You want to watch it.

By Dr. Skankenstein

I recently took my lady to the Mayan theater in Denver to see the Terry Gilliam jam "Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. It is quite a delightful movie with great imagery and one of Gilliam's more accessible plots. It also features a fantastic performance from Tom Waits. You want to watch this movie.

But as a small aside, don't bother seeing it at the Mayan. Cramped seating, small screen, and sub-par sound did not make me feel like 20 bucks was a reasonable price for my experience. I did notice that they do have a bar and espresso options, so perhaps that's a mitigating factor for people who demand booze/caffiene with their movies. This all being said, it is one of 4 theaters in the Denver area playing the film. It is also has more showtimes than everyone else. The Mayan also routinely brings indie films and alternate programming to the Denver area. But for a movie like "Imaginarium", you deserve to see it with surroundings and technology that match its stunning visuals.

Watch the trailer here.

Denver's Ready for Electric Cars

By Dave

Grist has a cool story on the infrastructure needed for electric cars and says Denver and Boulder are already leaders on this front:

One such city, Denver, has already begun this work.

As one of several partner cities on Project Get Ready—a Rocky Mountain Institute initiative that convenes city leaders and plug-in champions nationwide—Denver has assembled working groups to facilitate the move to electrified cars. By targeting concerns and perceived inconveniences related to the electric vehicle, these groups may achieve more than any car commercial, marketing campaign, or glitzy cocktail party could ever hope for.

The City and County of Denver has selected nearly 100 sites around the city at which public charging units could be installed. This will offer the public the first tangible look at how electric cars will operate in the city while assuaging fears over their driving ranges.

Woo-hoo! Way to go Colorado!

H/T Planetizen