The Denver Film Society has just announced the dates for the 39th annual Denver Film Festival and is now taking film submissions for consideration, so you can start planning your November — and dreaming about making your work part of the fest. The festival will run from Wednesday, November 2,…

Like a classic reel of 35mm click-clacking through a projector’s sprockets, film events keep unspooling across metro Denver. Even if the weather is great this month, you’ll want to head inside to catch the ten best film events in March, presented here in chronological order.  10. The Brakhage Center Symposium…

One of the sweetest homegrown creations to emerge in the Colorado film community in recent years is Davey B. Gravey’s Tiny Cinema: a mobile, four-seat screening room for short, silent Super 8mm films, complete with live musical accompaniment by charming huckster Gravey himself. David Weaver, aka Gravey, the big brain behind this…

Director John Carpenter has made some of the most memorable films of the last forty years, and one of the things that made them memorable was the music: Carpenter has been the music composer for his entire catalog — and beyond. Now Carpenter’s bringing his music into a different kind…

The world-famous Sundance Film Festival and its film-incubating Sundance Labs are kicking off the sixth year of Film Forward, a touring program of indie films and filmmakers, in Denver with the Denver Film Society, which will host two free screenings on February 22 and 23 at the Sie FilmCenter. Sundance…

Surrounding states may be more popular places to film movies, but Colorado has one of the biggest, most burgeoning film scenes around. Not only do we have the chance to watch great films every day, but there are dozens of festivals in the Denver area and around the state dedicated…

Filmmaker Oliver Stone was one of Hollywood’s most controversial directors in the ’90s, tackling stories rife with conspiracy theories and often testing the mores of the American viewing public. Now a new biography about Stone and a new film by him, focusing on Edward Snowden, is bringing Stone back into…

Christmas 2016 is still more than ten months away — but we already know there’s a big, dirty present waiting under the tree. Legendary filmmaker John Waters is coming to town — to the Boulder Theater, to be exact — on December 7, and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m…

Hey, Denver drag fans! Are you ready for your close-up? Do you want to be part of a locally shot music video for one of your favorite, world-renowned drag personalities? Then mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 10, at Tracks Denver. The video shoot is looking for 100 “sexy” people…

February is our month for love in all of its syrupy forms — and our list of cinematic valentines is packed tighter than a chocolate box. Though lacking in stories actually about love, each one of these movies is perfect for a date or a solo outing that might lead…

Is the Stanley Hotel giving up the ghost on its film festival? For the past three years, the haunted landmark raised cinematic spirits with the Stanley Film Festival. But the traditional April fest has been put on hold for 2016, and Stanley owner John Cullen has parted ways with the Denver Film…

Get ready, drag enthusiasts: Tickets go on sale today for the Denver stop of RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Seasons, at the Ogden Theater on May 1.  This year’s 2016 Extravaganza Tour is headed to our town for the first time — last year’s events here starring Drag Race…

Popcorn is a truly rare gem in a vast, picked-over field of rocks: a fun, smart slasher film that was released during a time when we all thought we’d never scream at a slasher again. Well, break out the earplugs: Popcorn is showing Wednesday, January 27, at the Alamo Drafthouse. For…

‘Tis awards season again and the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has spoken from the mountain top and revealed who they deem worthy of potentially taking home the Oscar, their naked little bald statuette that seems to mean so much to so many in the film industry. Did…

After an extensive nationwide search — and a year that saw vibrant branding for the Sie FilmCenter, as well as one of the smoothest Denver Film Festivals on record — the Denver Film Society yesterday announced the appointment of a new executive director, Andrew Rodgers. In March the former journalist…

The new year is upon us and with it comes twelve more months ready to be filled to the brim with films, be they classic or new, fancy or just famous. We continue to be lucky to host such robust and varied cinematic possibilities in our city and so, after…