Tag: movies
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Film festival will screen 150 Colorado-connected movies to celebrate state anniversary
Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Jane Fonda, Kevin Bacon, Jim Carrey and Christie Brinkley all have at least one thing in common: They have graced the streets, mountains and plains of Colorado while filming movies. To celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary and the nation’s 250th anniversary, the CO150 Film Festival this year will feature 150…
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Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts and ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend
After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of…
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Meet Ginger, Colorado Springs beaver turned Pixar film influencer
Ginger the beaver was robbed of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The geriatric rodent, who ironically harbored a tree allergy, died at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2022 at nearly 14 years of age, but not before serving as inspiration for Pixar’s animated sci-fi comedy “Hoppers.” In the film, college student Mabel…
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Back on the big screen: Catch ‘Sinners,’ ‘F1’ and other Oscar-nominated films at Cinemark this week
The red carpet isn’t the only place to catch this year’s Oscar buzz. Before Hollywood crowns its winners, Cinemark is bringing the celebration to the big screen nationwide. Starting Monday and continuing for a week, movie lovers can experience this year’s most acclaimed films again in Cinemark auditoriums. Presented as part of the annual Oscars…
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Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star, dies at 71
Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades. His brother told Deadline that Carradine died by suicide. “We want people to know it,…
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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95
LOS ANGELES — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from…
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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…