J. Edgar Hoover was no fan of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Where others saw the leader for racial equality, Hoover saw a communist on U.S. soil. They saw a preacher professing non-violence, but Hoover saw a sexual deviant. And … Continue reading MLK/FBI
Young Mr. Lincoln might be John Ford’s greatest film. And that’s saying something. Especially considering Young Mr. Lincoln was one of three films Ford made in 1939 alone. The other two: Stagecoach is cited by many to be the best western an American studio ever … Continue reading YOUNG MR. LINCOLN
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Some Kind of Heaven, available now at CU-Boulder’s International Film Series’ virtual theater, and Young Mr. Lincoln, available to stream on TubiTV or for … Continue reading
Constructed in the early 1980s, The Villages—America’s largest retirement community—is home to 130,000, covers 32 square miles of central Florida, and has just about every amenity you can think of: Grocery stores, restaurants, night clubs, golf courses, pickleball courts, bars, … Continue reading SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
The 2020 pivot to virtual continues with the first major film festival of 2021: The Sundance Film Festival is coming to a couch near you. From Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Sundance will present more than 70 features from 29 … Continue reading This week in Film — The Sundance Film Festival
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Denver Film Critics Society—16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2020. In total, 42 movies received nominations with Minari … Continue reading And the nominees are…
On Jan. 7, 2021, British filmmaker Michael Apted died in his Los Angeles’ home. He was 79. Though Apted enjoyed a prolific career in film and television, he will always be remembered for his participation in the groundbreaking documentary, The … Continue reading 63 UP
One of the cinematic highlights of 2020 was the TCM broadcast premier of Mark Cousins’ 14-hour docuseries, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema. Now the series comes to Kanopy for those who do not have the cable … Continue reading WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
On Friday, Jan. 8, the Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS)—16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—cast their preliminary ballots for this year’s DFCS awards. How it works: Members are asked … Continue reading Denver Film Critics Society 2020 Ballot
