A trashy vampire flick in art-film drag, Kiss of the Damned satisfies on neither level. Drawing on a host of Euro-horror influences, including but far from limited to a synth score reminiscent of Dario Argento’s Goblin-performed soundtracks, Xan Cassavetes’s pastiche follows lonely bloodsucker Djuna (Josephine de la Baume) as she…
Mixing contemporary art, politics, mysticism and food through a conversational mash-up, MCA Denver’s Huevos Revueltos lecture series starts tonight with “Nuevos Huevos,” a look at contemporary art in Mexico led by Eduardo Sarabia, the Guadalajara-based artist whose exhibition, Tainted, is on display at the museum through June 9. “It’s a…
“The Cold War is very often believed to be kind of a good war because it was never fought,” explains Rocky Flats Cold War Museum executive director Conny Bogaard. “But the price that we paid for that time of building nuclear weapons on a mass scale is all the anxieties…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen fans will find a way to experience her work — and now Denver has another option. After the Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts sold out the entire run of Sense & Sensibility: The Musical, the troupe…
For this week’s review, art critic Michael Paglia visits Sandra Phillips Gallery and the Denver Art Museum, where he took in solo shows from two of the state’s best abstract artists, both of whom teach at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. For his thoughts on both exhibits,…
Denver is brimming with talent and style — and sometimes, the two clash perfectly together, as is the case with Kissing Party singer Deirdre Sage. We recently spotted the musician at the Mouth House following one of the band’s performances and questioned her about her fashion choices. Continue reading to…
In just more than forty years, video games have evolved from technological novelty to cultural staple. That transformation is chronicled in the Aurora History Museum’s “Growing Up Gamer”, a look back at the history of video games as home entertainment that documents not just gaming’s origins but its impact on…
You probably remember him as the “grandpa’s old cough medicine,” urine-drinking cop from Dumb & Dumber, or the serial killer hitchhiker spouting “seven chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch” in There’s Something About Mary. But you may not know that Harland Williams improvised…
Ben Roy has some catching up to do: While his mates in the Grawlix — Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland — are both promoting brand-new solo CDs, Roy is still recording his followup to last year’s I Got Demons. Tonight at 8 p.m., he’ll perform at the second of three…
The official start of summer is over a month away, but the unofficial start is upon us, with the release of the Film on the Rocks 2013 schedule. There’s certain to be some controversy over the selection, but as in years past, the Denver Film Society — led by FOTR…
Overhearing two pop-culturists argue about this comedy series, you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for a debate over gun-control or Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Passions can run high when a U.S. Office apologist clashes with a U.K. Office purist, leading to heated exchanges about whether David Brent was…
There have been a handful of standup comics with cerebral palsy over the years, but few have transcended the “inspirational” novelty and gone on to achieve legitimate credibility in their field. Not like Denver’s Josh Blue, who conquered the fourth season of Last Comic Standing and released his own Showtime…
Life can be uncomfortable. It’s supposed to be: If you’re comfortable, it probably means you’ve settled into a job that pays the bills, you’re on a television schedule that rivals the class schedule you had in college, and you eat things that you will eventually resemble (potatoes and boxes of…
After his house was foreclosed on, Baltimore burlesque performer Paco Fish decided to seize the circumstance and pursue his dreams. So the performer took the plunge and moved into his van, then embarked on a 52-week Burlesque Vanguard Tour across the country, taking along a variety of characters and theatrical…
#70: Mare Trevathan Mare Trevathan gets around. The theatrical jill-of-all-trades works her chosen field from every angle: as an actor, director, teacher, talking-book reader, collaborator and public-relations expert, going from one spotlight to another as the muse moves her. Trevathan is not only a familiar face on some of the…
Holy opportunity, Batman! Just in time for the second Denver Comic Con, Westword will publish its first Comics issue on May 30, 2013 — and we want you to be a part of it. We’re accepting submissions from any Colorado artist who’d like to create a cartoon about life in…
Thanks to the sun finally gracing us with its presence again this week, many Denverites are absorbing the heat. During our day in the sun, we spotted Juan Nuñez, a Denver native and fine artist, rocking a dark take on spring wear. Read on to find out where he shops,…
His Royal Highness Prince Harry spent the day on Sunday enjoying the Colorado scenery — and hopefully some of our best weed — while the Prince of Purple played two of his four shows at the Ogden with his new band 3rd Eye Girl (he plays two more tonight). And…
While many comics will play to their political or cultural bases, Ron White is virtually impossible to pin down to any one audience. First rising to fame through the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy, he became a hero to conservatives with his pro-death…
With May finally delivering the flowers that the old adage promises, you won’t want to stay inside this week. Good news: When you’re out and about enjoying the greening landscape, you won’t need to drop a lot of green. From a booksigning with the former drummer for The Doors to…
If you’ve been keeping up with the reports, you already know that Grawlix comedy partners Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl have been extra-busy for the last six months: In addition to Cayton-Holland’s Conan appearance in January and the more recent release of the Grawlix’s Amazon pilot for Those Who Can’t,…
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature that celebrates the books that inspire Denver artists…
