Video-game movies suck. I can’t think of another sub genre that has such a tremendously consistent record of shit as movies adapted from video games, although it’s possible that video games adapted from movies come close. If that is ever going to change, we need to own up to the…
Uncalled Four is a diabolical comedy game show that blends Mad Libs-style prompts with standup comedians indulging their very worst impulses. While navigating their way through legal snafus, changing staff and venues and releasing a Colorado-themed expansion pack, co-producers and engaged couple Jake Browne and Samantha Sandt have continued to…
Among the manifestations of the feminist movement in the ’70s was a critique of sexism in fine art. It was undeniable that at the time — and stretching back to antiquity — women had essentially been fenced out of painting and sculpture. (Interestingly, the barriers to women in ceramics and…
Not all new buildings in Denver are as awful as the kinds of n’architecture Michael Paglia lampoons in “The Hateful Eight.” Not all modern architecture rates a rant on Denver Fugly. Over the past fifteen years, this city has gained some beautiful buildings, including the Fredric C. Hamilton wing of…
This week on metro Denver stages, you can enjoy a modern classic with Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues at Miners Alley Playhouse or explore the avant garde world of multimedia performance at MediaLive in Boulder, with plenty of stops in between. Which direction will you take? Biloxi Blues Miners Alley Playhouse…
The 16th Street Mall may be considered a “tourist trap” by some Denverites, but other residents regularly head to this mile-long strip through the heart of downtown, dodging petition carriers and out-of-towners gathering by every Free Mall Ride stop to shop and enjoy the sights. Although souvenir stores seem to…
Podcasts are in tune with the democratized spirit of Internet media; anyone with a microphone and a computer can offer their listeners unlimited hours of recordings, usually for free. Limited only by their imaginations, podcasters have a freedom of expression unrestricted by commerce, censorship or geography. Several great podcasts have…
Burlesque isn’t just a heterosexual female art, as evidenced by last weekend’s International Queer Burlesque Festival, which combined male and female performers of every persuasion on stage at 3 Kings Tavern, Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret and Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox. All photos by Brandon Marshall. Now see the full Fierce! International Queer…
The Sun Valley housing projects have gone through a beautiful transformation. Crime in this impoverished Denverneighborhood has seen a moderate drop over the past decade, thanks to more funding from the city to clean up Sun Valley streets and protect kids who attend Fairview elementary school. Now even the dumpsters…
Denver artist Thomas Scharfenberg believes art should be part of the landscape, not the other way around. Scharfenberg, whose visual world often leads him beyond gallery walls and into the outdoors, thinks outside of the box as he spreads what he calls “ground constellations” and “physical pixels” — painted rocks,…
I’m always skeptical when told that a play is going to shock and startle me, particularly when the play’s about race. Almost daily I watch spokespeople for Black Lives Matter on talk shows and hear commentators speculate about who will get the black vote that Barack Obama commanded. I read…
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…
An E.M. Forster quote comes to mind when I think about why so many people live in Denver: “What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” The beauty that Colorado offers is endless, a photographer’s…
Read all about it: This week you can delve into what it takes to get ahead, bury your head in a Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad mystery, compare high points in literature and art, or get your fill of a slam-poetry master. Keep reading for hightlights of Denver’s literary calendar. Angela…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “I grew up around Denver,” says sculptor Nicole Banowetz, who was born…
MediaLive starts today, and Boulder will be abuzz all week with free events. But there’s plenty to do in Denver, too, including free comedy shows. Keep reading for our three favorite free events in the area over the next few days. Check out the Westword calendar for more, and leave…
Today 17,000 people are expected for the eleventh annual Colfax Marathon, with City Park a prominent feature on the route. Brad Weismann’s recent list of Seven Things that Make City Park Residents Very, Very Mad included the plethora of races, concerts and other events in the Park, but Klaudia doesn’t buy…
Last weekend we shared comments by Georgia Amar, a co-founder of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, criticizing Denver’s public arts program. And readers were quick to respond. Says Russ Wright: Art is subjective. You, I and everyone else has an opinion on what they like or dislike. Personally I have…
The Denver Eye has closed. The popular Facebook page that brightened newsfeeds every day with fresh images of vintage Denver and the West has gone dark — at least for now. Tom Lundin — collector, curator and operator of the colorful page of Colorado ephemera — gave notice to thousands…
The art world has a very well-rounded Denver itinerary this weekend: Candy art, dream art and a scholarly lecture on regional architecture all figure into the calendar of new shows and events around town. Read on for the details. Geeky Tendencies: New Works by Kym Bloom Zip 37 Gallery May…
Bobbi Walker, director of Walker Fine Art, has assembled pieces by a half-dozen artists to create the engaging group effort Figuratively Speaking, which features sculptures, photos, drawings and paintings, all of which depict the human figure in some way. The gallery is enormous, and figurative sculptures by Gail Folwell have been installed…
Denver’s street-style scene is heating up. This week we spotted Nicole Ault, a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, in Five Points, and chatted with her about her striking silhouette, where she shops, and what inspires her fashion sense. Her favorite accessory? “Sunglasses or shoes,” Ault says. “I never own…
