AltWeeklies Wire
Denver's Channel 2 Drops the Deucenew
Is it possible that Channel 2 president and general manager Dennis Leonard wasn't familiar with the other meaning of "deuce" when he authorized the station's name change? Hardly. Asked if he knew the dirtier designation, Leonard affects a comically exaggerated surfer's voice as he declares, "It's the shit, dude!"
Digital TV Conversion Will Leave Some Coloradans in the Darknew
Because of the impending transition from analog to digital broadcasting, some television sets will go dark on February 17, and unless they pay a satellite provider, they'll stay that way.
American Gladiator Auditions the Best of the Worstnew
If your wife can kick your ass, you might be an American Gladiator.
'Once' Wasn't Enough for Marketa Irglova & Glen Hansardnew
Not long ago, Dublin's Glen Hansard was a little-known quantity in the entertainment industry. Now, however, everything's changed thanks to Hansard's co-starring role in director John Carney's Once, 2007's most unexpected, and well-deserved, independent-film success story.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
Dave TV!new
Dave Navarro's chat show is part of a new ManiaTV! strategy to let the pros, not the people, program the site.
Tags: TV
Digitizing Theater Adsnew
National CineMedia is the future of movie-theater advertising -- and probably the future of movie theaters, period.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Shrinksnew
Augusten Burroughs' memoir of a messed-up childhood hits the big screen.
Tags: Running With Scissors, Ryan Murphy
Diamond in the Roughnew
Steve Martin's Pink Panther piddles on its predecessor.
Tags: Shawn Levy, The Pink Panther
Unlocking the Underworldnew
Marebito's hero takes a vampire home -- which isn't the best idea.
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Marebito
Shaftednew
This riveting film brings the stories of four workers struggling to make ends meet to the big screen.
Tags: Roger Weisberg, Waging a Living
Holy Bankrollernew
Pious Phil Anschutz has more than money at stake in the $150 million production of C.S. Lewis's beloved Christian allegory.
Westword |
Bill Gallo |
12-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sins of the Fathernew
The man looking for his missing 6-year-old daughter in this deeply moving film is the kind of pariah most urban dwellers will do anything to avoid.
Drift Woodnew
The latest film aspiring to skewer the cruelties of high-school life commits a fatal error: It forgets to side with the students.
