Discussions with filmmakers, musicians, programmers, historians, critics, and anyone who loves movies.
“Hope was always the key to it,” directed Max Walker-SIlverman says of Rebuilding. “I was fairly conscious at the outset of writing this film: I’m going to create something for myself to give myself hope.” Continue reading Max Walker-Silverman on REBUILDING
Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, I Was Born This Way now comes to the 48th Denver Film Festival. For Boulder Reporting Lab, I spoke with Junge about the movie, the rediscovery of Bean’s gay liberation anthem, and the state of filmmaking in Boulder. Continue reading Daniel Junge on I WAS BORN THIS WAY
When you see Elio this weekend, hang around for the end credits and keep an eye out for the name Matthew Silas. He’s a CU Boulder grad, and he’s working for Pixar Animation Studios in layout. “Layout is the department … Continue reading The Animated Life: Matthew Silas on ELIO
Once upon a time, American letters were full of subversives, satirists, and provocateurs. They made you laugh. They made you think. They changed how you saw the world. The best of them made you uncomfortable within safe spaces and made … Continue reading Dad Strangelove: Nile Southern on Terry Southern
After 30 years in front of the camera, actress Julia Stiles has taken on a new position in cinema: director. “It was a revelation,” Stiles said at the 2025 Women+Film Festival in May. “The messaging when you’re an actress, predominantly, … Continue reading Women+Film: Julia Stiles on WISH YOU WERE HERE
The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Boulder—that you’ve probably heard. You’ve also probably heard a dozen reasons why it’s leaving Utah and a dozen more why it picked Colorado. It’s an exciting time to be a moviegoer along the … Continue reading Between Politics and Logistics: Scott Renshaw on the Sundance Film Festival Leaving Utah for Colorado
The Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Tromeo and Juliet, Cannibal! The Musical, Surf Nazis Must Die, the list goes on. Even if you haven’t seen them, you’ve probably heard of them. They’re legendary movies in cult circles, … Continue reading Mathew Klickstein on LLOYD KAUFMAN: INTERVIEWS
When we talk about movies, we talk about what they’re about. But when we talk about Nickel Boys, we have to talk about how it’s about what it’s about. “The intention is to be inside the perspective—inside the worldview of … Continue reading “Running in the Rain.” Filmmaker RaMell Ross on Making NICKEL BOYS a First-Person Masterpiece
Ben Chaplin wants to surprise you. It’s a simple charge, but it’s what the stage and screen actor of more than 30 years has in mind when he takes a new role. “That’s always my goal: to do something that … Continue reading “I don’t mind making them uncomfortable.” Ben Chaplin on SEPTEMBER 5
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