FILMS The sages call it by many names: yagé, ambiwaska, aioasca, but most know it as ayahuasca: a hallucinogenic brew drunk during a spiritual ceremony. That’s why the Spanish conquistadors outlawed it, and the U.S. government classified it Schedule 1. But renewed interest in ayahuasca lies less in the trip and more in the hopes of reversing climate change and healing our spiritual and social discord. People are turning to plants for answers, and, as ‘The Medicine’ shows, ayahuasca might hold many. Combining animation, time-lapse photography, and interviews with historians and botanists, ‘The Medicine’ presents the ceremonial brew as something old and something new. For one participant, ayahuasca is a miracle cure. It unlocks the mind and teaches the body to be present. For another, it is a painful way to race through emotional maturity. Both are understandable, but, as shaman Taita says, you have to drink the brew for 45-50 years before you “get it.” —MJC
BOULDER:
Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., 303-441-3011: ‘Akeelah & the Bee,’ 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., 303-786-7030: ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ with Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez in person, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Century Theatre, 1700 29th St., 303-444-0583: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Bombshell’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ ‘Frozen 2’ ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Just Mercy’ ‘Knives Out’ ‘The Last Full Measure’ ‘Like a Boss’ ‘Little Women’ ‘Parasite’
‘The Rescue’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Turning ‘Uncut Gems’ Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., 303-444-7328: Bow Wow Film Fest, 4 & 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 ‘Cunnigham,’ Jan. 29-Feb. 1. ‘The Day Shall Come,’ Jan. 22-25. ‘In Search of Mozart,’ Jan. 26-27. ‘Mickey and the Bear,’ Jan. 29Feb. 1. New York International Children’s Film Festival Shorts, Jan. 11-25. ‘The Wave,’ 8:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. ‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes,’ Jan. 22-25.
International Film Series, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., 303-492-8662: ‘63 Up,’ 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26. ‘The Lighthouse,’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. ‘Varda by Agnès,’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. ‘Without Pity,’ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Naropa University - Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave: ‘The Medicine,’ 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.
DENVER:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-744-9686: ‘Amazon Adventure 3D’ ‘Apollo 11: First Steps’ ‘Hidden Pacific 3D’ ‘Turtle Odyssey’ Mayan, 110 Broadway, 303-744-6799: ‘Clemency’ ‘Harriet’ ‘Honey Boy’ Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 6 p.m., Thurday, Jan. 23
Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., 303-595-3456: ‘Casque d’or,’ 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. ‘Color Out of Space’ ‘The Grand Illusion,’ 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. ‘La poison,’ 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. ‘L’Atlante,’ 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. ‘Le jour se leve,’ 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. ‘Little Women’ ‘A Man Escaped,’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. ‘Parasite’ ‘Un carnet de bal,’ 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. ‘Uncut Gems’ ‘Varda By Agnès’
LONGMONT:
Regal Village at the Peaks 12, 1230 S. Hover Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Just Mercy’ ‘Knives Out’ ‘Little Women’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Turning’ ‘Underwater’ ‘Weathering With You’
LOUISVILLE:
Regal Cinebarre Boulder, 1164 W. Dillon Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Just Mercy’ ‘Knives Out’ ‘Little Women’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
NEDERLAND:
Backdoor Theater, 243 W. Fourth St., 303-258-0188: ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’
EVENTS from Page 29
Whiskey Starship — with Hobo Swagger. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Events Boulder Magic Show With Ben Young. 7:30 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. CU Night at the National Western Stock Show. 7:30 a.m. NWSS Coliseum, Boulder, 303-296-6977. Dangerous Talk: Sex, Drugs & Comedy. 11 p.m. Dangerous Theatre, 2620 W. Second Ave., Unit 1, Denver, 720-989-1764. An Evening with Buntport Theater by Stories on Stage: ‘Crushes.’ 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Base30
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line Road, Boulder, 303-440-7666. Fourth Friday Fandom. 4 p.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-3100. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Music Alex Tocco, DJ Blue & DJ Godlazer. 1 p.m. Eldora Mountain, 2861 Eldora Ski Road, Nederland, 303-440-8700. All About The Brass — with The Well Intentioned. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Billy Shaddox. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064. I
Cass Clayton Band & Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Colcannon. 7 p.m. First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 N. Lafayette St., Denver, 303-831-7113. Colorado Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. The King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, 303-556-2179. Dave Watts’ Bday Bash featuring Jason Hann, Ian Neville and more — with Tangled Senses. 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. see EVENTS Page 32
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