"Badlands," Otero County

​ Once upon a time, lots of movies were filmed in Colorado. The first was an 1897 flick called Festival of Mountain and Plain. One of the last was a 2009 Eddie Murphy movie, Imagine That. In between, there were scores of hits and classics that showcased the state's scenic beauty. Now, with the help of lawmakers and Governor John Hickenlooper, film boosters are trying to recapture that previous glory. Read more in this week's cover story, "The Reel West."

Click for a slideshow of stills from movies at least partly filmed in Colorado.

And flip the page to watch "A History of Film in Colorado," an inspiring collection of clips put together by David Emrich at Postmodern Company, a production studio in Denver.

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Shin-il Kim, "Temporal Continuum: Intuitively Know Elan Vital Operate Emptiness," 2010.

​Where is art happening? Many of the most contemporary trends are coming from urban Asia -- Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul -- where technology wraps itself around ancient aesthetics with bold results. There are plenty of Korean artists riding that wave, and eight of them are featured in Keeping It Real: Korean Artists in the Age of Multimedia Representation, a stunning exploration of the East-West cultural explosion that opened last night at the CU Art Museum in Boulder.

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Javid Rezvani

From left to right, Edith Hulings, 22, Emily Westfall, 22, Gina Pierotti, 27, and Allison Haraminau, 30, were excited to be off on their different ways, knowing that they had each secured their tickets to see The Book of Mormon.

The online rush to buy tickets for The Book of Mormon nearly crashed the Denver Center for the Performing Arts servers and the show sold-out in five hours. But for those willing to brave the February cold, the wait for the highly anticipated show -- of which Denver is the first stop since showing on Broadway -- was worth it.

See the full Book of Mormon photo essay, shot on Sunday morning.

Jonathan Shikes

Don't turn your back on a bison.

​Bison look very docile when you see them from your car. Nine-month-old bison (who only weigh about 550 pounds or so) look cute, even cuddly -- that is, until one of them is racing around a corner at you at forty miles an hour. That's when you check the protective fence in front of you for the tenth time to make sure it is solid. Yesterday and today, the National Western Stock Show and the National Bison Association, which is based in Westminster, will welcome more than 120 of the shaggy beasts -- symbols of both America's greatness and its folly -- big ones, little ones and just plain ornery ones.

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​The main event of the week-long Ullr Fest in Breckenridge was at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, Thursday, January 12, 2012, when everyone in Breckenridge put on their horns for the annual Ullr Fest Parade, which started at the intersection of Main Street and Wellington Street. Ullr Fest continues through Saturday, January 14, 2012. Photos by Nathan Bilow. See the full Ullr Fest slide show.

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​For the third year running, burlesque queen Cora Vette (aka Reyna Von Vett) is hosting the Too Sexy for the Stock Show burlesque extravaganza to provide a counterbalance to all that good, clean, wholesome fun.

Photographer Emily Driskill brought back these photos from the January 11 show at Bar Standard. (There's a second show on Wednesday, January 18.) If you're feeling NSFW'y, scroll down for photos. Yeehaw!

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​If you're on a bike ride on the South Platte trail and you see the below wheat paste, what do you do? Naturally, you post that on reddit. Found by reddit user missjenviolin, it can be seen on the "South Platte trail near Mile High and Elitch's. There is a side street that goes under I-25 and this was on the pillar along with a bunch of other scripture."

The wheat paste is the now sort-of iconic image of Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow doing this religious kneeling gesture that TV cameras zoom in on like flies to honey. Next to the image is a sheet of paper plastered on the wall that reads: "Dear Lord. How many hail mary's [sic] can a Virgin throw? TEBOW 1:11"

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The Multi-Headed Goose, Circus Emporium Roadshow.

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There are circuses, and then there are circuses. For what that's worth, Circus Emporium, which brings its roadshow and Museum of Oddities to 3 Kings Tavern tonight, falls into the latter, more overtly gruesome category. Here are a few of our favorite oddities from the sideshow, direct from Coney Island.

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Brandon Marshall

​Three Kings Tavern hosted its sixth Annual "F@#K X-Mas Party" on Christmas night with Ooh La La Burlesque and Mark Star Karaoke. The 21-and-up party promised to include "the best of everything 3 Kings all at once," which meant lots of Pabst Blue Ribbon, music, burlesque and holiday-themed underpants. Want to see more? See our full slide show.

T.L. Gallegos

Don't mind Ms. P. Cocque over there on the left ...

​Burlesque emcee Cora Vette has been shaking up Denver with her Burlycute darlings for some time now, hosting shows at an array of locations and featuring stripping zombies, a marijuana-centric show and this season's Naughty Noel. But she's got a new idea now: Weekly boylesque nights at the Compound, aptly dubbed "Cora Vette's Hot Rods." The inaugural run launches on Sunday, and as a gift to our readers, Cora was kind enough to share some serious eye candy with us. (Everyone, say "thank you" to Cora.)

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