From one of the hottest movies of 2019/20 to one of the sweetest documentaries you’re likely to find. Ah, the majesty of the moving image. Up first, a new series at Fort Collins’ Lyric Theatre: Parasite, a black and bleak … Continue reading This week in Film — Essential Cinema: South Korea and DAGUERREOTYPES
From old myths woven through new images to familiar stories made specific, what a weekend to head out to the movies. First up, The Lighthouse: There’s a bit of Hemingway in the way director Robert Eggers tells the tale of The … Continue reading This week in Film — THE LIGHTHOUSE and THE ASSISTANT
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss the documentaries Midnight Family and The Disappearance of My Mother. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 FM, … Continue reading
Two docs this week, one from Italy about a son’s obsession with his mother, and one from Mexico City about the city’s uneasy relationships with for-profit ambulances. A couple of excerpts: At times, the movie’s obsession borders on unhealthy and … Continue reading This week in Film — THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER and MIDNIGHT FAMILY
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss The Rhythm Section, Oscar-nominated short films, and why I look forward to the Oscar every year. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
Oscar nominations always seem to bring moviegoers out of their homes, but nothing quite like the three short packages. Animation, Documentary, and Live Action, five for each (a few extra in Animation) it’s arguably the most bang for your moviegoing … Continue reading This week in Film — Oscar-nominated short films and THE RHYTHM SECTION
You just got to play detective, don’t you? Do I go around playing piano? — Capt. Flood, Black Angel 1946’s Black Angel isn’t the most well-known film noir adapted from a Cornell Woolrich novel. That honor goes to 1944’s Phantom Lady, the story of a … Continue reading Blu Tuesday: BLACK ANGEL
Set in the Parisian neighborhood of Montfermeil, the region where Victor Hugo set his epic novel, Les Misérables explores the origins of crime, resentment, and violence. The movie, which hews close to documentary, follows two local cops (Alexis Manenti and Djibril Zonga) … Continue reading LES MISÉRABLES
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss The Gentlemen (and what makes a work of art feel “derivative”) and Cinema noir et blanc, a new three-day film series at the … Continue reading
Anna Karina was a model, a muse, an actor, a director, a novelist, and, most of all, she was a collaborator. The eight movies she made with husband Jean-Luc Godard are among the greatest in the annals of cinema, and … Continue reading This week in Film — LE PETIT SOLDAT and THE MEDICINE
