The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). The Colorado Shakespeare Festival staged a pretty good version of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)five years ago, so we’re not sure why the CSF decided to bring it back this season. The show, written in 1987 by Adam Long, Daniel Singer…
Two-dimensional works dominate contemporary art — and not just paintings, prints and watercolors, but videos and films, too. But three-dimensional pieces in the form of sculptures and installations are undeniably on the up-swing, and the evidence is all around us this summer. There’s the spectacular Catalyst, at the Denver Botanic…
If the great god of movies, whatever slippery Mount Olympus of money he resides on, decrees that summer is the time for larger-than-life 3-D blockbusters, then Guillermo del Toro may as well make one. His Pacific Rim is summer entertainment with a pulse. The effects are so overscaled and lavish…
The Way, Way Back is a crowd-pleasing summer treat, predictable in its sweetness, but satisfying all the same. It’s like the multi-nationally branded ice cream sandwich you get on any pier in the Western Hemisphere: market-tested to appeal to as many people as possible (but you don’t mind gobbling it…
Dan works at a newspaper — he’s an obituary writer — and encounters Alice, a part-time stripper, when she steps in front of a cab and gets knocked down. He escorts her to the hospital. There Larry, a dermatologist, looks her over briefly. Some time later, Dan — now happily…
Heritage Square Music Hall will close down at the end of the year, after more than two decades of hilarity in its eccentric Golden home. The building is an Old West opera house, authentic except for the fact that it’s two-thirds the normal size of one and was built in…
In his children’s books, Tomi Ungerer practiced his belief that books “should give children a taste for life, even if it tastes bad.” Bad taste is relative, as Ungerer discovered when sidelines in erotica and political commentary clashed with his reputation as a beloved children’s illustrator. Watching Far Out Isn’t…
In 1997, the programmers of the Making Scenes queer film and video festival in Ottawa, Ontario, received an unmarked package in the mail. It contained a videotape of an original film and no return address or contact information of any kind. The film, a five-minute short shot on video in…
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash didn’t set out to make a comedy about divorce. Eight years ago, when the improv-comedians-turned-actors-turned-Oscar-winning-screenwriters started writing a coming-of-age script based on a particularly upsetting moment from Rash’s childhood, they just wanted a happy ending. Yet almost all of the characters in The Way, Way…
Adam Sandler is successful because he’s lazy. Not in the sense that he has no ambition, or doesn’t want to work hard to maintain his status as America’s big-screen comedy king. But in the sense that he has built an empire by doing the same things with the same people,…
Adam Sandler pats his own back for being loyal in Grown Ups 2, an excuse for the star to hang out with his friends while he plays a Hollywood bigwig who’s celebrated for moving back home so he can hang out with his friends. Like its 2010 predecessor, Dennis Dugan’s…
Denver Digerati’s Friday Flash series of experimental digital media and animation displays in the Denver Theatre District continues tonight with The World Is !Flati>, a nod to the female perspective. The short program, which begins screening outdoors at 6:30 p.m. on the district’s giant LED screen at 14th and Champa…
Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman is an outlaw crafter, a rebel with the simple cause of bringing handmade joy to as many people as possible. Hence her blog (and book) Criminal Crafts, which offers dozens of crafts for the outlaw in you. Her newest book, Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans,…
International Resale Day is on — and Plum Consignment is leading the charge in Colorado by organizing the first-ever Consignment Crawl. The business, which opened less than a year ago, has partnered with 22 up-cycle boutiques in Denver, Boulder, Arvada, Castle Rock, Brighton and other cities across the state for…
Imagine learning to play an instrument, assembling a band with total strangers, writing music together and performing it in front of a live audience — all in less than a week. This is what the young women of Girls Rock Denver do each summer, and today you can witness the…
There are a lot of ways to screw up coffee, from picking unripe beans to over-roasting to simple bad brewing. But Josh McNeilly, who owns Black Black Coffee and is a barista at Crema, says he’s noticed that many shops in Denver are doing things right and are committed to…
There are classic-car shows, and then there are classic-Volkswagen shows. Today’s seventh annual Syndicate VW Car Show is all about the celebration of the iconic, 76-year-old brand, which finds new fanatics each year. “It’s a car that has kind of a smile, a characteristic shape and a long history that…
In his children’s books, Tomi Ungerer practiced his belief that books “should give children a taste for life, even if it tastes bad.” Bad taste is relative, as Ungerer discovered when sidelines in erotica and political commentary clashed with his reputation as a beloved children’s illustrator.Watching Far Out Isn’t Far…
Horror fans looking for a return to the golden age of anthology horror were disappointed by the initial installment of V/H/S because of its lack of real scares. Keith Garcia, who’s one of those fans, is also programming manager for the Denver Film Society, and he wants you to know…
The 2013 Biennial of the Americas is finally here, one year late and ready to blow through Denver in four short days with a kaleidoscopic concentration of programming both political and cultural. BotA will kick off with a couple of high-profile events tonight: “Unleashing Human Potential: Reinventing Communities, Business, and…
Culling a series of documentary films from the immense number produced each year can be daunting, but Aspen Film’s annual New Views: Documentaries & Dialogue presents engaging, relevant topics in a concise, four-film collection. Starting with tonight’s showing of Blood Brother — a look at one man’s journey to find…
Michael Paglia visits Z Art Department and Goodwin Fine Art in this week’s art review, taking in two solo shows that focus on sculpture. The show at Z Art Department features work by David Mazza, while Goodwin Fine Art is showing pieces from Patrick Marold. Continue reading for photos from…
