Before he was one of cinema’s finest dramatists (All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver, Broken Embraces), writer-director Pedro Almodóvar was a provocateur and a satirist. The 63-year-old filmmaker harks back to that past with his first comedy in nearly 25 years, I’m So Excited!, a lighthearted, ensemble-driven bit…
If you’ve never seen Sandra Bullock blow a peanut shell out of her nose, and you’d like to, The Heat is your movie. That’s not meant sarcastically: It’s one of the highlights of this often dismal but occasionally inspired comedy from Paul Feig, director of Bridesmaids, which pits Bullock’s hoity-toity…
Forty years ago, two Danish boys with a Super 8 camera, some LEGOs and a lot of free time unwittingly launched a film movement. Today, that film and many more made in the decades since will be on display at the Longmont Museum’s LEGO in Motion: Animation Festival, a showcase…
First impressions often turn out to be accurate, which is what the folks at Weed Dating are counting on as they host their singles event tonight. But rather than sit in a bar and motor through multiple dates, as traditional speed dating dictates, potential Weed matches will meet eyes across…
Elitch Gardens Historic Theatre is bringing back its Film on Fridays series this year, beginning tonight with Forbidden Planet, starring Walter Pidgeon, who performed on the Elitch Gardens stage in Take Her, She’s Mine, back in 1964. “All of our films feature Elitch stars in some of their best movie…
There’s already a deafening buzz around the Denver Art Museum’s Untitled #58 — Getup: This installment of the monthly last-Friday art soiree will be like the gift wrap around the long-awaited live Soundsuit performance, a ticketed event for which dancers will don the fabulous art-to-wear artworks of Nick Cave, whose…
Editor’s note: The July dates are sold out. Additional performances are scheduled for August 2-3. An unusual collaboration has been brewing between choreographer Candess Giyan of Daughter Cells and Denver artist/gallerist Sabin Aell for more than a year, and it’s been an intense process of personal bonding. The level of…
It’s a long and winding road for Tails of the Painted Cats, a roving tour of locally created fiberglass cat sculptures that makes its way to the Festival of Felines today at the Cat Care Society. The annual fundraiser for the shelter begins months in advance, when a call for…
The members of Buntport Theater Company do not shy away from challenges. That should have been obvious with the Buntport Versus series, when the troupe attempted to beat another group or individual at an activity that they had spent years mastering — from burlesque to comedy to magic tricks. That’s…
Far from a novelty act or a Smothers Brothers ripoff, twin brothers Randy and Jason Sklar have spent the past two decades inventing their unique brand of two-man standup comedy. The brothers are best known for the heralded sports-comedy show Cheap Seats, on ESPN, and recently starred in the Freakonomics-style…
In his efforts to rebrand the Aurora Cultural Art District on East Colfax Avenue, ACAD managing director Tracy Weil is hoping to interest both the adjacent community and the metro-area arts community at large in taking a second look at the close-knit district where, he notes, affordable spaces can still…
People who own dogs know that furry friends are more than just pets: They’re family. And sometimes it’s difficult to leave the pups at home, especially when you’re almost out the door, and they turn those big brown eyes on you. Tonight, thanks to the Denver Outlaws, you can attend…
Running is the perfect metaphor for independence, when you think about it: It’s the sport of loosening up everything and getting into a rhythm and going as far as you body can take you — like five kilometers, or whatever comes first. That must be why Independence Day week is…
Assemblage artist and activist Jimmy Descant — better known as the Rocketman, for the shiny retro missiles he builds from pieces of old junk — is a fixture in the high-country art colony of Salida who represents the freer side of art-making, politics and living life. That’s a reputation he’d…
“Colorado seems to think of its history in more wholesome terms than other Southwestern states,” says author Charles F. Price. “New Mexico and Arizona and so forth, they’re big on their outlaws and their feuds and fights, but the Colorado historical establishment is more about mining and railroading and exploration,…
An unclassifiable force of musicianship, Los Angeles quartet Fishtank Ensemble blends a world of styles into one big live sound. Pulling from Gypsy, Balkan, Turkish, Greek and jazz traditions, the band puts its own swinging spin on rock and roll, led by the operatic vocals of Ursula Knudson. “You can…
Looking for a place to view fireworks in honor of July 4, but don’t want to drop a paycheck for Colorado Rockies tickets? Check out the fourth annual Independence Eve celebration at Civic Center Park. The evening will offer a light show, fireworks, and a patriotic concert by the Colorado…
A sommelier can incite intimidation, scorn, or trust, depending on who’s drinking and who’s pouring. Rarely, at least in America, do we take full advantage of proximity to those nerds with corkscrews. Somm follows four young men training hard to be Master Sommeliers, of which there are only 200 worldwide…
We have a tendency to think of the homeless as a “problem,” a social gray area that has people wringing their hands over the lack of solutions. But Not Exactly: Between Home and Where I Find Myself, a comprehensive exhibition opening today at RedLine Gallery, is aimed at looking for…
I generally love Facebook. I spend hours a day keeping up with friendly gossip, laughing at George Takei’s often-reposted memes involving vegetables, reading filthy jokes, swapping recipes for tempura broccoli fritters and watching posted vid clips of guys getting thwacked in the balls with various lawn ornaments. But then there…
We were beginning to despair of spotting any interesting womenswear — but then we spotted singer Agau Bior boarding the D-line train this week. Keep reading to learn her favorite film genre, her style icons and where she shops. See also: – Womenswear Wednesdays: Concierge Gillian Kumm on her artistic…
Rockmount Ranch Wear clothing has been sighted on celebrities around the globe. And now, in honor of Spun, its textile exhibition, the Denver Art Museum has stocked an entire corner of its gift shop with items from Rockmount. We grabbed a few minutes with Steve Weil, president of Rockmount, to…
