Where do movies go when they die? Every year, anywhere between 500 and 750 movies are released theatrically in the United States, and every year, hundreds more get made but never see the silver screen. Where do they go? As … Continue reading PATRICK’S DAY
1870, America: a train rounds the bend and stops at a dusty horse town to deliver a wife (Nanna Øland Fabricius) and son (Toke Lars Bjarke) to the husband and father who hasn’t seen either in a decade. They seemed … Continue reading THE SALVATION
Documenting a small Romanian town, Stream of Love interviews the two dozen widows and three widowers, their ages ranging from 75-90, that make up this tiny agrarian town. What do they talk about? Sex, naturally. Ferenc, one of the few men in … Continue reading STREAM OF LOVE (SZERELEMPATAK)
Set on an island off the Irish Coast, Song of the Sea follows Saoirse (voiced by Lucy O’Connell), a young girl whose mother disappeared under mysterious circumstances when she was born. The loss has caused Saoirse’s older brother, Ben (David Rawle), to … Continue reading SONG OF THE SEA
In 1960, Jean-Luc Godard revolutionized cinema. Breathless wasn’t just a break from the old ways of filmmaking, it was as if cinema had cracked off and begun again. Seven years later, Godard concluded Weekend with the title card, “Fin… de cinema.” It was … Continue reading GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE / ADIEU AU LANGAGE
They called them “B-Movies:” genre films (westerns, noir, horror, sci-fi, etc.) made on shoestring budgets with leads played by actors, not stars; directors who were journeymen, not auteurs. The 1950s were their heyday, and they played great on a rainy … Continue reading THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN
The artist’s life is one of constant searching. Theirs is a restless journey, one constantly straining to see over the next horizon—and filmmaker Tom Shadyac’s journey has taken some unexpected turns that have finally brought him to Boulder. The journey … Continue reading Tom Shadyac
Manners maketh the man,” Harry Hart (Colin Firth) calmly informs a group of ruffians as he latches the pub door closed. Few actors can embody that line quite like Firth—an actor who built his entire career around a classic attitude … Continue reading KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
Like it or not, the Oscars are big business, and the nominations and ceremony are important to the industry. Yes, the selections can sometimes seem arbitrary, rote, or political, but what it means to many films and filmmakers can be … Continue reading STILL ALICE
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