A documentary about a magazine is doomed never to capture the thing it’s documenting. The best that can be said for Douglas Tirola’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is that it captures, at times, the heady disbelief of paging through its subject, the National Lampoon, the headwaters of much of American…
Yesterday morning, Tran Wills of Svper Ordinary in the Source put out a plaintive plea on Facebook after the gallery and boutique co-owned by Wills, her husband Josh Wills, Pedro Barrios and Bryan Cavanaugh, was burglarized over the weekend — along with, Wills believes, other businesses in the Source: “Today…
In the late 1950s, Columbia Pictures packaged up 52 black-and-white monster movies made by Universal Studios and released them into television syndication. The package as a whole, consisting of both great and not-so-great movies, was called Shock Theater and it was followed by a second grouping called Son of Shock…
Architect Rick Epstein sees so much potential in Boulder’s built environment. “Boulder, while it’s a really beautiful city — the built environment is pretty bad. Denver, architecturally, is way more interesting,” he says. Epstein hopes to change that — and tonight, as part of Month of Modern, the architect from…
Sometimes the name says it all. Adam Stone’s initial idea for Cabal Gallery’s big birthday bash was to simply call it Ew — and according to resident artist Mar Williams, “I think most of our art evokes a bit of that.” Cabal got its start last October, when a group of…
From the outside, things have been quiet with the tiny house, and it would appear nothing is happening. But appearances are misleading: There has been a flurry of plans drawn and redrawn, as Victoria Salvador and I figure out stairs from a Sketch-Up drawing on Imgur; more research done; budgets…
#9: Karl Christian Krumpholz Cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz has a keen eye for the historical underbelly of Denver bar culture, as evidenced by his new weekly comic “The Denver Bootleg” in Westword, as well as his ongoing webcomic 30 Miles of Crazy!, a paean to the nightlife, people and places…
Jason Bosch’s ArgusFest has been “raising awareness since 2001,” bringing films, speakers and discussions of critical issues to Denver. But above all, films: For the past fourteen years, he’s screened films that might not otherwise be seen here, showing them in venues small and large. But now Bosch, who we named…
As You Like It is an extended examination of love set in the Forest of Arden — a place that the Elizabethans, steeped in a pastoral tradition that idealized country life, would have seen as far more pure and innocent than life at court. “Come hither, come hither, come hither,”…
Right up into the 1960s, the Hays Code demanded that criminals in American movies face punishment by the final reel, a stricture that, however well-intentioned, served to propagate our national myth: that the only route to success is hard work and decency. Crime still doesn’t pay, mostly, since on-screen crooks…
There is much to sadly shake your head at in Pan, a sort of Peter Pan Begins that manages the unlikely feat of making battles between flying pirate ships a crushing bore. Most miserably, there’s the great heap of action set pieces that are easier to wait out than to…
The Mile High Horror Film Festival returned to the Alamo Drafthouse this past weekend, as a spooky kickoff to Denver’s scariest season. Horror fans came out in droves, many dressed for the occasion. We sent photographer Aaron Thackeray to catch the frightful sights, and he survived the horror long enough…
Indie design blogger Jeanne Connolly loves to see how creative people put their houses together. In this series, she shares some of her favorite homes, taking us inside the unique private spaces of metro Denver and beyond. Mark Penner-Howell is both a musician and a fine artist working out of a…
I’ve been obsessed with the little libraries popping up all over town for months, in places as prominent as the corner of 12th Avenue and Lincoln in front of History Colorado and as obscure as overgrown alleyways in Sunnyside. The little libraries — where people offer books for trade, for free…
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. “Wishes come true,” says artist Ken Elliott of his slow migration from…
The air’s finally starting to turn crisp — but with all the free events on the calendar, it’s already easy to play it cool in Denver. This week you can see films, celebrate bewitching work and catch a podcast — without ever opening your wallet. Go to the online Westword…
Colorado’s movie industry has taken off in fits and starts over the last 120 years, but while boosters are always hoping that more films will be made here, some of the movies already made in this state deserve far more attention than they’ve received. Our survey continues (see the first…
How about we just have fun on First Friday? This month Denver’s galleries are featuring fresh takes on pop stars, T-shirts and things that go bump in the night — and in our hearts? Here are a few suggestions for what to see tonight. Bjork’s BFF: New Works by Allison…
Cassiana Moore is the owner of The Knockout Girl, a Brazilian fitness-wear brand with an online store. We spotted her at Imprints by Whorl, a fashion show featuring Whorl’s new line made at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and funded by Indie-gogo. There was hot fashion both…
Denver is growing out of control, but the city’s diversity keeps it a great place to live. This weekend you can see art in a bathroom, learn Swahili and explore train travel for a relatively little cost. You can also check out the Westword calendar for more to do beyond…
Although October in Denver is packed with scares, tricks and treats, there’s also plenty of fashion, with events geared to turning over a new leaf — and getting a new fall look — all over town. From anniversary parties to pop-up shops, from fashion shows to sample sales, here are…
There’s a new game in town starting Saturday: That’s when Denver’s civic health club, Warm Cookies of the Revolution, takes to the streets for the Stompin’ Ground Games, a yearlong series designed to celebrate cultural richness in the city’s thriving and sometimes lesser-known neighborhoods. First up is a love song…
