4:24 pm, Nov 5, 2012
Call Me Kuchu, an intimate look at the struggle for gay rights in Uganda, is hauntingly reminiscent of the civil rights movement of 1960s America. The main characters are from both sides of the political fence: activists who risk their lives to be heard and treated equally, and anti-gay politicians and religious leaders who seek to quash any...
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2:00 pm, Nov 2, 2012
Bicycles can provide both freedom and second chances: kids pedaling away from home in their first burst of independence; former professional cyclist Bob Roll riding two wheels out of a toxic city lifestyle; and Rwandans using bikes as vehicles to escape genocide. Rising from Ashes (watch the trailer) follows five cyclists who...
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1:44 pm, Nov 1, 2012
Love, sex, and longing are at the center of the feature-length 28 Hotel Rooms (watch the trailer). In town for a wedding, a novelist (Chris Messina) and an accountant (Marin Ireland) meet and have a one-night stand. Months later, they run into each other again and have another tryst...which leads to another and another until they're a couple—well...
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4:02 pm, Oct 30, 2012
Starz Denver Film Festival celebrates its 35th birthday this year, and aside from screening 250 films, the Denver Film Society (DFS) has planned plenty of events to keep you entertained. The festival runs from November 1–11. The highlights:1) The VIP Opening Night Package ($99-$109 per person) gets you a $50 gift certificate to any...
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9:55 am, Oct 30, 2012
The holiday season is approaching fast, and it's time to start thinking about presents and sprucing up your place for visitors. Here are some new Colorado-related titles that will make great gifts and coffee table books (your guests will need something to do while the turkey roasts). Local Heroes: Portraits of American Volunteer Firefighters...
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11:05 am, Oct 26, 2012
In our November issue, we introduced you to Boulder photographer James Balog, founder of the Extreme Ice Survey and the guy behind the stunning time-lapse imagery—as in, you can finally see a glacier move—in the groundbreaking documentary Chasing Ice. Meet the man behind the film. 5280: We’ve heard you were a skeptic about climate change before...
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1:00 pm, Oct 22, 2012
If you're looking for a midweek pick-me-up, check out the event being held Wednesday night at the Bug Theatre. Onstage beginning at 8 p.m. will be Davy and Peter Rothbart, putting on a mashed-up performance that's part book reading, part concert, and all celebration.It's the latest stop in a 75-plus-city tour to mark the 10th anniversary of...
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3:55 pm, Oct 19, 2012
If you're looking for a classic Broadway experience in downtown Denver, Memphis has it all: A multiple Tony-winning musical with catchy tunes, belt-it-out vocals, complex choreography, and impeccable costume design. The two-and-a-half hour production explores the history-making transition from R&B to rock ‘n roll, and dives into some of that...
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11:41 am, Oct 19, 2012
Collaboration is the key to many a successful cultural venture. We've seen it work locally in everything from Carry On by Ballet Nouveau Colorado (BNC) and Paper Bird to Denver Restaurant Week. And group effort is at the heart of A Journey of the Human Spirit, a dance meets song meets opera production coming in January.Five of Colorado's top arts...
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2:05 pm, Oct 12, 2012
Remember those ball pits that were oh-so-fun to play in as a kid? Well, the Children's Museum of Denver took that idea, added a dose of science, and came up with a crazy-cool exhibit called Kinetics!.Toddlers and adolescents—the museum's target demographic is newborn to eight year olds—can explore the laws of motion in a lab rat-esque space....
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4:53 pm, Oct 5, 2012
Funnyman actor Kevin James (of Grownups and King of Queens) and UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten are in the Mile High City to promote their new film, Here Comes the Boom. When a Boston school administration threatens to cut the music program in a desperate attempt to make budget, a has-been teacher-of-the-year volunteers to raise the money to...
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9:30 am, Oct 2, 2012
Ten little pairs of feet pitter-patter to the stage and fidget with anticipation. As the first note of music sounds, the feet take off and carry the dancers around the room in a flurry of leaps and twirls. Weeks of practice have culminated in pliés, tiptoes, and turns, but these movements only tell part of the story.The dancers are a part of the...
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7:40 pm, Sep 28, 2012
Meet Staci Unrau, a precocious six-year-old who spends her time playing on a swing set, rearranging her books, and—of course—taking dance classes. But as a child with Down syndrome, a chromosomal condition that causes physical and mental developmental delays, Unrau’s ballet lessons are all the more important: These classes combine learning pliés...
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12:29 pm, Sep 28, 2012
Orange and black cloths drape the tables and shelves at the Denver Halloween Trunk Show. One cabinet, almost bursting with items, contains the gamut of Halloween characters: black cats with candy-covered bellies, bats with wire wings, and skeletons wearing hats and tuxedos. For nearly a decade, Denver artist Johanna Parker (pictured, left; read...
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11:41 am, Sep 21, 2012
5280.com Exclusive: We had a few more costume ideas for well-known Denverites. Have suggestions of your own? Leave them in the comments below.Elvis Dumervil as a policemanKim Day as Mesteño (DIA's blue mustang)Jim Tracy as Clint Hurdle
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