No matter how big the TV your Xbox is plugged into, it can’t compete with the grandeur of a full-sized movie theater. But from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Denver gamers will have the chance to play their favorite titles on Sie FilmCenter’s larger-than-life screen at the Colorado Video…
Sony assumed that North Korea would hate the movie. The question was: What would it do? Pyongyang had just tested its atom bomb and threatened “preemptive nuclear attack.” And the Supreme Leader with his finger on the trigger was barely over thirty, with less than two years of experience. But…
The biggest laugh I heard from the audience at my screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies came from seven words in the end credits: “Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.” Just picture that tweedy Oxford philologist nodding in pleased approval at this adaptation of his…
If we’re honest, most of us who relish a good horror film don’t actually hope to feel something like horror. Instead, the appeal is that of shock and surprise, all candied up, the crowd-pleasing bits staged with the kind of extended setup/payoff patience that the makers of comedies have long…
Quick: Name the most expensive housing market in America. If you said New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco, you couldn’t be farther from the truth — literally. Each is more than 1,500 miles away from Williston, North Dakota. In four years, the population has doubled as newcomers gold-rush to…
Ann Hamilton and Jae Ko et al. For Ann Hamilton: Selected Works, the initial enfilade of spaces at Robischon Gallery is taken over by works on paper by this noted conceptualist. The first group is from her “visite” series, the name of which is taken from the term “carte de…
Anything Goes. Anything Goes premiered in 1934, after a hasty rewrite: The original plot concerned a shipwreck, and shortly before the scheduled opening night, a fire broke out on a cruise liner and 137 passengers were killed. By then the writing team, which included P. G. Wodehouse, had moved on,…
Editor’s Note: Sony has officially canceled the theatrical release of The Interview following terrorist threats against theaters and the announcement that several major theater chains had opted not to exhibit the film. The following review was written before Sony pulled The Interview– and stands as a reminder that world-shaking art…
TV continued to unmoor from its origins and transform into something else this year. No longer tethered to a specific appliance, a particular kind of storytelling, or even commercial concerns, “television” now feels like an increasingly obsolete word. But that’s a discussion for another time, for we’ve come to celebrate…
Every year, the Colorado Hebrew Chorale’s annual Festival of Lights illuminates the traditions of Hanukkah for people of all faiths. This year’s celebration lands on the third night of the holiday, and the BYO menorah party’s repertoire of both conventional and modern hymns will range from a doo-wop version of…
The R.O.U.S. (Rodents of Unusual Size) in The Princess Bride are little people in ridiculous rubber costumes. Andre the Giant really could drink a small pond’s worth of alcohol without falling down or even stumbling. And author William Goldman, who wrote the book on which the movie is based, nearly…
Madelife’s annual holiday party is strictly BYOS: Bring your own sock. Tonight, the Boulder DIY venue is hosting its third Festivus Puppet Party, where guests can partake in puppet performances and dance-offs — after creating their own Festivus puppets, of course. If you provide the sock, madelife will take care…
East High students made news as the first of several Denver high-school groups to walk out in protest of police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri. Their actions not only stirred up discussion around town, but inspired a conversation at East, where students Mary Dowling and her friend, Ashia Ajani, began to…
For this year’s Night Fair Before Christmas, fun expert Kalina Ross decided she would go so big that she would need two parties: a shindig for the little ones and another celebration for the grownups. During the day, this part market, part party will be a wonderland for kids, with…
Many cultures that originated in the Northern Hemisphere have solstice celebrations to mark the changing of the seasons. While winter is beginning in earnest, the days will only get longer for the next six months. There are many ways to celebrate the solstice, but only the souls at the Mercury…
In a perfect world, everyone would have both the time and the ability to create thoughtful, handmade gifts for family and friends. Of course, ours is a far from perfect world — which is where Share Denver’s Fairfax Holiday Market comes in. The second annual holiday market will feature the…
“We are excited to bring a second weekend of free live music to our guests this year and cap off the Vail Snow Daze event with performances from 10,000 Maniacs and Rusted Root,” says Vail spokeswoman Sara Lococco. “So if you missed out on the first weekend, there is still…
Vail’s Paper Lantern Project debuted last winter thanks to the town’s Art in Public Places program. The concept brought local elementary-school children and their families together with an artist to create beautiful paper lanterns with reed frameworks, which the kids then carried aloft, lit by LED lights, at Vail’s annual…
Josh Blue has an uncanny ability to be instantly likable from the moment he grabs the mike, and to remain likable for the duration of his set, even though he doesn’t shy away from challenging subjects as he tosses off hilarious riffs. A pillar of the Denver comedy scene for…
Poet and artist Ed Ward came to Denver nearly forty years ago, with designs of living a Beat life inspired by the earlier escapades of Kerouac and friends. Actually, it was his girlfriend’s wish to pull up eastern roots in order to start a new life in the West —…
Christmas Eve comes but once a year, and so does Heebonism, simultaneously — because why would any self-respecting young Jewish person want to sit at home watching midnight Mass on television when he or she could be out having fun? This annual night on the town for Jewish professionals, now…
“This is the 36th year of our holiday torchlight parade tradition, and I think, obviously, that the longevity is a tribute to the fact that it really is pretty spectacular,” boasts Winter Park spokesman Steve Hurlbert. “You’re sitting by a bonfire at the base singing Christmas carols, when all of…
