Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump’s microbudget black-and-white English Civil War mushroom-trip movie A Field in England (2013) squeezed a tense and bizarre story from just a few dudes wandering around in a field. The married couple and filmmaking team — Wheatley as director and Jump as writer — previously made...
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A gripping novel, memories of the music that galvanized soldiers in Vietnam, and a slam poetry showdown are all on the docket this week for bookworms and spoken-word fans in the Denver metro. Joyce Maynard, Under the Influence Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue 7 p.m. Monday, March 21 Free Famous for...
At this writing, according to multiple reports, Sammy Pickel II, 23, is in a coma following an incident at a Westminster night spot. Pickel is said to have been placed in a chokehold by bouncers at a Westminster night spot following a scuffle early this past Sun day morning during which...
This holiday weekend, why not go to camp? Greetings from Camp Katabasis, the brilliantly funny new show from Buntport Theater Company, has a special Memorial Day performance. But there are other shows to remember around town, keep reading for mini-reviews of three favorites. Greetings from Camp Katabasis. In Greetings from Camp...
Last week, we told you about the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old boy, subsequently identified as Riley Johnson, and sexual assault of a woman caring for him, allegedly by a man who later turned the knife on himself. The man has now been ID'd as Brandon Johnson — the boy's dad...
Michael Shiell of Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen and Solitaire's Mark Ferguson are borrowing a page from a pastry chef’s playbook, adding foie gras to dishes like truffles and bread pudding. But they aren't the only chefs around town cleverly blurring the lines between sweet and savory and, in the process,...
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We're halfway through 2016 and new restaurants keep piling up (there were 23 openings in June alone). Great eateries have popped up everywhere from Lyons to the southern suburbs, so it's not just central Denver that's experiencing the boom — and that's great news for residents of outlying neighborhoods and...
The Boulder-based Brewers Association — the not-for-profit trade group representing craft brewers — said this week that craft beer production volume increased by eight percent during the first half of the year, a slowdown from previous years. But the volume numbers aren't the best indicator of growth since the BA...
Even before its 2013 passage (after two failed attempts), Colorado's marijuana driving limit, which establishes THC intoxication at five nanograms per milliliter of blood, has been controversial. Cannabis activists have long argued that the standard is based not on science but on politics — the desire of law enforcers and...
Students in Delta County high schools and middle schools will get some new reading material on April 1., including the Satanic Coloring Book. And that's no joke: The Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers are working with the Freedom From Religion Foundation to provide the kids with everything from guides to...
Early this morning, a double shooting took place outside Montview Bar & Grill in Aurora, near the intersection of Montview Boulevard and Nome Street. The victims were a man and a woman. The latter died as a result of her injuries — and thus far, there's no information about arrests...
On the day after Christmas in 2011, as we reported, father-of-five Youn Malual was murdered in an incident that shattered the local Sudanese community. More than four years later, Brandon Jackson — the first of five men thought to have been responsible for the slaying — has been found guilty...
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For longtime Coloradans, late summer means the beginning of the harvest bounty — in particular Western Slope peaches, Olathe corn, Pueblo chile peppers and Rocky Ford cantaloupe. While you can get these gifts of the earth from anywhere, our local versions are particular sweet and delicious. Rocky Ford's cantaloupe growers,...
Yesterday afternoon, less than a week after an officer-involved shooting in Aurora that resulted in the death of a suspect — subsequently identified as Tuan Hoang — a similar incident took place in Denver. In both instances, a police officer was injured. The Aurora case involved a cop who was...
Joyride Brewing in Edgewater has hired Chris Marchio, formerly of Fiction Beer Company, as its new head brewer. Marchio, who was featured in a recent Westword story about hazy, New England-style IPAs, will be tasked with helping to expand the already large lineup of beers at Joyride. "We are thrilled to...
Two years have passed since I began my exploration of Denver’s international food scene with the Ethniche series. Originally a monthly study of a single cuisine, it morphed into a look at individual dishes and their provenance, as well as a study of interpretations of specific preparations across various cultural...
Criticism continues to be lobbed at the Denver Police Department and other law enforcers in the city over alleged brutality incidents. Just last week, for instance, we told you about a lawsuit filed against Denver police officer Choice Johnson, who was caught on video tossing a man down a set...
Community groups in north Denver have joined forces with the Sierra Club to file a federal lawsuit against the EPA, claiming that the agency lowered its pollution standards in order to push forward the controversial expansion of I-70 through the Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods. The $1.8 billion project, which would...
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Sure, July is all about fireworks and celebrating the launch of the American endeavor, but when it's time to take a break from all the backyard pyrotechnics and flag waving, you'll be happy to find a month well stocked with geek fun. From the greatest fan film ever made to...
Flosstradamus, the electronic-music duo made of up artists J2K (Josh Young) and Autobot (Curt Cameruci) has been influencing the electronic scene since its inception more than ten years ago. The trouble-making duo are no strangers to the demon's mouth that is popular music, having been chewed up, spit out, and...
The Tavern Platt Park has finally announced an opening date: Monday, February 29. Tavern Hospitality Group broke ground three years ago at the 1475 South Pearl address once occupied by India’s Pearl (and many occupants prior to that); while the project team was unable to save the facade, as Historic...
When Chris Marchio peers into a glass of IPA, he doesn’t want to be able to see out the other side. Instead, Marchio, the head brewer for Fiction Beer Company, wants to see a haze, like a thick fog rolling off the Atlantic Ocean onto Cape Cod. He’s not alone...