Entertainment
Charlie Faye spends a month in Boulder as part of her...
Life on the road is a necessary evil for professional musicians. Recording an album means not just a commitment to studio time, gut-wrenching writing sessions and endless rehearsals, but a commitment to a year on the road, playing shows in towns you’ve never heard of...
Movement in vastness: A dancer’s meditation on empty spaces
Empty. Not only an adjective, but also a verb and a noun...
The (nearly) lost art of sportswriting a proud tradition soldiers on
On vacation in Oakland the other night, I had the unique (and arguably profound) experience of 10,000 Athletics fans vocally battling 10,000 transplanted New York Yankees fans throughout a close game, and my thoughts somehow turned to academia, and writing. Over my ...
DreamWorks Animation profit drops 65 percent
LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation SKG...
For Jackie Earle Haley, ‘Nightmare’ is a dream come true
SAN FRANCISCO — Jackie Earle Haley knew he had to find the line between the familiar and the new to properly take over the iconic horror figure Freddy Krueger in the relaunch of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series...
The Kissaway Trail isn’t breaking barriers but they’re enjoyable
Here’s the deal, snobs: There’s this Danish quintet called The Kissaway Trail that gathered some steam back in 2007 after they released their debut and performed at music festivals and supported bands like The National and Interpol. They’ve got a great sound, tight ...
Hollywood wonders if Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back
LOS ANGELES — In the recently released trailer for "The Expendables," the action movie directed by Sylvester Stallone about a group of aging mercenaries on a rebel mission in South America, big-screen graybeards such Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey...
DJ A.M. cameo adds a bittersweet backbeat to ‘Iron Man 2’
LOS ANGELES — There are a number of celebrity cameos in "Iron Man 2" that will inspire some audience giggles (Bill O'Reilly has a memorable moment, for instance, and comics icon Stan Lee shows up with a particularly inspired disguise), but there's also one that ...
Sia kills Denver with cuteness
For those who are unfamiliar with Aussie singer-songwriter Sia and her music, she’s the type of artist that dig deeps and delivers emotional, soul-searching, introspective lyrics over subdued electronic beats and melodies. Listening to her music, you’d think that ...
Kevorkian (played by Pacino) film captures quirks but addresses suicide issue
DETROIT — HBO's "You Don't Know Jack" tackles issues that remain divisive today...
Strength and decay: One strongman’s quest for the American dream
New Jersey strongman Stan “Stanless Steel” Pleskun, the “Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel,” and his struggle to build a career performing feats of strength are the subject of New York filmmaker Zach Levy’s award-winning documentary Strongman, which will ...
