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10/09/2026

"Smoke Signals" screens tonight at The Cube. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the film starts at 7:00 PM. Free for MSU Denver students with ID.

General admission tickets: tinyurl.com/smoke-signals-film

Bring a donation for Rowdy's Corner and get your first popcorn and soft drink free.

10/07/2026

Ahead of Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 12, the Cube Cinema Series is screening "Smoke Signals" this Friday. Directed by Chris Eyre (Cheyenne and Arapaho), the film won both the Audience Award and the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Friday, October 9 at The Cube. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film starts at 7:00 PM. Free for MSU Denver students with ID.

General admission tickets: tinyurl.com/smoke-signals-film

Bring a donation for Rowdy's Corner and get your first popcorn and soft drink free.

09/28/2026

Next up in the Cube Cinema Series: "Smoke Signals," a funny, heartwarming road trip movie about two young men from the Coeur d'Alene Reservation who take a bus to Arizona to bring home the ashes of a father one of them barely knew. Friday, October 9 at The Cube. Free for MSU Denver students with ID.

General admission tickets: tinyurl.com/smoke-signals-film

Bring a donation for Rowdy's Corner and get your first popcorn and soft drink free.

09/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to see "Ash and Crayons," a documentary about children enduring the war in Ukraine, and for your contributions to the post-film discussion. We also appreciate your generous donations to Rowdy's Corner, Metropolitan State University of Denver's student food pantry.

09/09/2026

Dr. Vincent Piturro previews "Ash and Crayons" in this month's Indie Prof column, ahead of Friday's screening at The Cube.

This month: Ash and Crayons—a unique and stirring film that tells the story of a group of eight Ukrainian children who became victims of war but did not let that define them. And Sirāt—a wild ride of a film, one that tries and tests us as an audience and one that asks a lot of questions about o...

09/03/2026

Over 100 Ukrainian artists worked inside a war zone to animate the film "Ash and Crayons." Evgeny Afineevsky, Oscar-nominated for "Winter on Fire," built it around seven children who kept making things while everything around them came apart. It screens at The Cube on Friday, September 11, two months before it reaches U.S. theaters. Presented in partnership with Ukrainians of Colorado. Free for Metropolitan State University of Denver students with ID. General Admission Tickets: tinyurl.com/ashandcrayons

09/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who came by the Department of English table at the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Welcome Event and got a reading from the Book Oracle, our department chair, Dr. Wendolyn Weber. Feel free to let us know in the comments what she recommended for you!

08/24/2026

Seven Ukrainian children draw, dance, and dream through a war that took almost everything else. Evgeny Afineevsky tells their story in live-action and animation made by Ukrainian artists. The film does not reach U.S. theaters until November. Please join us for a special presentation of "Ash and Crayons" at The Cube, Friday, September 11. Free for MSU Denver students with ID. General Admission Tickets: tinyurl.com/ashandcrayons

08/07/2026

Tonight: "The Outrun" at the Cube Cinema Series. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film starts at 7:00 PM at The Cube, MCA Northfield. Stay after for the discussion with Dr. Vincent Piturro. Bring a nonperishable food item or personal care item for Rowdy's Corner and your first popcorn and soft drink are free. Free for MSU Denver students with ID.

FRIDAY, August 7th 2026 | 7:00 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM) CUBE CINEMA SERIES: The Outrun Join us for our Cube Cinema Series as we present the film, The Outrun . The Outrun is a 2024 drama film starring Saoirse Ronan as a woman who returns home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Hoste