Entertainment
Conan vs. Leno
While former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien is moving on with his career by embracing Twitter and headlining a hit comedy tour that visits Boulder on Sunday, David Letterman isn’t finished talking about O’Brien’s well-publicized feud with Jay Leno and NBC...
Conned by a film
The brilliantly untrustworthy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop reminds us that a film can start out in one direction and then change course so radically, it becomes an act of provocation unto itself. It’s billed as the first feature by the shadowy British ...
One-two punch
A nerve-racking noir from Australia, The Square is accompanied by a nine-minute curtain-raiser, a short film called “Spider,” from the same director, Nash Edgerton. The less you know about “Spider” the better. I’ll say this much: There may be no more effective sucker...
Inspired by Boulder’s past, Otis Taylor digs into his own
Brant Turney drove his shovel into the soil on a property in west Boulder a couple of years ago, working a landscaping project for the property owner, when the business end of the blade hit something that wasn’t supposed to be there. Or, wasn’t supposed to be found...
Greg Laswell takes a bow
It is nice to know that Greg Laswell has a sense of humor. When asked how his latest album, Take a Bow, compares to his previous albums, he deadpans, “I use different song titles and lyrics and melodies...
For second CD, Mute Math had to restart from scratch
As Mute Math began touring in support of its latest CD, Armistice, the band faced a familiar challenge — how to rework the new songs so the four-piece band can play them live...
Mason Reed falls prey to his own pretension
The most on-target aspect of hippie-blues rocker Mason Reed’s latest EP, You Can’t Come Back From Heaven, is the CD packaging. The cover features a slightly dazed Reed looking resolutely through his aviators and out the windshield of a blurry automobile. Sun-...
Mickey Rourke put steely determination into preparing to play ‘Iron Man...
When Mickey Rourke talks about the...
Producer: Lindsay Lohan will star in movie about porn’s Linda Lovelace
LOS ANGELES — The Internet has been abuzz with the rumor that Lindsay Lohan, amid all her trouble, has landed her next acting gig, playing '70's porn star Linda Lovelace in the independent period drama "Inferno...
Despite speculation, Corey Haim’s death wasn’t drug-related, coroner rules
LOS ANGELES — Despite speculation that actor Corey Haim...
‘Chuck’ fans hit the street to get more people to tune...
LOS ANGELES — Have you been approached by a mob of people with video cameras, laptops and footage from NBC's "Chuck...
B.o.B., Lupe Fiasco rock Denver’s Ogden Theater
The Laser Tour Denver show sold out about three weeks ago. With a tour that features B.o.B. who has the No. 1 hit in the country with “Nothin’ On You,” and headliner Lupe Fiasco who has two superb albums under his belt, the question comes to mind, who really sold out...
