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Author: Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly, Interviews

Go West! Alex Cox on Making His Last Movie and the Re-Release of His First

August 29, 2024September 19, 2024 Michael J. Casey

Former CU professor and current filmmaker Alex Cox is gearing up to make his final feature. “I don’t want it to be my last movie,” Cox says. “It’s just that it very well may be the case. It’s been seven … Continue reading Go West! Alex Cox on Making His Last Movie and the Re-Release of His First

Must-See Westerns, Reviews

CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES (UNE CORDE, UN COLT)

August 28, 2024August 27, 2024 Michael J. Casey

The best Italian westerns revolve around revenge. And, as the old Confucian saying goes, “He who seeks revenge digs two graves.” Robert Hossein’s Cemetery Without Crosses (Une corde, un colt) is a revenge tale so sparse the characters needn’t speak … Continue reading CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES (UNE CORDE, UN COLT)

KGNU: Metro Arts
August 24, 2024August 24, 2024 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about one of the best movies out this year: Sing Sing (out now in limited release). Continue reading

Boulder Weekly, Essays, Film Festival

Coming Attraction? Unpacking Boulder’s bid for the Sundance Film Festival

August 22, 2024February 28, 2025 Michael J. Casey

In case you somehow haven’t heard, the Sundance Film Festival might be coming to Boulder in 2027. “The Sundance Film Festival has a deep history in the Mountain West, and we can think of no better home for its next … Continue reading Coming Attraction? Unpacking Boulder’s bid for the Sundance Film Festival

Must-See Westerns, Reviews

THE GUN HAWK

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Michael J. Casey

An old-timer wanders into the saloon and starts asking for a drink. The patrons turn him down. He’s been here before, and they’re tired of his fumbling, bumbling presence. The young gunslinger at the bar orders a drink. “You already … Continue reading THE GUN HAWK

KGNU: Metro Arts
August 17, 2024August 19, 2024 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Alien: Romulus (out now in theaters everywhere) and the Mimesis Documentary Festival (playing the Boedecker Theater in Boulder this weekend). Continue reading

Boulder Weekly, Reviews1 Comment

SING SING

August 15, 2024September 7, 2024 Michael J. Casey

Of the many cruelties of our carceral system—and there are many—the stoppage of time seems especially callous. Think of your schedule so far today: the things you did, the places you went, the freedom to move between them. How much … Continue reading SING SING

Reviews1 Comment

ALIEN: ROMULUS

August 14, 2024August 13, 2024 Michael J. Casey

In a remote mining colony, a girl and her brother try to find a way out. But the government that owns them continues to raise the price of their freedom. The future seems hopeless until a friend offers a suggestion: … Continue reading ALIEN: ROMULUS

Boulder Weekly, Film Festival1 Comment

Screened Reality: Previewing the 2024 Mimesis Documentary Festival

August 8, 2024August 22, 2024 Michael J. Casey

This joy is immense. This hope is infinite. Yet … all is vain and ephemeral. Those words, spoken in whispered voiceover, express one of the closing thoughts of Cette maison, a movie bursting with ideas and insights. Written and directed … Continue reading Screened Reality: Previewing the 2024 Mimesis Documentary Festival

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