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The Big Business of Rock Estates

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When big music stars die, renewed interest in their careers can...

Boulder Philharmonic reveals 2012-13 season

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The Boulder Philharmonic will welcome back violinist Sarah Chang and the acrobatic Cirque de la Symphonie, present a tribute to Louis Armstrong, and feature Boulder composer Jeffrey Nytch as part of their 2012–13 season.The season of seven concert programs running ...

Remake worth watching

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Most of the big laughs in 21 Jump Street arrive in the first half, but take a moment to consider that phrase “big laughs.” What was the last stupid Hollywood comedy — good-stupid, not stupid-stupid — to offer actual, audible big laughs? Heartily raunchy and rather ...

Flee!

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As the opening date for Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to the Alien mythos, approaches, we are reminded of that elegantly ominous scene in the original: after Yaphet Kotto has right-crossed Ash’s cyber-head off its twitching body, the crew members ...

Dull expectations

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When an idiosyncratic talent seeks a wider audience for her work, there’s a danger in trading the offbeat for something more on-the-nose. This is what has happened in Friends With Kids, a smooth but frustrating third feature with an extremely good ensemble cast. In ...

Coughing up something nasty

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When singer-songwriter-guitarist Mike Doughty left Soul Coughing, the band he formed through sweat, drugs and willpower, the group was at the peak of its popularity...

Reel to Reel | Week of March 29, 2012

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21 JUMP STREET See full review on page 47. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT ACT OF VALOR After the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of Navy Seals is ...

Taking out the thrash

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How can you have an ’80s revival without inviting the skaters? You can’t, which is why over the last half-dozen years there’s been a thrash resurgence — a wave Richmond’s Municipal Waste was out in front of by five years. Started in 2001, the quartet’s proven one of ...

Boulder Symphony comes full circle

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The Boulder Symphony has returned from its Front Range migration...

Banjo Legend Earl Scruggs Dead at 88

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Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs died yesterday at the age of 88 at a hospital in Nashville, the New York Times confirms...

HBO Vs. PETA: Letters Reveal Long Battle Over ‘Luck’

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To many television viewers, HBO's March 14 decision to cancel Luck...