The Mile High Horror Film Festival is almost here, and that means it’s time to turn out the lights and scare yourself stupid. This year’s festival offers a slate of incredible retrospective films, from “respectable” classics like The Shining to gorehound favorites like Saw. Along with the old favorites, an impressive…
After decades of productions of West Side Story, both professional and amateur, it’s hard to grasp how daring and original the notion of a contemporary musical based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was in the 1950s. The idea originated with director-choreographer Jerome Robbins, composer Leonard Bernstein and script writer Arthur…
Michael Shannon isn’t a stickler for rules. In his career, he’s ignored most of them, especially the mandate that a theater-trained, Oscar-nominated actor should shun the large roles in dumb movies that let him afford the smart ones. (See: Kangaroo Jack, Bad Boys II, Premium Rush, Man of Steel.) Shannon’s…
The Alamo Drafthouse was buzzing yesterday with the appearance of legendary comedian Jack Black on the red carpet, alongside Goosebumps co-stars Odeya Rush, Dylan Minnette and Ryan Lee. The film, based on the beloved ’90s kids’ horror-book series, opens in theaters October 16 — but will kick off the Mile…
At long last, Geektober is almost here! Yes, the rest of the world may know it by its traditional name, October, but geeks know the month really belongs to us. Don’t believe it? Just have a look at Denver’s lineup of great geek fun for the month and you’ll be…
https://www.westword.com/restaurants/fire-closes-denver-dinerfor-now-6046043 If you’re like me and have a late-night ritual that involves eating out in Denver, chances are you’ve got your favorite spot. I’m not talking about the after-midnight fourth meal experience of shame-eating Taco Bell in your car — or a prideful trip to the Tacos Rapidos or Viva…
#10: Jennifer Garner A printmaker and dedicated faculty member at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Jennifer Garner honed her curating chops over ten years at Auraria’s Emmanuel Gallery and Metro’s Center for Visual Art. Now she’s on board at Denver International Airport, curating changing exhibits that give thousands of travelers…
Puff, Pass, and Paint often welcomes colorful guests at the private, cannabis-meets-cocktails-and-canvas class offered every weekend. This Saturday, comedians Margaret Cho and Kevin Pereira joined in the fun while filming an episode of the new TruTV show I’m So Into that highlights — you guessed it— marijuana. Comic Cho has done…
The scary season returned to Denver this past weekend, when Asylum and the 13th Floor opened their doors. Celebrated by media ranging from MTV to USA Today to Fangoria, these two hair-raising fright-fests fuel our city’s nightmares. From its Denver base, the 13th Floor Entertainment Grouphas expanded over the years…
Those of us who have been waiting forever for Joseph Gordon-Levitt to make a musical now have the next best thing: In Robert Zemeckis’s The Walk, this breezy Puck of an actor plays high-wire artist Philippe Petit, who walked the space between the World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974…
Desperation, anxiety, stubbornly saying yes to survival: If grand struggles are your thing, there are plenty in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, based on Andy Weir’s popular novel, which was first self-published in 2011 and then picked up by Crown in 2014 — itself a rare seedling that took root against…
This week in local literary events, you can not only read a book but also make one, or throw your support to a fledging Denver-centric art magazine. ’Tis the season to be bookish! Mizel Arts and Culture Center JAAMM Fest Charles Belfoure, The Paris Architect Starts September 30 Wolf Theatre,…
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. Boulder Open Studios is celebrating its twentieth year of connecting artists with the…
You’re still scraping up the money to pay October rent, but you won’t have to pay a penny for some of the week’s most interesting events. You can see important documentaries, meet comedians and launch a new art museum — for free. The Westword calendar includes many more events; let us…
They were some of the hottest tickets in town. But for medical reasons, the Dalai Lama will not be coming to Boulder for a series of scheduled programs on October 20 and October 21, or attending any of his planned events in the United States next month. Today the Tibetan Association…
This weekend, you can see art and be art at the Denver Art Museum, immerse yourself in work from a top-notch trio at Robischon Gallery or find out what happens when artists and poets collaborate at Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood. Kahn + Selesnick, Dreams of the Drowning World Kim Dickey…
2015 Faculty Triennial. Dan Jacobs, director of the University of Denver’s Vicki Myhren Gallery and curator of the institution’s art collection, brings both vocations together for the 2015 Faculty Triennial. On one level, it’s a knockout exhibit, perfectly in line with past efforts at the Myhren; on another, its subject…
Feast your eyes on this spectacular look we spotted at Westword’s DISH celebration last Sunday. While the focus was on the food — signature dishes from more than forty of our favorite restaurants — there was also plenty of fashion on display at Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex…
You probably can’t believe that this is the last weekend of September 2015. Where did the time go? Who knows, but we had fun and will continue to have fun this weekend just like it was the middle of the summer. Over the next couple of days you can wear…
Need a passport, but you can’t afford one? Jason Coates wants to help, but you’ll have to work fast. The local videographer, humanitarian and world traveler has launched a quickie 24-hour challenge and if you can follow directions, you might be one of four lucky trekker-wannabes who will receive checks to…
In 2017, Denver will become one of the hubs for the National Poetry Slam, the biggest slam event of its kind in the country and certainly the largest for Colorado. This major throwdown of America’s best slam poets is coming to the Mile High City in part because of one…
According to protagonist Dorothy’s hearse-driving, derby-skating granny, “Normal is overrated!” Author Megan Dougherty delivers that powerful message – along with lessons in self-confidence and individuality – to young women via her tween series Dorothy’s Derby Chronicles. And to mark the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls rolling strong for ten years, teammate Dougherty…
