Tag: movies
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Longtime festivalgoers say the final Sundance in Utah may also be their last
PARK CITY, Utah — Attendees at this year’s Sundance Film Festival could not stand in line, step onto a shuttle bus or walk into a lounge without hearing one common question: “Will you go to the festival when it moves to Boulder?” Butch Ward has been a Sundance regular since the early ’90s, but like…
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Pikes Pick: George Clooney shines in Netflix’s ‘Jay Kelly’
George Clooney at his best? That’s what they’re saying about “Jay Kelly,” which follows a movie star on a winding, reflective trip around Europe. A man can love himself and hate himself, can have everything and nothing all at once, and Clooney deftly captures the paradox. Streaming on Netflix. — Seth Boster
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Pikes Pick: ‘The Housemaid’ turns charming into unsettling
Want a movie that holds your attention while you hold onto the edge of your seat? “The Housemaid,” a psychological thriller featuring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney, follows a woman who takes a job in a seemingly perfect household. It doesn’t take long before she finds out the dark truth behind her employer’s polished smiles.…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ will keep you guessing
If you’ve watched the other two “Knives Out” movies on Netflix, you know what to expect with the third: the unexpected. It’s another murder mystery with compelling characters, settings and twists. “Wake Up Dead Man” is unexpected in other ways. Here’s a timely, funny and heartfelt tale about bigger mysteries, including our faith. — Seth…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Train Dreams’ inspires deep reflections
The West is industrializing around the turn of the century, and a quiet logger does his part while starting a family and contemplating nature, change and his place in the fast, modernizing world. It’s the simple premise of a poignant movie that inspires our own reflections on life, loss and unrelenting time. “Train Dreams” is…
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8 reasons why ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie
Editors note: This story was originally published in December of 2019. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also one of the most contentious as a long-running and heated debate takes place yet again around the holidays. It’s a question everyone wants to know the answer to but can’t seem to agree on.…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Oct. 16: ‘After the Hunt’ opens
OPENING “After the Hunt” — (Drama, R, 139 minutes). After a star pupil makes an accusation against one of her colleagues, a college professor worries that a dark secret from her past may come to light. “Black Phone 2” — (Horror, R, 114 minutes). While Finn is still struggling with life four years after he…
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Spanish club Valencia files lawsuit against Netflix over Vinícius Júnior documentary
Spanish club Valencia has filed a lawsuit against Netflix claiming falsehoods in a documentary about Brazil player Vinícius Júnior
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Tom Arnold’s ‘My Crazy X-Wife’ comedy tour swings through Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Arnold remembers his father as a serious man who rarely laughed. “The only time we ever heard him laugh — I mean, like, belly laugh — was when there was a Bob Hope special on,” Arnold said. “I thought, ‘Whatever that Bob Hope guy…
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Harry Potter marathon is on at Colorado Springs theater
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A return to fall means a return to Hogwarts. Accordingly, Roadhouse Cinemas (3030 N. Nevada Ave.) is screening all eight Harry Potter movies over the next eight weeks, complete with festive decor and themed food…