Artist Tamar Hirschl, an Israeli by way of Zagreb, knows all too well what it means to be displaced: She arrived in the promised land after losing her father to a concentration camp and living through World War II as a refugee, only to find more unrest in a struggling…
I’m way too old to be captivated by Kidrobot toys, and yet I inexplicably am. If I were richer, I’d have a houseful of Dunnys and Munnys and Zoomies and Labbits and IceBots. But I was raised on a steady diet of DAM troll dolls, Cootie, Gumby and an especially…
From The Taming of the Shrew to thirtysomething, writers have been interpreting and reinterpreting the marital relationship for stage and screen in scrupulous detail for as long as the pen’s met paper. Man and woman, in the most simplistic terms, are what make the world go ’round, after all; “Can’t…
Every day Westword receptionist Steve Burge gives you the fashionable view from the front desk. Retail Sales Rep. and resident bombshell, Deanna, takes a minute to put her feet up. Can you blame her, though? Those stiletto boots must be hurting her pretty badly… cuz they’re killing me! If things…
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those finicky-to-a-fault shoppers who eschews the mall like a sink full of dirty dishes. I hate dressing like everyone else does. No knee-length black jackets for me. No wide belts. And, no matter how much you entice me with your practical-yet-cute appeal, sorry, ballet-flats,…
Every day Westword receptionist Steve Burge gives you the fashionable view from the front desk. Mandy shows off her confidence and a whole lot more in this little shortie of skirt. Who needs a stuffy business suit when the Lord above has blessed you with stems like these? I think…
Every day Westword receptionist Steve Burge gives you the fashionable view from the front desk. Our spicy little spitfire rocks the dots, proving that a classic fashion trend never goes out of style. Worn here with a black business suit, RayAnn’s plunging neckline and flirty polka dotted blouse add a…
Green looks like it will continue to be fashion’s new black in 2008. And as environmental concerns escalate, it sure feels good to be able to indulge in a cute new dress or a pair of shoes without any fear of hurting Mother Earth. There are a few easy ways…
Persepolis
Persepolis is a small landmark in feature animation. Not because of technical innovation — though it moves fluidly enough, and its drawings have a handcrafted charm forgotten in the era of the cross-promoted-to-saturation CGI-‘toon juggernauts — but because it translates a sensitive, introspective, true-to-life “adult” comic story into moving pictures…
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth, Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed return to the fray, is a curious project — well-crafted, personal and movie-movie old-fashioned even in its vanguard aspirations. Simply put, it’s a Faustian romance about the reversal of time and transmigration of souls that, shot mainly in Romania, adds a soupçon of…
Untraceable
Regarding the irrelevance of Untraceable: First of all, torture is so 2007, and just because this drab little thriller with a flashy love of pain imagines itself a “critique of violence” doesn’t make it any less superfluous. Second of all, untraceable? Ha! You wish. While it’s true that the villain…
There’s a point at which every fad overstays its welcome. Could it be that Guitar Hero is already just a sour note from being booed out of America’s living room? For evidence, look no further than the plethora of GH cash-in products hawked at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in…
Confessions of a Superhero (Arts Alliance) As one of those quoted on the package (“A more beautiful documentary you’re unlikely to find”), I can only reiterate my earlier praise: Matt Ogens’ doc, about mortals dressed as superheroes trolling Hollywood Boulevard for tourists’ loose change, is stunning to look at —…
America! The Complete Series (RHI) Barney Miller: The Complete Second Season (Sony) Best Actress Collection (Fox) Best Picture Academy Award Winners Collection (Fox) Blonde Ambition (Sony) Butterfly Collectors (Koch Vision) The Catherine Cookson Anthology (Koch Vision) ER: The Complete Eighth Season (Warner Bros.) The Game Plan (Disney) Hawaii Five-O: The…
Theresa Rebeck’s black comedy Our House is smart and timely, and makes a serious point in a highly comic way. But much of the dialogue in the first half — little jabs about Prada, wine-tasting (“pear, some floral, maybe some crushed stone”) and the general idiocy of television news (“apple…
9 Parts of Desire. Heather Raffo is the daughter of an American woman and an Iraqi father, so she’s uniquely qualified to bring the two cultures face to face in this one-woman play about the lives of Iraqi women. She herself is represented by one character, an American who feels…
Before I recommend that you take the time and trouble to check out the impressive if misleadingly titled Impressionist and Modern Masters From the New Orleans Museum of Art at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, I want to say a word or two about Blake Milteer, a newish curator…
More than any other artist cooperative around town, Spark Gallery (900 Santa Fe Drive, 720-889-2200, www.sparkgallery.com) has a membership mostly comprising artists with long and established careers. And that’s how I’d describe both Judith Cohn and Sue Simon, who are starring in side-by-side solo shows there. Dust to Dust is…
Clyfford Still Unveiled. A master and pioneer of mid-twentieth-century abstract expressionism, painter Clyfford Still was something of an eccentric in the artist-as-egomaniac stripe. His antisocial behavior led to a situation where 94 percent of his artworks remained together after he died — a staggeringly complete chronicle of his oeuvre that…
Persepolis is a small landmark in feature animation. Not because of technical innovation—though it has a handcrafted charm forgotten in the era of CGI-‘toon juggernauts—but because it translates an introspective, true-to-life, “adult” comic story into moving pictures. With the aide of French comic-book artist Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi has turned…
The second edition of the Theater Masters’ National MFA Playwright’s Festival, which begins tonight in Aspen, builds on the success of its predecessor. “Last year was the pilot program, and it worked really well,” says Pesha Rudnick, the fest’s lead director. “We pulled off some really provocative theater — and…
One of my favorite music-geek thought experiments has always been building fantasy supergroups. What would a David Bowie-fronted version of New Order sound like? How cool would it be if Neil Young joined Sonic Youth for a set or two? Tonight, fans of Denver’s killer music scene are going to…
