Movies

October 18, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

You want something you haven’t seen before? Here it is.

Canyon Theater at the Boulder Public Library will host talks and other programming during the 2027 Sundance Film Festival. (Provided by the Sundance Film Festival)

Sundance Film Festival passes on sale tomorrow, Oct. 15

October 14, 2026 at 1:11 p.m.

The lineup hasn't been announced yet, though, so purchasers have to take a leap of...

Matt Damon is Odysseus and Zendaya is Athena in "The Odyssey."

2027 Oscars power rankings: These are the top 10 best picture contenders right now

By Tribune News Service

October 12, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

It's not too soon to roll out a first set of Oscar power rankings for...

The Boulder Theater in downtown Boulder will serve as one of 11 screening venues for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival. The theater is receiving a new cinema sound system and screen ahead of the festival. (Sundance Film Festival/Courtesy photo)

Sundance passes go on sale next week. Here’s a local’s guide to getting in — and getting around.

October 16, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Passes for Sundance Film Fest's Boulder debut go on sale soon. Here’s what locals need...

Stanley Kuberick's prop, "Starchild," is part of the exhibition, "Kubricks 2001: 50 years A Space Odyssey."

Axe from ‘The Shining’ and other props from Stanley Kubrick’s archive up for auction

October 6, 2026 at 11:43 a.m.

The auction will take place in London in February and will be preceded by a...

The acclaimed dramedy/road-movie "Hot Water" played at the Crested Butte Film Festival this year, and will also be shown at the Denver Film Fest. (Provided by CBFF)

From horror to Westerns, a guide to Colorado’s upcoming film festivals — including Sundance’s Boulder debut

September 21, 2026 at 11:25 a.m.

Film festivals in Aspen, Ridgway, Greeley, Denver and Colorado Springs will lead up to the...

Brad Pitt poses with local kids, from left, Posey Vilece, Ford Smith and Owen Vilece in front of the Riverwalk Theater in Edwards on Monday. Pitt was in town promoting his new movie, 'Heart of the Beast.' (Courtesy Riverwalk Theater)

Brad Pitt visits Riverwalk Theater in Edwards

By The Vail Daily

September 16, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

If you were anywhere near Riverwalk Theater in Edwards on Monday afternoon, you may have...

The event features just two dining tables, each with six seats.
(Provided by Montgomery Knott)

Dinner meets a movie in these tiny, curated pairing events

By Ray Mark Rinaldi

September 14, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Monkey Town, produced by Montgomery Knott, returns to Denver at the FM Lounge.

Actor Sean Scrutchins talks to the audience at the Roe Green Theatre at the University of Colorado Boulder on May 4, 2026. The CU Boulder venues will be used to screen films at Sundance in January. Before Sundance arrives, Roe Green’s upgrades include new speakers, an immersive sound system, new seats and more. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Inside the venue upgrades transforming Boulder for Sundance Film Festival

September 14, 2026 at 9:32 a.m.

From brand-new seats with cupholders to top-of-the-line immersive sound systems, here are how some of...

Jovita Schiffer has been named Sundance Institute’s director of Colorado community outreach and government relations ahead of the film festival’s January 2027 debut in Boulder. (Sundance Institute/Courtesy photo)

Sundance names new Colorado outreach director ahead of Boulder festival

September 11, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

Jovita Schiffer joins Sundance from Boulder Valley School District,

Amy Redford, speaking at the Sundance Legacy Party on Jan. 28, 2026, in Park City, Utah. will visit Denver on Tuesday for the event “Mostly True Stories From the Sundance Film Festival.” (Photo by Fred Hayes/Getty Images for Kanopy (OverDrive, Inc.)

Amy Redford, fellow filmmaking icons to dish behind-the-scenes Sundance stories at Denver event

September 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Decades of memories, mishaps and odd moments from the Sundance's years in Utah will be...

International Film Series director Jason Phelps, pictured in the projection booth at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Muenzinger Auditorium on Aug. 21, Phelps, 42, has a film-studies degree from CU Boulder and lives in Westminster. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

At 85, Boulder’s oldest arthouse cinema is thriving — and newly refreshed

By Adam Perry

August 29, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

"it’s rewarding to be able to bring all these films to people, and to have...

