Reviews, interviews, and festival coverage for Boulder’s only independent newspaper from 2014 to 2025.
Have you heard of The Wrecking Crew? The musical geniuses behind “These Boots Are Made For Walking,” “California Dreamin’,” “Good Vibrations,” and more? No? Are you sure? To be fair, Nancy Sinatra made “These Boots” famous, The Mamas and The … Continue reading THE WRECKING CREW
I’ve just always been fascinated by what happens when you take a doodle and breathe life into it,” animation director Tim Johnson said, describing his career and passion. Ever since the birth of the flickering image, writers, directors, animators, and … Continue reading Tim Johnson on HOME
This might be a little naïve,” director Mitch Dickman says. “But I’ve been… talking about this film-to-table idea. I think the food community has done a tremendous job of capitalizing on the farm-to-table movement. I don’t think film is all that … Continue reading Mitch Dickman on ROLLING PAPERS
Conflict is the heart of cinema. Conflict drives the plot and draws the audience, and practically every movie revolves around it. Yet, only a select few have the audacity to dive into what fuels that conflict and, to borrow a … Continue reading BETHLEHEM
Where do movies go when they die? Every year, anywhere between 500 and 750 movies are released theatrically in the United States, and every year, hundreds more get made but never see the silver screen. Where do they go? As … Continue reading PATRICK’S DAY
In 1960, Jean-Luc Godard revolutionized cinema. Breathless wasn’t just a break from the old ways of filmmaking, it was as if cinema had cracked off and begun again. Seven years later, Godard concluded Weekend with the title card, “Fin… de cinema.” It was … Continue reading GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE / ADIEU AU LANGAGE
Set on an island off the Irish Coast, Song of the Sea follows Saoirse (voiced by Lucy O’Connell), a young girl whose mother disappeared under mysterious circumstances when she was born. The loss has caused Saoirse’s older brother, Ben (David Rawle), to … Continue reading SONG OF THE SEA
Documenting a small Romanian town, Stream of Love interviews the two dozen widows and three widowers, their ages ranging from 75-90, that make up this tiny agrarian town. What do they talk about? Sex, naturally. Ferenc, one of the few men in … Continue reading STREAM OF LOVE (SZERELEMPATAK)
The artist’s life is one of constant searching. Theirs is a restless journey, one constantly straining to see over the next horizon—and filmmaker Tom Shadyac’s journey has taken some unexpected turns that have finally brought him to Boulder. The journey … Continue reading Tom Shadyac
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