Entertainment
‘Glee’ clubbed
At the point where the fist pump from The Breakfast Club becomes a plot point, shortly after a near-mute Asian girl who ate her own twin in the womb makes snow angels in another girl’s vomit, Pitch Perfect moves from “potential cult classic” to “recommended for any ...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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Events
Vigil for the Boulder Shooting. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March...
It’s a sad business, being funny
This year marks the centenary for one of cinema’s most important faces and minds, Charlie Chaplin. Kid Auto Races at Venice debuted on Feb. 7, 1914, ran 11 minutes and introduced the world to The Little Tramp...
You’ll need a shot to rock at Z2
Lollapalooza. Telluride Blues and Brews. Bonnaroo. Across the country, music festivals and entertainment venues are requiring patrons to show proof of full vaccination for...
Bird of a different feather
Listening to Andrew Bird’s music, one is struck by its tender grace...
Between past and present
History lies close to the surface in Gold Hill. It’s tangible in the town’s rustic and sometimes dilapidated buildings, in the charred woods that...
Producer of ‘Deadliest Catch’ and ‘Ice Road Truckers’ tackles coal mining
PASADENA, Calif. — They were a pride of real American men, executing manly work under deplorable conditions. And nobody ever noticed them. But Thom Beers did...
A feast for the soul
It seems too soon, but it’s here — that subtle change in the evening air that suggests the shift from summer to autumn is nearing. We’ve just transitioned out of what the Old Farmer’s Almanac considers the oppressively hot “dog days of summer,” and a reprieve from ...
Fostering understanding
The objective of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is clear to its founding director, Kathryn Bernheimer: “To educate, to foster an appreciation, to create...
Sherlock Homeless
Jack Reacher, the hero of Jack Reacher (in case you were confused), is a drifter with nothing to lose. We know this because that is exactly what Tom Cruise says he is while yelling at a bad guy on the phone, Taken-style. Reacher is novelist Lee Child’s 6-foot, 5-inch...
