DUAL
In the future, we will conquer death. Not that we will be able to cure people from dying (what monster would even dream of such a thing?), just that death will no longer stand at the end. That, or something … Continue reading DUAL
WATCHER
It really is no surprise that Julia (Maika Monroe) isn’t happy. She’s followed her husband to Bucharest but can’t speak the language. He has a job in marketing, but she has only memories of a career in acting. She gave … Continue reading WATCHER
AFTER YANG
Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) have purchased an android, Yang (Justin H. Min), to help educate their adopted daughter Mika (Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja) about her Chinese heritage. The way Jake says this when he talks to other people … Continue reading AFTER YANG
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?
What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A Portrait of an Independent Careerby Joseph McBrideThe University Press of Kentucky, 394 pp., Paperback, $29.95Published Jan. 11, 2022 What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? grew out of writer Joseph McBride’s frustration with the public … Continue reading WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?
Herschel Goldberg and Amanda Kopp on LIYANA
Herschel Goldberg wants you to see Liyana. “The core message is something that everybody needs to see,” Goldberg says. “Or feel. It’s more about the feeling, not just the seeing.” Set in Swaziland—officially known as the Kingdom of Eswatini, a landlocked … Continue reading Herschel Goldberg and Amanda Kopp on LIYANA
CLASH (إشتباك)
The Egyptian revolution of 2011 began on January 25. Less than one month later, President Hosni Mubarak stepped down and handed the leadership of the country over to the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces. One year later, Mohamed Morsi, … Continue reading CLASH (إشتباك)
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with CU-Boulder’s International Film Series‘ executive director Pablo Kjølseth about the upcoming spring calendar and what makes this semester’s programming different from the rest. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 … Continue reading
THE LION KING
The Lion King, Disney’s computer-generated remake, isn’t like the rest. Yes, the story—Hamlet meets Bambi with a touch of The Jungle Book—is intact, as are the memorable Elton John and Tim Rice songs. But The Lion King is different. From the first delicate images of the … Continue reading THE LION KING
Sundance Film Festival 2022
For the second year in a row, the Sundance Film Festival returns to Colorado. Well, to anyone with an internet connection and a movie ticket, really, because Sundance ’22 (January 20-30) is once again rolling out the virtual red carpet with … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival 2022
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