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Author: Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

ALL THINGS MUST PASS

November 26, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Tower Records was once the place where many gathered to hear great new music, tell their friends about a record they just heard, and, most importantly, to purchase it. Tower Records was the place where Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters … Continue reading ALL THINGS MUST PASS

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

TRUMBO

November 19, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

If you’ve spent any time on the University of Colorado Boulder’s campus, you probably noticed the courtyard fountain next to the University Memorial Center—the kind of courtyard where couples take their engagement photos and children play on hot summer days. … Continue reading TRUMBO

Boulder Weekly, Interviews

Thelma Schoonmaker and Margaret Bodde on THE TALES OF HOFFMANN

November 19, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Filmmaking is an act of optimism. Setting ideas to paper; convincing others to come and join the party; devoting time, money, blood, sweat, and tears to capture those images on celluloid; believing those images can carry meaning throughout the world; … Continue reading Thelma Schoonmaker and Margaret Bodde on THE TALES OF HOFFMANN

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SPOTLIGHT

November 13, 2015August 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

What makes Spotlight—the latest film from Tom McCarthy—such a strong piece of work is that it is about the work. The time it takes to produce solid journalism. To knock on doors, read court documents, and endless ledgers. To pester legal … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

THE PEANUTS MOVIE

November 12, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Based on Charles M. Schulz’s successful daily cartoon strip and incorporating elements from the TV specials, The Peanuts Movie captures the simplicity and wonder of childhood anxiety, neurosis, and imagination. Broken into chapters, The Peanuts Movie follows Charlie Brown as he tries to fly … Continue reading THE PEANUTS MOVIE

Boulder Weekly, Film Festival

Spotlight on Colorado: Dispatches From the 38th Denver Film Festival

November 5, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Come sit and be swept away,” the Denver Film Festival boasts. And for the 38th time, it aims to do just that. Running Nov. 4-15, DFF beckons moviegoers young and old, new and seasoned, liberal and conservative, with roughly 250 … Continue reading Spotlight on Colorado: Dispatches From the 38th Denver Film Festival

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

I SMILE BACK

November 5, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Laney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) has problems. She tells her husband (Josh Charles) she doesn’t want her children to have a dog because they will fall in love with the dog, causing them to be devastated when it eventually dies. Since … Continue reading I SMILE BACK

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TAXI

November 4, 2015August 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In March 2010, famed Iranian director, Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon, The Mirror, Offside), was arrested along with his wife, daughter, and 15 friends. Later that year, they were officially charged for “colluding with the intention to commit crimes against … Continue reading TAXI

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

FINDERS KEEPERS

October 29, 2015April 8, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Finders Keepers is as delightful as it is bizarre. It is the story of an amputated left foot and the two men who fought over it from 2008 to 2014. Some things you just have to see to believe. In 2004, John … Continue reading FINDERS KEEPERS

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