The annual Women + Film Voices Film Festival officially opened yesterday, offering a well-curated sampler of feature films, shorts and documentaries — by, for and about women — that continues through Sunday. But this afternoon, the fest will kick back a little by presenting a bona fide chick-flick matinee screening…
In honor of the release of Stoker, the English-language debut of Park Chan-Wook, the Sie FilmCenter is hosting a retrospective of the South Korean filmmaker’s revenge series, starting tonight with the first entry in Chan-Wook’s trilogy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. The series continues tomorrow with Oldboy; despite (or perhaps because…
First Friday in March was filled with pictures as Month of Photography 2013 kicked off at museums and galleries all over town, but the night was also all about food trucks and hip-hop dancers, street musicians, Anthony Camera’s junkie photo booth and folks strolling in the streets. Our photographer Danielle…
This year’s version of Month of Photography is not going to be typecast, no way. The very breadth of the 2013 citywide photography showcase is astonishing and diverse, viewing photographic media from every perspective: In black-and-white and color, super-real and fantastically altered, analog and digital, projected, and cut up and…
March holds a variety of options for comedy fans — from a new night in Boulder to the appearance of such ’90s nostalgia faces as Chris Tucker and the duo from Loveline. Click ahead to see what side-splitting adventures await as we laugh our way out of the winter chill…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s our last winner: The Nix brothers got their start as filmmakers in high school in 1999, when Evan, the older brother, got a VHS camcorder for Christmas. They were living…
Colfax Avenue earns its storied notoriety the long, hard way — it’s the longest continuous commercial roadway in the U.S., kissed for decades by summer-night cruising, streetside commerce and the salt of the earth, and it begs to be photographed any time of day on any stretch of its 26-plus…
3 Kings Tavern owner Jim Norris had been dropping by Mutiny Now almost every week for seven years, trying to convince original owner Jack Jensen to sell it to him. On February 1, he finally sealed the deal. Norris, along with business partners Joe Ramirez and Matt Megyesi, really began…
Michael Paglia visits the Arvada Center in this week’s review, “Home Team,” taking in a massive juried effort, Art of the State, featuring 160 artists. The show mainly focuses on abstract work, displaying pieces ranging from paintings to three-dimensional art. Continue reading for photos from all three exhibits…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s our fourth winner: I’m not a hat person, but the first time I saw Susan Dillon’s handmade toppers, I had to throw my hat into the ring. Under the moniker…
Adam Carolla has not had a predictable career arc. After playing the role of the cynical sidekick in both The Man Show and Loveline with Dr. Drew Pinsky, he developed his own ready-made cocktail, Mangria, as well as one of the most popular podcasts on the internet, eventually landing a…
Tonight the Colorado Photographic Arts Center will be all lit up inside and out for the opening of Phos: Light Today, a splendid Month of Photography show that deals with the role of light in photography and multimedia art. But in the coming months, CPAC will be winding down in…
A juried effort at the Arvada Center, Art of the State, has been attracting big crowds: When I was there last week, the galleries were mobbed, but not as much as at the opening, says exhibition manager and curator Collin Parson, noting that more than 800 people showed up that…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s our third winner: Rebecca Peebles and Danette Montoya were two baristas with art degrees, living the artist’s life, both seeking places to show their work and disappointed by the prospect…
What do Westword MasterMinds do once they’ve been so designated? Sometimes, maybe even often, they find ways to spread it around and pay it forward, by offering opportunities to young artists and designers just coming up. And that’s exactly what the three dedicated MasterMinds who comprise Powerhaüs — fashion designer…
Americans love a good con-man story. They love hearing about attractive criminals — the charmingly deceptive leading man or intoxicatingly distracting female — getting away with it, and the loot that provides them with another kind fantasy in the land of the super-rich. After a brief delay because of weather,…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s our second winner: Long ago, poet Julie Carr and her partner, Tim Roberts, decided what they wanted to do, and it all fell together in Denver after that. “Way back…
On Saturday, Westword celebrated its ninth class of MasterMinds — artistic adventurers who are changing the landscape of Denver. Here’s a look at our first winner: Self-proclaimed “farmer/midwife/DJ/producer/emcee/touring musician” Ietef Vita was born Michael Walker in Five Points in 1986, part of a family of artists and activists with “a…
Westword’s eighteenth Artopia celebration packed art, food, music and live performances into Vinyl, City Hall, Bar Standard, The Living Room and The Salty Dog on Saturday night. Photographer Aaron Thackeray brought back these scenes from the annual event. Continue reading for a few highlights, and visit our full slide show…
Update: The location of Roy’s upcoming set has been corrected below. If you know Denver comedy, you surely know Chuck Roy. The former anchor of the satirical newscast The Crop Report — an Onion News Network-style series of short sketches on marijuana, Roy is one of the most established names…
Westword’s annual Artopia event is a living, fire-breathing teenager. On Saturday, the SoCo celebration of Denver arts and culture rang in its eighteenth year with dozens of acts and artists at Vinyl, City Hall, Bar Standard, The Living Room and The Salty Dog, and we captured it all in a…
Now in its 18th year, Artopia is a signature event showcasing a wide array of Denver’s music, art, performance, food and more. At several venues along Broadway this Saturday, February 23, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., dozens of the city’s cultural components will come together as they share their…
