When my parents were young marrieds, they saw “Psycho.” My mother liked — still likes — buzzy films from talented directors, and it was revolutionary. Movies in 1960 didn’t just dispose of their main characters in the first 47 minutes. The now-iconic moody, brutal shower scene takes only 45 seconds, with 78 camera angles and […]
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Aspen Film’s Filmfest returns in reignited collaboration with Crystal Theatre
running through Sunday, Oct. 4, Aspen Film’s Filmfest will be in full swing for its 47th year. In addition to the plethora of full-length feature films showing at the Isis Theatre, on Oct. 4, audiences can also anticipate Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre to screen two Filmfest selections, both of which highlight deeply human stories, according to […]
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“King of Hearts” (1966) review:‘Wrong town. Inhabitants odd.’
Age-Friendly Carbondale will screen “King of Hearts” at the Crystal Theatre as a fundraiser on June 27 at 3pm. Discounted tickets are available for seniors. Find details at crystaltheatrecarbondale.com “Le Roi de cœur” — “King of Hearts” — is a 1966 Anglo-French comedy-drama directed by Philippe de Broca. Set during the final days of World […]
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Wild Flight to see ‘full circle’ performance at Crystal Theatre
Starting at 7pm on June 18, local music group Wild Flight will be performing a showcase of their original works at The Crystal Theatre in Carbondale. After coming off the high of performing with country artist Hugh Phillips at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House for the Roaring Fork Rising series, band creators Emily Jurick and Eric […]
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Your chance to see ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
Three musicians sit in a garden, faces solemn because they are being filmed and are explaining how their drummers keep mysteriously dying. One drummer expired in “a bizarre gardening accident,” and that’s all that is said. Of the subsequent drummer, as Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) says, with some delicacy, “The official explanation was, he choked […]
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Crystal Theatre: Mending our social fabric
“Are you crying?” My friend was sniffling and wiping his glasses. The penguin in the biographical film, “The Penguin Lessons,” had just died. As the lights at the Crystal Theatre came up, I saw some of the crustiest old characters in Carbondale also wiping their eyes. This is a good thing, I thought. This is […]
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JC Food Truck and Crystal Theatre to hold a whistling contest
Trino Camacho has never run a whistling contest before. He’s never even been to one. “First time,” he says. His motivation is both simple and resonant. “People just like to whistle,” he says from his perch in the JC Food Truck, parked off Highway 133 in Carbondale. “It’s universal. Everyone can whistle. You don’t have […]
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Finding that spark at the Crystal
Apparently, everyone looking for love is tired of the apps, because the No Swipe Social interactive dating game, hosted at the Crystal Theatre on Feb. 12, completely sold out. Fresh suitors and contestants rotated for four rounds, culminating in a winning pair at the end of the night. From fun lines of questioning to riotous […]
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Will Call: Movie Business 101
As the Crystal Theatre suddenly finds itself the only cinema between Rifle and Aspen, it seems like a good time to publicly address a question I’ve heard almost daily since we went nonprofit last September. Why don’t we show more new movies? Exactly what someone means by that varies a bit, but the answer almost […]
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Sharing awws and laughs at the Crystal Theatre
The Crystal Theatre Alliance has been busy rolling films for audiences in Carbondale ever since taking over from the esteemed Ezra family last year and converting the beloved single-screen cinema to a nonprofit. The theater isn’t just inviting movie-goers, however, but is hosting various forms of live entertainment. Two such chances are on deck: the […]