The writer-philosopher Hannah Arendt, who pounced on the opportunity to cover the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, resulting in her controversial pronouncement about the disparity between “the mediocrity of the man” and “the horror of the deeds,” is brought to life by a mesmerizing Barbara Sukowa in a new film…
Donald Margulies’s Collected Stories is a small, tight play about a relationship between two women. But beneath the cozy, familiar milieu and the smart dialogue, there are evocative questions, and there’s also a sea of feeling. Ruth is a respected and important writer, though her reputation rests primarily on a…
In Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, Iron Man gets off a good burn on Thor during their intramural fight in the woods: “Shakespeare in the park?” he says. “Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?” Like any good Shakespearean pastiche, The Avengers began in medias res, with a glowy cube thing…
Delicacy of touch isn’t a particularly valued commodity among American filmmakers. We like pioneer swagger in our directors; particularly in the age of the blockbuster, open-ended questions and eyelash-fringe feelings are suspect. That’s why it’s always been hard to know how to categorize Sofia Coppola, one of our most gifted…
Sometimes, there’s just too damn much to say about a movie than can fit into any one review. (Even Stephanie Zacharek’s exhaustive, excellent one.) So here’s more: Stephanie Zacharek, our lead film critic, and film editor Alan Scherstuhl hashing over all the portentous craziness in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel…
By weaving together the stories behind New York City cocktail lair Employees Only and Westport, Connecticut, corner bar Dunvilles, director Douglas Tirola takes on the changing world of bartending and the rise of craft mixology in his recently released documentary Hey Bartender. And while the film focuses on a pair…
I recognize that, even coming from a father of two preteen daughters, that might sound alarmist, so let me elaborate—the Disney Channel and its prime competitor, Nickelodeon’s Teen Nick, are a pox upon our tween nation, corrosive forces that impart more awful messages than any of Disney’s retrograde princess films…
Calling all rebel girls and rude boys! Tonight’s Punk Rock Karaoke is a sing-along with a circle pit tailor-made for you. A traveling collection of studio-recorded karaoke tracks, the Punk Rock Karaoke Collective brings classics by Bikini Kill, the Clash, Descendents and more to the stage for a night where…
The 16th Street Mall will come alive with the sound of music this afternoon when Denver musicians — performing in conjunction with musicians in hundreds of cities around the world — will gather to celebrate World Music Day with an eclectic variety of instruments and styles. “Music really brings a…
Create Denver Week is dead. Long live Create Denver — all year long! Last week, while generating buzz for a new event called Come Play in the Park in Civic Center Park, the folks at the city’s Arts & Venues department announced the demise of Create Denver Week, which managed…
The Lighthouse Lit Fest Book Fair began last year on a whim, says Lighthouse Writers Workshop director Michael Henry of the annual festival’s culminating event. “We thought maybe we could sell some books by partnering with the Tattered Cover and highlight the authors we have teaching here at Lit Fest,…
The annual cross-country mountain-bike race to benefit the National Sports Center for the Disabled takes on a new name and format this year with the inaugural Trax-n-Trails Bike Challenge at Winter Park, featuring both competitive and recreational racing. “We’re looking forward to getting some more serious riders up there for…
Prom is an event that most people dream about for years, but it rarely lives up to anyone’s expectations. Pandora on the Hill, however, has been helping Denverites exceed their gift-giving expectations for the past two decades by offering a dizzying array of funky, affordably priced options. Today, the store…
Create Denver has a new home in the city-run McNichols Building in Civic Center Park, and to show it off, the group is hosting City Beautiful 2.0: A Modern Interpretation of the Built Environment, a four-part exhibition and experiment in integrating modern environments. It all begins with the City Beautiful…
Whet your appetite with a smorgasbord of distilled delights at tonight’s first annual Moovers & Shakers mixology competition at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street in Boulder. You’ll be courted by spirited local barkeeps — all looking to sway you (and your vote) while competing for the…
With its story of lost pirate treasure, its great characters and its unforgettable dialogue, The Goonies is still a fan favorite nearly thirty years after its release. And the film’s perfect blend of high adventure and heart, not to mention a timeless message about perseverance and friendship, made it an…
It will feel good to leave the gas-guzzler at home and pull out your two-wheeler for Bike to Work Day today, but it will feel even better to stop by the Cactus Bike from Work Bash, which celebrates healthy living, biking, and Colorado. “This party is for all Denver bikers,”…
The writer-philosopher Hannah Arendt, who pounced on the opportunity to cover the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, resulting in her controversial pronouncement about the disparity between “the mediocrity of the man” and “the horror of the deeds,” is brought to life by a mesmerizing Barbara Sukowa in a new film…
In the history of TV talk shows, few characters made as big a splash as Morton Downey Jr. For two years in the late ’80s, his uniquely repulsive charisma and unabashed abrasiveness made him the hottest thing out there. Then, as fast as he had risen from obscurity, he was…
Boulder-based artist Jen Lewin’s switched-on interactive works have been seen across the nation and on city streets, underfoot and overhead, lighting up parks and imaginations, singing Walt Whitman’s “body electric” to viewers who are compelled to touch and experience a kind of wonder. Whitman’s poetic phrase is the inspiration for…
Sometimes things come full circle in a telling way: The first local production of The Gospel at Colonus, a retelling of Greek mythology’s Oedipus saga reset in a black Pentecostal church with a gospel-music soundtrack, was staged by the long-gone Eulipions, once Denver’s primary African-American theater troupe. That ensemble gave…
The name Edgar Degas conjures up the painter’s iconic images of twirling ballerinas. But the French impressionist had a rich artistic life beyond the barre. A traveling exhibit that lands today at Foothills Art Center will explore other facets of the artist in a display of drawings, prints and photographs,…
