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For Sheer Carnage, Saw Shreds the Competition

Westword | November 1, 2004

In case it isn't already abundantly clear, this is not a casual date movie. Many will decry it as excessive or sadistic; cultural conservatives will most certainly deem it abhorrent. This is a movie for those who think Natural Born Killers wasn't sufficiently bloodthirsty.

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Tags: James Wan, Saw

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Unlocking the Underworldnew

Marebito's hero takes a vampire home -- which isn't the best idea.

Westword | Luke Y. Thompson | 01-31-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Marebito

Shell Shocknew

Innocence isn't a movie for animé neophytes. Embodying the best and worst stereotypes of the genre, it's amazingly beautiful to look at and often utterly incomprehensible.

Westword | Luke Y. Thompson | 09-22-2004 | Reviews

Tags: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mamoru Oshii, Akio Otsuka, film-noir mystery, Koichi Yamadera, Masamune Shirow, Naoto Takenaka and Atsuko Tanaka

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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!"

Westword | Michael Roberts | 03-23-2009 | Movies

Tags: Denver, Channel 2, Dennis Leonard

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.

Westword | Michael Roberts | 01-26-2009 | TV

Tags: Colorado, Various, television, digital conversion

American Gladiator Auditions the Best of the Worstnew

If your wife can kick your ass, you might be an American Gladiator.

Westword | Adam Cayton-Holland | 02-12-2008 | TV

Tags: TV, NBC, American Gladiators

'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.

Westword | Michael Roberts | 08-27-2007 | TV

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