Thoughts on The Creator and Stop Making Sense. Continue reading
Author: Michael J. Casey
STOP MAKING SENSE
The stage is empty save for one microphone and a boom box. A man in a gray suit and an acoustic guitar walks up, presses play, and a drum loop begins. The man strums the guitar and sings. The song … Continue reading STOP MAKING SENSE
Living Archive, Living Cinema
Ken Jacobs is coming back to Boulder, and it’s kind of a big deal. “He’s part of the history of poetic cinema/experimental cinema, the pivotal group of New York City artists,” Hanna Rose Shell says. A filmmaker in her own right, … Continue reading Living Archive, Living Cinema
THE CREATOR
It’s unclear what drove humanity to create artificial intelligence. Was it a desire to make something in their own image? Why, then, ensure that we can visually differentiate them from us? To produce a workforce that could perform menial tasks … Continue reading THE CREATOR
RIDE LONESOME
There are some things a man can’t ride around. So says Sam Boone (Pernell Roberts), a character with so many good lines he almost steals the show from the lead, Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott). That’s because Brigade is trying so … Continue reading RIDE LONESOME
Thoughts about unions on screen and behind the scenes, and an appreciation for the always excellent Ed Asner. Continue reading
The Complete Story of Film
Mark Cousins loves a good road trip. It forms the foundation for several of his movies, be they city symphonies or cinematic histories. And his magnum opus, 2011’s The Story of Film: An Odyssey, has finally been released on Blu-ray … Continue reading The Complete Story of Film
THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS
Unless you’re a real film buff, the name Jeremy Thomas might not mean anything to you. But it should. He is one of the producers behind some of the more acclaimed (1987’s The Last Emperor), the more audacious (2010’s 13 … Continue reading THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS
DUMB MONEY
There is one idea nestled inside Dumb Money that’s worth a damn: Community. Or, as the movie (possibly unintentionally) illustrates, what passes for community in the absence of one. Based on the nonfiction book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich, Dumb Money rehashes the real-life stock … Continue reading DUMB MONEY
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