At last year’s Starz Denver Film Festival, I entered a theater playing the movie Grigris with no knowledge of what it was about, who made it, what country it came from, or anything other than it was screening, and I was free. … Continue reading Step Into the Story: Dispatches from the 37th Starz Denver Film Festival
Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn said it straight: “I don’t care if the film doesn’t make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it.” He was referring to 1946’s The Best Years of Our … Continue reading THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
It’s amazing how popularity can change perception. When Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 novel, Twilight, cracked the New York Times bestseller list, vampires were brought back into the mainstream in a big way. Beginning in 2008, Meyer’s series was adapted into five movies and followed closely … Continue reading ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
The Sie Film Center’s programming manager, Ernie Quiroz, is like a kid with an electric train set. With three screening rooms and a variety of projectors at his disposal, Quiroz decides what magic plays out on those screens, and he … Continue reading Beyond Batman
From the late 1990s to the early years of the 21st century, some of the best cinema came out of Iran. Populated with directors like Asghar Farhadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Jafar Panahi, Iran’s postmodern renaissance showed that nothing … Continue reading CLOSED CURTAIN (پرده)
You know, it’s really funny. These two big loves in my life and one is film, and one is food,” avid food blogger, preservationist, and food swapper Julia Joun tells me over beers at BRU. “Reading about food films, reading about … Continue reading Second Course: The 2014 Flatirons Food Film Festival
Last night I pulled out an album I had not listened to in some time, Doolittle by Pixies. A personal favorite. Within seconds, I was transported to another time, another place. A smile crept across my face, my feet began to tap, … Continue reading ALIVE INSIDE
In case you’ve had your head under a rock or simply don’t care how movies are presented, then here is a very brief recap. In the past decade, theaters nationwide have swapped their 35 mm reel-to-reel projectors for digital cinema … Continue reading Film on Film: Pablo Kjølseth on CU’s International Film Series
According to the U.S. Census, 17.1 percent of the population is Hispanic or Latino. In Colorado, the number is even higher, with Hispanics and Latinos making up 21 percent of the state’s 5.26 million residents. But even with a reach … Continue reading Ernie Quiroz on CineLatino
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