Author: Todd Wallinger

MISS NAVAJOWhen: 6:00pm and 8:00pm, Thursday, August 12Where: Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.Admission: FREE This 2007 Sundance selection provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at this long-running competition. Not only must contestants exhibit poise and grace, but they must also answer difficult question in Navajo and demonstrate proficiency in traditional skills such as fry-bread…

Just in time for the post-All Star break pennant rush comes this funny yet poignant coming-of-age film about a college student who refuses to give up his dream of playing for his school’s baseball team despite a painfully distinct lack of talent. The film premiered at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and stars Steve Zahn…

DIVE! LIVING OFF AMERICA’S WASTEWhen: Wednesday, July 14 and Thursday, July 15, 6:00pm and 8:00pmWhere: Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.Admission: FREE We all know millions of punds of perfectly good food get trashed each year by America’s restaurants and grocery stores. So why doesn’t someone do something about it? Well, in this 2010…

The wildly popular Colorado Short Circuit returns tomorrow night with an all new selection of short films from Colorado and around the world. And best of all, it’s free.  Here are the films that will entertain us this time around:   Uncle Jack Colorado Jamin Wamins  A hilarious thriller about a hapless fugitive by Denver’s own Jamin Winans. A…

Yearning to strap on the old chain mail again? Or wriggle into that long-neglected bodice? You’re in luck. The Colorado Renaissance Festival is back, and for seven more weekends there’s at least one place in the state where you can brandish a broadsword without getting arrested. Even if you don’t own any metal accoutrements, the…

FORGET ME NOTWhen: Wednesday, June 16, 7:00pmWhere: Lon Chaney Theatre, 221 E. Kiowa St.Admission: $5.00 for students, $6.00 for non-students IFSOC continues its popular summer series with “Forget Me Not,” a moving, modern-day love story set against a stunning London backdrop. Taking place over one night and the following day, the story centers on a…

BURNING IN THE SUNWhen: Thursday, June 10, 6pm and 8:15pmWhere: Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.Admission: FREE This documentary tells the story of Daniel Dembele, a Malian entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to making and installing solar panels in homes, businesses and schools across his impoverished homeland–and trying to make…

WINDRIDER FILM FORUM: CONVERSATIONS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF FAITH AND FILMWhen: Thursday, June 17 through Saturday, June 19, 7pm each nightWhere: Armstrong Theatre inside Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St.Admission: $5 for students, $10 for non-students, tickets available at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave. The Windrider Film Forum is…

The life of a college student is busy enough, what with essays to write, exams to study for, jobs to juggle. But that’s nothing for Sarah R. Lotfi, a senior at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She’s also writing, directing and producing her first feature film. Of course, that’s all in a day’s…

Short films have become all the rage in Hollywood of late. With the phenomenal success of “District 9,” last year’s riveting science fiction thriller based on the short film “Alive in Joburg,” producers and other filmmaking types have frenziedly searched YouTube and other video sites for the next big thing in shorts. Here’s one. A…