1969 Hendrix telegram: Can Paul come to play? Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970. More
Randy Jackson leaving 'American Idol' Jackson out. Randy Jackson, the lone original "American Idol" judge, says he won't be returning to the Fox talent competition. "To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on `American Idol,' I have decided to leave after this season," Jackson said in a statement Thursday. More
Bieber bumped in onstage scuffle in Dubai Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert in Dubai. Mobile phone video popped up across the Web on Monday showing a male fan rushing toward the 19-year-old performer, who was sitting at a piano on the edge of the stage. More
Denver comic Adam Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed 2018 book, “Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir,” has been adapted into a movie that will feature some recognizable Hollywood stars.
The announcement, first reported by Deadline, named actor and filmmaker Jay Duplass (“Search Party”) as director. He’s helming the production that’s already started shooting in Atlanta.
“Gathering Mist,” by Margaret Mizushima (Crooked Lane)
Gathering Mist, by Margaret Mizushima, Crooked Lane Books
Deputy Mattie Wray and her K-9 partner, Robo, generally solve mysteries in her small Colorado mountain town. But in “Gathering Mist,” Mattie and Robo are called to Washington state to find the missing daughter of a celebrity, just a week before Mattie’s wedding.
The search turns sinister after one of the rescue dogs is poisoned. Then Mattie discovers the missing girl isn’t the only child who has disappeared in the area.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
In Denver Art Museum’s “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak,” one gets the sense of the author and illustrator as a whole person, from an oft-bedridden childhood gazing out his Brooklyn window to his global success and forays into stage and screen.
That’s worth noting, since some exhibits promise a peek inside an artist’s brain, but just as often fail to provide a thoughtful push-back on the decades of myth-making that made them a household name.
“Wild Things” resists tropes and plays with audience expectations while still offering the blockbuster imagery promised in the title.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?