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When Talking Heads frontman and all-around art-rock god David Byrne was contacted by a color guard team looking to license one of his songs, he hadn’t the foggiest idea what color guard was. The swirling flags, the twirling batons, the … Continue reading CONTEMPORARY COLOR
One of the great pleasures of living in Boulder is once again upon us with the 69th iteration of the Conference on World Affairs (CWA). For the uninitiated, the conference is a weeklong discussion of “all things conceivable,” as the … Continue reading Democracy in the Dark: Josh Larsen to Host Ebert Interruptus at the Conference on World Affairs
Few films announce themselves as succinctly with an opening image as Frantz does. In the foreground: green leaves and pink flowers waving in the breeze. In the distance: a provincial German town draped in monochromatic black and white. In this single image, … Continue reading FRANTZ
Thanks to Disney’s ability to cash-in on nostalgia, a tale as old as time with songs as old as rhyme is back in theaters to the sounds of ringing cash registers and uneven responses. Though there is great money in … Continue reading THE LURE (CÓRKI DANCINGU)
Cats have been woefully maligned by cinema. Sometimes they are villains—like the conniving Si and Am from Lady and the Tramp—or a symbol for women on the prowl—such as Cat from Breakfast at Tiffany’s—or a symbol of a sad and lonely woman—the … Continue reading KEDI
From March 9 to 19, the Boulder Jewish Film Festival will screen over 20 different films of various lengths with subjects of inclusion, diversity, and heart. In previous iterations, BJFF provided sold-out audiences with a chance to experience something different. … Continue reading Better Living Through Cinema: Previewing the 2017 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
Many filmmakers have strode the hallowed halls of the University of Colorado Boulder: Derek Cianfrance, Dalton Trumbo, and Alex Cox are just a few, but if there is one name that towers over the rest it is the godfather of … Continue reading Images from the Underground: Previewing the 2017 Brakhage Center Symposium
Even if you’ve never heard of Bert Berns, you’ve definitely heard his music. Brenda Reid of The Exciters described the prolific songwriter and record producer as “The white soul brother. … He put the soul in music.” And with hits … Continue reading BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORY
Ninety percent of the eastern Borneo rain forest has been sold off and destroyed, but who has profited? That is the question The Borneo Case seeks to answer, and this globetrotting documentary will travel from Montreal to London to Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading THE BORNEO CASE
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