Born On This Day — July 11, 1960
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Author: Michael J. Casey
A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
A Birder’s Guide To Everything is a realistic coming-of-age movie where the conflicts presented are small, the triumphs are equally small, but the questions asked are as big as they are significant. By the time the movie starts, David (Kodi Smith-Mcphee) … Continue reading A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Film noir gained popularity in the early 1940s, just as America entered the war, and the moviegoing public was looking for something darker to sink their teeth into. Lucky for them, Hollywood recently gained an influx of European émigrés fleeing … Continue reading DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Liz Marsh on the Boulder Outdoor Cinema
I’m trying not to use the word ‘magical’,” Liz Marsh warned me as we sat down to discuss the upcoming season of the Boulder Outdoor Cinema (BOC), which opens on Saturday, July 12. Marsh, along with her cohort, Jeanine Fritz, … Continue reading Liz Marsh on the Boulder Outdoor Cinema
OBVIOUS CHILD
Obvious Child is being billed as the abortion rom-com of the year. It is a romantic comedy centering on an abortion, but that tag is far too reductive. Obvious Child plays like a rom-com in reverse, with the final scene functioning as one … Continue reading OBVIOUS CHILD
Born On This Day — July 7, 1902
There is no crisis in cinema. There are negative periods. There are times when some films are received well and others aren’t. The past teaches us that some films were received badly, while others go sailing on. There are two … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 7, 1902
Born On This Day — July 7, 1899
…you direct a couple of successful pictures with women stars, so you become a ‘woman’s director’…Direct a sentimental little picture and all you get is sob stuff. I know I’ve been in and out of those little compartments. Heaven knows … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 7, 1899
Born On This Day — July 5, 1889
My method is simple: not to aim at poetry. That must come of its own accord. The mere whispered mention of its name frightens it away. I shall try to build a table. It will be up to you then … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 5, 1889
TAMMY
Tammy begins with the titular character (Melissa McCarthy) driving her rundown Toyota Corolla through the farmlands of Illinois. On the passenger seat, a CD boom box plays classic rock. Suddenly a deer jumps out of nowhere and smashes into the Corolla. … Continue reading TAMMY
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