Faithful dog Jasper and pilot Hig (Jacob Elordi) sit in a field at their abandoned Erie airstrip in director Ridley Scott's adaptation of "The Dog Stars." (Photo by Fabio Lovino, provided by 20th Century Studios)

Despite A-list cast, ‘The Dog Stars’ is no match for Peter Heller’s Colorado-set novel | Review

August 26, 2026 at 12:53 p.m.

The Ridley Scott-directed feature stars Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce.

A message on the marquee of the Boulder Theater announces that the Sundance Film Festival is coming to Boulder in 2027, as seen on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Sundance bringing all-star film fest event to University of Denver ahead of Colorado debut

By Katie Langford

August 20, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

Coloradans buzzing with anticipation for Boulder’s first time hosting the Sundance Film Festival can get a...

FILE – Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

From ‘Nashville’ to ‘Remember the Titans,’ Hayden Panettiere’s notable roles and where to watch

August 17, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

Hayden Panettiere, who died Sunday at 36, spent her life in front of the camera.

The marquee at the Boulder Theater welcomes the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Want to rent your home during Sundance? Airbnb offers $200 bonus to Boulder residents

By James Burky

August 13, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Property owners putting up new listings may be able to earn a $200 bonus from...

Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez, pictured at a community event at eTown in July, has provided more details about how the January festival is coming along. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Sundance Film Fest details begin to take shape, but ticket prices, transportation info still to come

July 29, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Sundance’s first Boulder festival will feature more competition categories, expanded public events and the return...

Colorado's two IMAX 70mm projectors -- one in Denver and the other in Colorado Springs -- experienced technical issues for the opening weekend of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." (David Templeton / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Problems with IMAX 70mm projectors frustrate Colorado moviegoers on ‘The Odyssey’ opening weekend

By Lauren Penington

July 21, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

“It sucks, especially with all the excitement around ("The Odyssey") and Denver having the opportunity...

Sundance Film Festival passes go on sale on Oct. 15. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Behind Sundance is an army of volunteers — from overseeing red carpets to shoveling snow. Here’s how to apply

By Olivia Doak

July 20, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

The rewards of becoming a Sundance volunteer are high, although the time commitment is significant.

Joan Crawford in "Mildred Pierce." (Warner Bros.)

This TV channel shows you movies: the good, the bad and the ugly

By Miguel Otárola

July 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Channel 26, or Movies!, is your free, local answer to Turner Classic Movies

“Peanuts” characters, including Snoopy, in a scene from the “Snoopy Unleashed.”

Charlie Brown’s longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV ‘Peanuts’ movie

June 24, 2026 at 12:03 p.m.

The movie explores friendship as Mia visits Charlie Brown.

New book explains why touring rock stars and celebs all stop at this Western wear store in Denver

By Sandra Dallas

June 8, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Rockmount Ranch Wear's Steve Weil looks for the real west in his latest, “Rockmount Legends"

Parts of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," starring Robert Redford, left, and Paul Newman, were filmed in Colorado. (Photo provided by 20th Century Fox)

These are Colorado’s top 150 movies. Where did your favorite land?

June 10, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

Curators combed more than 800 films made in Colorado, about Colorado, or by Coloradans past...

The national tour of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will visit Denver for the first time as part of DCPA's 2025-2026 Broadway season. (Matthew Murphy, provided by DCPA)

Harry Potter blitzes Denver with Broadway tour, 1,000-plus drones

June 24, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast...

The Mandolorian holds tiny green companion Grogu as they fly through the air in a scene from their self-titled Star Wars movie. (Disney/Lucasfilm)

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ takes its Star Wars fun seriously | Review

May 19, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Jon Favreau's first Star Wars movie turns his Disney+ "Mandolorian" series into a plot-light, standalone...

Dusk at the grandaddy of Colorado outdoor screenings, Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. (Provided by Denver Film)

Sundance Film hosting pre-festival summer screenings at Outside Days, other events

May 15, 2026 at 9:35 a.m.

The Sundance Film Festival is co-presenting movies at local events before its January 2027 festival...

DENVER CO - APRIL 10: Actress Pam Grier, who still lives in Colorado, at Voodoo Doughnuts, where a picture of her from the 1970s hangs on the wall, on April 10, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Pam Grier Cinema renamed from Alamo Drafthouse, a food truck carnival and more Denver things to do