Festivals

[caption id="attachment_14992" align="alignright" width="300"] Three cheers for Telluride Bluegrass Festival[/caption] Editor's note: This is no trick. Definitely a treat. Happy Halloween and on your mark. Discount 4-day passes to the 40th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 20- June 23, 2013) for San Miguel County residents go onsale...

Mountainfilm in Telluride began as a homespun gathering of outdoor enthusiasts 34+ years ago has evolved into a colorful tapestry of talks, exhibits, music and films. And along the way Mountainfim  grew legs, good news for Telluride because there could be no better ambassador for...

[caption id="attachment_23788" align="alignleft" width="95"] This year's Telluride Horror Show poster.[/caption] A lot of people, even self-proclaimed film buffs, turn up their noses at the mention of horror movies. But their cinematic snobbery doesn’t apply to things like film noir, Alfred Hitchcock’s dark, taut suspense or Quentin...

Bal de Maison features Little Hurricane to warm up Blues & Brews crowd for super cool weekend [caption id="attachment_23045" align="alignright" width="200"] "C.C." and "Tone" of Little Hurricane[/caption] Hurricane season is not quite over. At least not in the Telluride region. The 19th annual Telluride Blues & Brews Fest...

Sunset Blues Concert in Mountain Village Features MarchFourth Marching Band [caption id="attachment_23025" align="alignright" width="300"] March Fourth Marching Band[/caption] The 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival announces the Sunset Blues Concert in Mountain Village, Thursday, September 13, 2012., 5 p.m.  The event features the MarchFourth Marching Band...

Editor's note: Only a limited number of 3-Day passes available for the 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Saturday Single Day tickets are completely sold out, with a limited number of Friday and Sunday Tickets available for purchase. 3-Day passes are $170 each, Sunday tickets...

[caption id="attachment_22673" align="alignleft" width="300"] Part-time Telluride local Laura Linney and Bill Murray: "Hyde Park on Hudson"[/caption] In a digital, real-time world, surprise is an endangered species. So, go ahead and try. Surprise me. So far, no surprises at the RNC.  Same old pasteurized pap. It would surprise...

[caption id="attachment_22683" align="alignleft" width="300"] "Love, Marilyn"[/caption] The Telluride Film Festival, per Buck Henry, "Valhalla for film folk," is an equal opportunity venue, known for giving documentaries as much prominence as features. Ditto for special programs that often showcase films that don't quite make it by conventional...

[caption id="attachment_22689" align="alignleft" width="249"] Roger Corman wins an Oscar – and a TFF tribute[/caption] Every year since the event got off the ground in 1974, The Telluride Film Festival, known locally as The SHOW, pays tribute to artists whose contributions resonate throughout the medium and over...

[caption id="attachment_22516" align="alignright" width="225"] 39th annual Telluride Film festival poster, by Dave Eggers[/caption] "Nosferatu," (1922). "Dracula" (1931). "Cat People," (1942). "Horror of Dracula," (1958). "The Innocents," (1961). And more…. No, I have not let the cat out of the bag. Those are not the names of dark classics to be screened at...