Discussions with filmmakers, musicians, programmers, historians, critics, and anyone who loves movies.
What makes you get up every morning? It’s a straightforward question, but rarely does it elicit a straightforward response. Ask that question of 20 different people, and you’re likely to get 20 different answers that all sound good and righteous … Continue reading Amy Fox on EQUITY
Utilizing a production budget of roughly $1 million and a single location—a mid-century house high in the Hollywood Hills—The Invitation is a slow-burning, dread-inducing exploration of pain and adult relationships. Theatrically distributed by Drafthouse Films earlier this year and recently … Continue reading On the dangers of being polite — a conversation about THE INVITATION with Karyn Kusama
Adam Devine is a clown, and a successful one at that. Whether he is chaos incarnate on the big screen in the his latest movie, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, or just an actor doing junket interviews in The … Continue reading “I am spinning gold!” — A conversation with Adam Devine on MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES
Coloradoans haven’t been lacking for silent film lately. Whether it’s Howie Movshovitz presenting Sunrise at this year’s Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder, or the Denver Silent Film Festival at the Alamo Drafthouse in April, the kings and … Continue reading A Life Alongside the Movies: Hank Troy on the 2016 Chautauqua Silent Film Series
Not every movie is designed to entertain. Nor are they destined for the multiplex. Some films have a message so urgent there’s no time to wait for an audience to discover it. For the hunters and anglers of Conservation Hawks, … Continue reading Todd Tanner on CHROME
Everyone has a story to tell, but stories are fragile and can easily be forgotten. They must be cared for and saved for future generations. And if not for historical purposes, then for cultural ones. That’s the hope behind Forgotten Jewels, … Continue reading Judith Kreith and Robin Truesdale on FORGOTTEN JEWELS
I was three years old when I saw Sleeping Beauty,” Disney animator Kira Lehtomaki says, “When Briar Rose was dancing and singing in the forest with the animals, I said, I want to do that!” Lehtomaki certainly isn’t the first child to … Continue reading Once upon a dream — An interview with Disney animator Kira Lehtomaki
There once was a time, in the not-so-distant past, when people would leave their homes, congregate in vast, darkened rooms, with faces familiar and foreign, to stare at giant screens—screens that would transport them to fantastical places in time and … Continue reading Shelby Arnold on Boulder Arts Cinema
It takes an army to make a movie. Behind the writers, directors, producers, and actors, hundreds of unseen hands toil endlessly to set the cinematic stage and deliver the illusion we call “movie magic.” “You bring together what [is] real … Continue reading Courtney Hoffman and Rosemary Brandenburg on THE HATEFUL EIGHT
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