the passionate, diverse and fascinating performers who light up Denver’s drag community, expanding on our Diva Dozen list from 2015 and our new Freshest Faces list for 2016 by asking different queens — from established to ingénue — questions that take a peek beneath the…
Denver moviegoers, your eyes do not deceive you. This weekend the Sie FilmCenter – our city’s home for the best in arthouse, foreign and independent film – is opening X-Men: Apocalypse, Bryan Singer’s latest big-budget entry in the comic book hero’s saga. This particular opening at this particular theater is a fascinating glimpse into…
The glitter hasn’t been swept up yet from Monday’s grand finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race — spoiler alert, Bob the Drag Queen took the crown, leaving Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls in her rearview — but today tickets go on sale for “Season 8: The Queens,” a touring revue starring…
Looking for something to keep your kids occupied — or just feeling like a kid yourself? This summer the Denver Film Society and Tattered Cover Bookstore are joining forces to bring the works of author Roald Dahl to the big screen with the series Welcome to the Dahl House. Starting…
SeriesFest, the spirited television and storytelling festival that has been renewed for a second season that will run from June 22 through June 26, just announced the lineup for its Independent Pilots competition as well as the industry stars who will be judging the entries during the festival. After an Opening…
It’s been two weeks (or a little over eleven hours and fourteen days as “Nothing Compares 2 U” lovingly time stamps) since we lost our sweet Prince, and many of us have worn out our DVDs and VHS copies of Purple Rain. That film, though based on Prince’s life, was written…
April showers are about to give way to May flowers both on the ground and on the big screen, where the first of the summer movie season offerings will soon pop up. In chronological order, here are the best film events in Denver this May. 10. Denver Silent Film Festival…
At the start of the year, we named the thirteen freshest faces of drag in Denver, choosing from the latest lineup of drag stars giving their all on Denver’s stages. Now that list will come to life with a special show starring all thirteen queens at Charlie’s on Saturday night…
In a bold move, just two days after Film on the Rocks announced its 2016 season, it’s already made changes: It will now kick off two weeks earlier with a screening of Prince’s Purple Rain on Thursday, May 12, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. And FOTR, put on by the Denver Film Society and…
Hot on the heels of the Red Rocks summer concert schedule comes the announcement that signals the official end of winter with promises of warm summer nights under the stars. The Denver Film Society and Denver Arts & Venues have unveiled the 2016 Film on the Rocks schedule at the…
There must have been something in the ink that started coloring the world of popular animation, because adult animation really took off in 1972, mixing sex, drugs and political messages with wild, eye-popping visuals. Fritz the Cat, the ground-breaking animated film made that year, kicks off Deviant Animation, a new…
Scream Screen, our Best of Denver 2016 winner for Recurring Classic Film Series, hosted and curated by Best Bloodthirsty Host Theresa Mercado, will return to the Sie FilmCenter in May with a big-screen tribute to horror master John Carpenter. The event kicks off at 10 p.m. Saturday, May 28, with a special…
Last year’s inaugural SeriesFest brought a week of TV-centric events to the Sie FilmCenter that celebrated the past, present and future of storytelling on the boob tube. Now get ready for season two. SeriesFest announced today that talented Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Sia will kick off the second SeriesFest…
For two decades, TheWrangler, a popular gay bar catering to a burly clientele, has held down the corner of 1700 Logan Street. But this summer it will move to Five Points, taking over the big building at 3090 Downing Street that was once a church, then home to Tosh’s Hacienda…
The Aspen Shortsfest won’t end until April 10, but the Denver Film Society just announced that the inaugural RSC Shorts Fest will debut at the Sie FilmCenter in May. It’s the first foray into curated film programming by the DFS’s Reel Social Club, which caters to young professionals interested not just…
Vail may sing a siren call to skiers and snowboarders, but this week the mountain town will be humming a different tune as the Vail Film Festival returns on Thursday, April 7. The four-day fest, which is celebrating its thirteenth year, will screen over sixty films — narrative, documentary and…
Once spring has sprung in the Mile High City, you might want to head outside — but fight that urge. Because in April, you’ll want to get into the cool darkness of one of your favorite movie theaters and see a film or three. If you must spend time outdoors,…
The Denver Film Society’s Women + Film Festival has set its course for another memorable trip into cinema that starts Tuesday, March 15 at the Sie FilmCenter. The festival’s focus on films “by, for, and about women” will bring everything from narrative features about women at various stages of life…
