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Public outcry over perceived immorality in Hollywood and the movies, as well as the growing number of city and state censorship boards, led movie studios to fear that federal regulations were not far off. This lecture looks closely at how censorship impacted the film industry from the 1920s-1960s. Speaker: Vincent Piturro, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English.... Read More
In this classic film noir, insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and living off the fraudulent accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson's daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance.... Read More
Taught by Tiel Louise Lundy, Instructor of Film Studies, CU Boulder Hollywood has always influenced mainstream fashion. Relying on an extensive survey of sources from the 1930s and 40s, this lecture reveals how the industries played a profound part in shaping attitudes about the aesthetics of the female body. In the 1940s, film studios introduced.... Read More
Part of To All A Good Night! our special Christmas programming all month long at the Sie FilmCenter! Our Showtune Sing-Along is not just an opportunity to see a classic movie on the big screen in “Magnificent Technicolor and Glorious Cinemascope”, it’s a major audience participation event! This is a moment for our patrons to.... Read More
Before the film join Denver Film in Henderson's Lounge for an Ugly Sweater Party! Complete with egg nog, Christmas music, white elephant gifts and more!! As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make.... Read More
Join the Tattered Cover Book Store, UCD's College of Arts & Media, KUNC 91.5, and the Sie FilmCenter (in the Lowenstein CulturePlex, next door to the Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue) for an exploration of the world of classic movies, hosted by film critic Howie Movshovitz. All programs begin at 1:00 pm. Tickets are $1.00, and.... Read More
One Screening Only! Saturday, November 18 at 1pm Director Angus Jackson completes the RSC collection of Shakespeare’s epic Roman titles. A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanustransports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome. Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His.... Read More
FREE Community screening Thursday, November 16th at 7:15pm Presented by Cinema Q, The Center, The Gender Identity Center, One Colorado, TransAction/It Takes A Village Who killed Marsha P. Johnson? When the beloved, self-described “street queen” of NY’s Christopher Street was found floating in the Hudson River in 1992, the NYPD called her death a suicide..... Read More
Experience LIVE drag and comedy OVER a bad movie! Hosted by 2017 Ultimate Queen Winner Evelyn Evermoore with special guests Jessica L'Whor and Her? ! The Sie FilmCenter's newest cinematic incarnation stars plucky drag hostess Evelyn Evermoore as she and two of her best Judys brighten up a bad movie - in this case, Ed.... Read More
Shot outside of Pittsburgh at a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood feature by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films.... Read More
