SINNERS
The twins have come home. Years ago, they left for the war in Europe, then money in Chicago, but now they’re back in 1930s Mississippi with a truckload of Irish beer and Italian wine and designs to open up a … Continue reading SINNERS
Author: Michael J. Casey
Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1
We’ve been here before. Sure, it seems worse, and some of the problems we’re facing are novel, but you don’t have to look hard to find analogs and parallels from the past. As Mark Twain put it: “History doesn’t repeat … Continue reading Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Wizard of Oz presented by Ebert Interruptus, April 8-10 at the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder, and share some fond memories of Interruptus past. Continue reading
THE FRIEND
Aging and acclaimed writer Walter has died by his own hand. He leaves behind three wives, a friend, and a very large, very un-neutered Great Dane: Apollo. How Apollo (Bing) came to Walter (Bill Murray) is part of Walter’s mythology. … Continue reading THE FRIEND
Between Politics and Logistics: Scott Renshaw on the Sundance Film Festival Leaving Utah for Colorado
The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Boulder—that you’ve probably heard. You’ve also probably heard a dozen reasons why it’s leaving Utah and a dozen more why it picked Colorado. It’s an exciting time to be a moviegoer along the … Continue reading Between Politics and Logistics: Scott Renshaw on the Sundance Film Festival Leaving Utah for Colorado
We’re Off to See the Wizard: Previewing the 2025 Ebert Interruptus
It started in 1975 when a friend of film critic Roger Ebert suggested watching a movie, one frame at a time. The esteemed Chicago Sun-Times arts journalist had been attending the Conference on World Affairs, held every spring at CU … Continue reading We’re Off to See the Wizard: Previewing the 2025 Ebert Interruptus
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the Sundance Film Festival coming to Boulder (starting in 2027), Death of a Unicorn (out now in theaters), and A Woman of Paris (newly restored and available on home video from The Criterion Collection). Continue reading
DEATH OF A UNICORN
Deep in the heart of a nature preserve, a billionaire is dying from cancer. The specificity of the cancer goes unmentioned, as do the location of the preserve and the source of his wealth. They’re not important. What is important … Continue reading DEATH OF A UNICORN
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two new movies in theaters: Black Bag and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. Continue reading
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