Entertainment
Buckle up
Flame Broiled, the newest offering from Local Theater Company, wastes no time.
“Buckle up, please,” a projection instructs. Images of American history come and go,...
A perfect gentleman
Fading Gigolo, which opened The Boulder International Film Festival in February and is now enjoying a theatrical run, begins in a truly unexpected fashion: a pimp and his hoe discussing business while packing up a used bookstore. The pimp, Murray (Woody Allen), ...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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Planet Bluegrass...
Body talk
The cacophonous, shape-shifting blend of hardcore, hip-hop and noise put forward by New York City’s Show Me the Body is a jolt to the...
The eternal appeal of The Great Stone Face
Still wonderful, isn’t it? And no dialogue. We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces. There just aren’t any faces like that anymore. —Norma Desmond,...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
If your organization is planning an event of any kind, please email Caitlin at [email protected].
EVENTS
The Senior Class of Tara Performing Arts High School (virtually)...
REVIEW: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, July 18
A tumultuous roaring sound of fans whistling, screaming and clapping their hands filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday night for a sold out Soundgarden show. A couple of songs into their almost two-hour-long set, Chris Cornell, the frontman of the legendary grunge-...
Working out the kinks: For Ray Davies, the music goes on
It was in the larger-than-life era of music video when I discovered former Kinks frontman Ray Davies, decades after he had constructed the timeless 1964 rock anthem “You Really Got Me.” The Kinks had just released their 1984 album Word of Mouth, and the clip for “Do ...
Love and Haiti
If mass media is your only window into the Republic of Haiti, mention of the island nation likely conjures a small constellation of sufferings....
A live-action Looney Tunes cartoon
Wes Anderson’s cinematic style did not appear fully formed. It took a few movies over five years before Anderson locked in on formal compositions,...
‘American Murderer’ is not your average cops and criminals yarn
Americans are fascinated with criminals. You know this because you watch movies and TV, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines and encounter their...
Outside the frame
Growing up in the ’60s, when Melanie Walker and her sister would come home complaining about a problem at school, their father would joke,...
