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reel to reel | Week of Jan. 26, 2012
3 Superstars in Berlin Three of the biggest names in opera come together for a once in a lifetime performance. At Boedecker Theater and Chez Artiste. — Boedecker Theater 16 Love Sixteen-year-old Ally “Smash” Mash lives between the carefully painted white lines of ...
‘Chipmunks’ sequel should’ve been roadkill
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel" is a kids...
Diabetes: the real monster
Hansel (Jeremy Renner) has diabetes. This is not a throwaway character trait, not a bit of bizarre nuance in a quasi-steampunk re-imagining of a Grimm fairy tale. The fact that Hansel must stop combating the forces of darkness whenever his wrist-alarm-thingie goes ...
Grow where you’re planted
Prolific playwright Steven Dietz has many connections with Colorado. The most obvious is that he was born and raised in southwest Denver, attended John...
Out with the old, please
Two years ago, with the world economy about to be credit-defaultswapped right in the kisser, the first Sex and the City feature made $415 million worldwide. Its pre-sold fan base, already nostalgic for Cosmopolitans, heaved a collective, economically envious sigh: ...
Rock ’n’ roll odd couple
Extremely raunchy, Get Him to the Greek is also very funny. Like the film that first paired Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the new comedy is unexpectedly sincere about the thing that matters most in a relationship: trust. It is also ...
reel to reel | Week of July 12, 2012
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER No more sensitive, sparkly vampires — Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter takes bloodsuckers back to their grisly origins as terrifying monsters. In the film’s universe, Southern slave owners are vampires, and President Lincoln is the one...
In praise of the shared experience
The theatrical release of Roma is the cinematographic event of the year. Initially acquired by Netflix for their streaming service, Roma’s visual and aural...
Taking a scenic sociopath
Oftentimes, films determined to be quirky and fun actually come off as little more than overconfident jackassery, a condition now known as Baby Driver-itis....
‘Suicide Squad’ is messy… but fun
Raise a glass: The magic of movie making is dead.
We don’t just know, “how the sausage is made.” No, no, no. Now we press...
Sensationalism, not drama
One of the great mysteries of filmgoing relates to a question the medium has posed since its infancy: When is “too much” just right...
