The characters in Twelve Angry Men are straight-up ’50s stereotypes: the wishy-washy adman; the mindless sports fanatic; the pathetic old guy whose life is lonely and filled with regret; the onetime slum kid; the paranoid racist; the Eastern European immigrant — Jewish, no doubt — who, bearing the heavy weight…
The Eyes of Babylon. Jeff Key is an ex-Marine — a man devoted to the idea of patriotism and service to his country — whose homosexuality represents a deep part of his psyche. He left the service in part because of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but also…
Ever since the Denver Art Museum unleashed the Daniel Libeskind-designed Frederic C. Hamilton Building in 2006, the rest of the top galleries and art centers around here have felt the heat. To compete, they’ve presented one great show after another, seeking to outdo each other. And showing up the DAM…
I’m a political junkie, so having the Democratic National Convention here was a treat. And since Denver strategically spiffed up over the last few months in preparation, it was a delight to see our beloved city looking sensational on TV and giving us some civic pride. There were glamour shots…
About Us… et al. In the West Gallery at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is About Us…, put together by freelance curator Mark Addison, who brought in two dozen works of conceptual realism by a raft of internationally known artists in addition to pieces from his own collection. Addison…
Some of the best rustic music being made today is coming out of Portland, Oregon, by groups such as the Builders and the Butchers, who lend an infectious exuberance to a form of music that’s been performed ad nauseam since before folk was an actual genre. Many bands perform folk…
It’s not every day that I can talk to a god — even a made-up one. But the Republic of Thoronia is a strange and ironic place. Here’s what I’m sure I know: King Thor chills in a scarf, old sneakers and boxers. He carries around a tote bag filled…
Did you know that our closest primate relative — the chimpanzee — doesn’t typically live in groups larger than eighteen males due to an overabundance of chest-thumping and interpersonal tension? Ah, how far we’ve come. But how did we go from knuckle-dragging frat boy to the likes of Shakespeare, Mozart…
As an actor, Erik Sandvold’s been around the block: A regularly seen face in productions at some of Denver’s upper-echelon troupes, from the Denver Center to Curious Theatre, he’s taken on more than a few challenging roles, including a turn two years ago as German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (and…
The art of one-of-a-kind style has no better ally than the fiber artisan, who knits, weaves, dyes, quilts, appliqués or paints designs on fabric to create one unique wearable work after another. If you’re looking to wrap yourself in something quite unlike anything anyone else is wearing, you won’t want…
Like many others my age, I grew up on a steady diet of Sesame Street, learning my letters and numbers from a cast of oversized puppets that included Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Let’s be perfectly clear: Avenue Q is not Sesame Street. But the Tony Award-winning…
If you’re an animal lover, then you might wonder what happened to the dogs from Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring. Although not all of the animals found a happy ending, the cloud Vick cast over their lives had a silver lining for 22 of the pit bulls rescued: They ended up…
With the advent of the European Union and the euro, isn’t it about time America catches up with the geo-political trends beating on our borders? In other words, in this time of globalization, aren’t we poised to embrace a little togetherness already? But on the other hand, isn’t there a…
Even if the boss makes you work today — on a Saturday! — you should still be off in time to catch a special presentation of Office Space at the Longmont Film Society’s Films at the Brewery fundraiser. Whether it’s for the first time or the fiftieth, there’s no better…
Today’s kids might know their way around a keyboard or how to surf the web with confidence, but as Earl Noe of the Book Arts League observes, the workings of a printing press are a different story entirely. “When they see the ink and type pressed to the paper, they’re…
Summer Jackson is quite possibly the best big sister in the city. Her younger brother Johnny is the mastermind behind clothing design label Broken, and Jackson has nothing but nice things to say about his work. “A lot of his designs are very technical, bringing together a different perception for…
It’s September, that rare and glorious time when seasons merge and you get best of summer’s weather along with the beginning of fall’s greatest attraction: football. Finally, your excuse to drink to excess on Mondays has returned. At Lola, Football With Spice mixes Monday Night Football with tequila and sangría…
Denver restaurants agree that Colorado produce and food products deserve the spotlight, especially now, at the height of the harvest season, when Palisade’s peaches are at their ripest, lamb and trout are abundant, and the corn ears of the Eastern Plains are at their sweetest. To that end, members of…
Receding hairlines, kids that won’t leave home, trophy wives and other expensive indulgences to recapture youth are just a few of the foibles of mid-life crises examined in Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical, opening tonight at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre. Artistic director and producer Michael J. Duran says Mid-Life is returning for…
About 8,000 people will get physical in Cheesman Park today to show their support for the Colorado AIDS Project, its sister organizations and people living with HIV/AIDS at the 21st annual AIDS Walk Colorado. Last year, the event — which also includes the 5K AIDS Run — raised more than…
“We’re celebrating the 75th anniversary of something that is as American as baseball, and that’s the drive-in movie theater,” says photographer Zachary S. Malham. “I personally got on this drive-in mission — that’s what I call it — about 25 years ago here in the West. We were passing through…
The first rule of the Denver Cruisers? You do not talk about the Denver Cruisers. Second rule? You DO NOT talk about the Denver Cruisers. According to DC founder Brad K. Evans, there’s a good reason for that — many of them, actually — all of which mostly have to…
