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 Jen Julia, director of Telluride's Sheridan Arts Foundation's Young People's Theatre is one twisted sister– and that's a good thing. Generally speaking, when it comes to adapting chestnuts for her actors, Jen goes her own way. This time, she is following the crowd. Sort of...

Take Disney's latest (the 50th) animation,"Tangled," the story of Rapunzel, about an exiled princess who has never been to a hairdresser. In this version, the girl has been shut up in a castle by the evilest of evil stepmoms in the Disney pantheon, Mother Gothel, because her golden hair has the power to heal wounds, cure disease and reverse the aging process. (Hmm, hair as Botox.) Throw Pixar's bravura effects into the mix and voila, everything old is brand spanking new.

02 December, 2010 /

The Nugget Theatre in beautiful downtown Telluride will be showing "Due Date" and "Unstoppable" as the two movies for the week of December 3-9, 2010.

"Due Date" (rated R) pairs an unlikely duo, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis ( the doofus brother in "Hangover") in an improbable cross-country road trip so Downey's character can be there for the C-section birth of his child. As in "Hangover" there is plenty of teen-boy humour of the low sort.

Denzel Washington has another impossible task in "Unstoppable" (PG13)- this time he must stop a runaway train. What's your bet?

See below for showtimes and the Nugget website for more information.

01 December, 2010 /

Snapshot 2010-11-28 12-19-01 Telluride’s all-women rock and roll band, The 525s, are taking the stage at the Last Dollar Saloon on Noel Nite, Wednesday, December 1, starting at 10 p.m. Telluride audiences last saw the band in April at the KOTO Street Dance, when The 525s had six members. Since then, the group has slimmed down to a lean, mean quartet.

“We found ourselves getting drawn in too many directions, musically,” said guitarist and songwriter Suzanne Cheavens. “Pulling back to just guitar, drums, bass and vocals helped us define our sound. We’re really excited. We love the dynamic and have had a lot of fun working up our new songs.”

Originally called MachSchau and a graduate of Mark Galbo’s Rock and Roll Academy’s short-lived but fruitful Ladies Rock program, The 525s have been a working band for a little over two years. The four core members of the group, Cheavens, singer Baerbel Hacke, bassist Cindy Eckman and drummer Molly Papier – all Lawson Hill residents – rehearse in Hacke’s basement studio.

30 November, 2010 /

Ski The Himalayas, a film chronicling three climbers' 2009 and 2010 attempts at climbing and skiing 23,390' Baruntse is now available on Dish Network Pay per View in HD and SD today through April 14,  2011.  In the 90-minute documentary, ski mountaineers Ben Clark,...

27 November, 2010 /
[click "Play" to listen to Peter Decker's conversaton with Susan]

 

Savingthewest Saturday, November 27, 6 – 8 p.m, Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library and Between the Covers bookstore co-host a triple header: authors Peter Decker, Corinne Platt, and SarahLee Lawrence, each with a unique spin on the American West. The readings take place in the Program Room of the Library, followed by a meet-and-greet book signing.

In the comedy hit "City Slickers" about cowboys and mid-life crises, three disillusioned suits decide to participate in a cattle drive from New Mexico to Colorado in order to "find themselves." All's well that ends well: the guys go home. What happens if they had chosen to stay is more or less Decker's tale of woe –  or whoa.

In "Saving the West," Decker revisits the theme of his non-fiction biography of Ouray County, "Old Fences, New Neighbors": the cultural clash between the all-hat-no-cattle urban ranchers and old-time "dirt-bags." (So named by the interlopers.)

26 November, 2010 /

Megamind_smallfinal Thegirlwhokickedthehornetsnest_smallposter Telluride's Nugget Theatre holds over "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" (rated R) this week. Lisbeth Salander is back in the series by Stieg Larsson.

The early movie all week is "Megamind" (rated PG), an animated feature starring a brilliant failure of an arch villain. When he defeats his super-hero nemesis, chaos reigns.

For movietimes, see below. For reviews and trailers, see the Nugget website.

24 November, 2010 /
[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Erika Gordon]

 

Fly.away The Telluride Film Festival's Sunday at The Palm series continues this weekend with Carroll Ballard's ("The Black Stallion," "Never Cry Wolf') family classic "Fly Away Home" (1996).

"Fly Away Home" is based on the true story of William Lishman's and Joseph Duff's experiments on migrating birds. The pair provided real-life "imprinted" birds for the making of the film, as well as the aircraft, although release of "Fly Away Home" was delayed after a young girl, her father and flight instructor were killed at the controls of a similar small plane that crashed amid a highly publicized transcontinental flight attempt.

23 November, 2010 /

TGFA Twenty-five years ago in Telluride, development was in full swing and funk was becoming fashion when Will and Hilary Thompson opened Telluride Gallery of Fine Art at 130 East Colorado, Main Street. Will declared his mission from the get-go "We are in business to showcase the best art out there."

No qualifiers. Not the best art "for a small town," just the best. Period. At times that has come down to showing art for art's sake, for fun, not for profit, but the Thompsons did not seem to care. They were and are in it for the long haul. The response from the greater Telluride community has been overwhelming: many returning to town from off season breaks make the Gallery their first stop in town, just to check in with gallery director Baerbel Hacke and the other familiar faces on the staff to find out what's shaking.

22 November, 2010 /

Unknown This post is deeply personal: The award-winnning contemporary painter Riva Sweetrocket is Telluride Inside... and Out's dearly beloved Denver neighbor. She is also an artist in the stable of the Plus+ Gallery, the Mile High City's outpost (at 2501 Larimer) for uncommonly talented artists with something to say, though they usually don't say it in common vernacular. Riva is currently the featured artist at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

A retrospective of Riva Sweetrocket's bold and beguiling pastels, "Riva Sweetrocket: Extra Ordinary," is  on display at Gates Garden Court Gallery through January 23, 2011, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

21 November, 2010 /

Awareness into Action: Galamsey     Telluride locals David Byars and Jenny Jacobi left last year's Mountainfilm with the same inspiration and desire to do good that many take away from Telluride's film and philanthropy festival. Not wanting to lose this feeling, they began a serious...

20 November, 2010 /