Entertainment
Delightful con artists
Sean-Pierre Jeunet hasn’t directed many films, but they’ve all been terrific, distinctive and stylish. Two you’ll hopefully have enjoyed already are The City of Lost Children and the weird Amélie. With Micmacs (original title Micmacs à tire-larigot) Jeunet moves ...
Grown up but not good
Grown Ups is a sure thing — a film you think you’ve seen before, and probably saw somewhere a second time, so why not another? Actors, particularly stage actors in longrunning plays, strive for “the illusion of the first time.” High-concept comedies like Grown Ups ...
Classical culture
Music festivals are springing up all around Colorado this time of year like columbines blooming along mountain hiking trails, from classical music in Aspen and Breckenridge to opera in Central City to bluegrass in Telluride and Lyons. The Colorado Music Festival, ...
Taming of the bard
When you’re putting on a production of a classic play — already performed thousands of times — by a canonical playwright like Shakespeare, the devil’s in the details of the adaptation. For this summer’s production of King Lear by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (...
Charles Bukowski uncovered
Absence of the Hero, Vol. 2, the latest book of uncollected Charles Bukowski writings, begins with “The Reason Behind Reason,” a poignant tale of a professional baseball player who has somewhat of a psychotic break while playing the outfield. In the middle of a game...
Some parents not ashamed to admit they like tween TV shows
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Like any good parent, Karen Moss...
On CD and TV, the Roots stay in a good groove
NEW YORK — It's lunchtime at Studio 6-B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, but the Roots are not ready to take a break...
‘Eclipse’ breaks ‘New Moon’ record for midnight ticket sales with more...
LOS ANGELES — Hard-core "Twilight" fans have set another box office record...
Larry King announces he’s leaving ‘daily grind’ of his CNN talk...
LOS ANGELES — Larry King was flying back to Los Angeles after interviewing basketball superstar LeBron James at his home in Akron, Ohio, earlier this month when it hit him...
Sarah McLachlan’s revived Lilith faces a tough marketplace
VANCOUVER, Canada — Warm sunlight streamed through the windows onto the gently stained wood floors of Sarah McLachlan's West Vancouver home on a recent Thursday morning. The lady of the house was in her kitchen, making truffles...
