THE RED SHOES
Why do you want to dance?” the man asks the girl. The girl pauses and answers his question with a question, “Why do you want to live?” “I don’t know exactly why,” the man responds with a smile. “But I … Continue reading THE RED SHOES
Category: Outlets
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN
At the turn of the 20th century, vast majorities of the planet remained undiscovered for those restless ones who couldn’t possibly imagine a life spent behind a desk or in a factory. If they had the notion and sufficient funding, … Continue reading SUNSHINE SUPERMAN
Tom Hart and Rodney Sauer on Colorado Chautauqua’s 2015 Silent Film Series
The movies started small. So small that only one person at a time could watch them. The year was 1892, and Thomas Edison and his colleague William Kennedy Laurie Dickson discovered that if you spun sequential photographs in a small … Continue reading Tom Hart and Rodney Sauer on Colorado Chautauqua’s 2015 Silent Film Series
L’INTREPIDO: A LONELY HERO
Antonio Pane (Antonio Albanese) is a 48-year-old blue-collar journeyman who has spent his life bouncing from odd job to odd job. Some days he is a cook at a five-star restaurant. On others, he could be cleaning out coffins or … Continue reading L’INTREPIDO: A LONELY HERO
HEAVEN ADORES YOU
The 1998 Academy Awards Ceremony felt a little bit like a private party James Cameron threw for his monumental Titanic, which sailed away with 11 statues that evening, but that was also the night 57 million Americans met one singer/songwriter who left … Continue reading HEAVEN ADORES YOU
WELCOME TO ME
When Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) was 11, she was diagnosed manic-depressive, put on medication, and grew up as most teenagers do. Yet, the events that shaped Alice’s upbringing—although not abnormal—stuck deeper in her mind than most. Where most people learn … Continue reading WELCOME TO ME
DIOR AND I
Dior. The name itself invokes the very highest of French fashion. One of the original members of haute couture, Christian Dior, opened his Parisian house in December of 1946 when he was just 41. By February 1947, Dior launched “The … Continue reading DIOR AND I
LEVIATHAN (Левиафан)
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before Me?Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine. Job 41:10-11, King James Version Leviathan, the latest … Continue reading LEVIATHAN (Левиафан)
I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
The history of cinema is littered with career defining debuts. From Orson Welles’ seismic Citizen Kane to François Truffaut’s autobiographical The 400 Blows; from Terrence Malick’s poetic Badlands to Martin Scorsese’s raw Whose That Knocking On My Door? They don’t … Continue reading I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
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