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
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
They called them “B-Movies:” genre films (westerns, noir, horror, sci-fi, etc.) made on shoestring budgets with leads played by actors, not stars; directors who were journeymen, not auteurs. The 1950s were their heyday, and they played great on a rainy … Continue reading THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN
Ten years ago, at the Sundance Film Festival, a new voice in American cinema was announced. The voice was not loud, but it was clear, and it belonged to the 29-year-old Ramin Bahrani. Bahrani’s feature debut, Man Push Cart, is a calm … Continue reading The Sound of a True American Voice: Ramin Bahrani
Would you like to see my girlfriend?” Nicholas Vreeland asks. Considering that Vreeland has been a chaste Buddhist monk for the past 28 years, you can bet that this “girlfriend” is not of the typical kind. Indeed, it is not. … Continue reading MONK WITH A CAMERA
Set in a small coal-mining town in the hills of West Virginia, Little Accidents revolves around two incidents, neither of which is little. The first provides the engine of the plot: an accidental death that is covered up. The second: gross negligence … Continue reading LITTLE ACCIDENTS
A director only makes one movie in his life. Then he breaks it up and makes it again. —Jean Renoir That quote applies to many who step behind the camera but fits few quite as snuggly as it does the … Continue reading Leos Carax
William (Gethin Anthony) is 28, loud, abrasive, and generally unpleasant to be around. He yells, swears, leers, drinks too much, and thinks too little. He is your typical obnoxious American abroad, both to the fine people of Demark and his … Continue reading COPENHAGEN
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