¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! is kind of like Kitchen Nightmares but with celebrities and a beloved artifact of kitschy 1970s Colorado history. The celebrities in question are Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the successful duo behind Cannibal: The Musical, South … Continue reading ¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR!
The magnificent stranger rides in from nowhere and with no destination. He sports brown boots, shrunk-to-fit dark jeans, and a forest green serape with a white pattern. He’ll give the name “Joe” when asked, but names don’t really mean much … Continue reading A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
We’re coming up on the 200th birthday of motion pictures,” film editor Walter Murch told the audience at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. “I said pictures, not photography,” he continued, pointing out that the first zoetropes and phenakistiscopes created crude … Continue reading In the Cut: Dispatch From the 51st Telluride Film Festival
The best Italian westerns revolve around revenge. And, as the old Confucian saying goes, “He who seeks revenge digs two graves.” Robert Hossein’s Cemetery Without Crosses (Une corde, un colt) is a revenge tale so sparse the characters needn’t speak … Continue reading CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES (UNE CORDE, UN COLT)
In case you somehow haven’t heard, the Sundance Film Festival might be coming to Boulder in 2027. “The Sundance Film Festival has a deep history in the Mountain West, and we can think of no better home for its next … Continue reading Coming Attraction? Unpacking Boulder’s bid for the Sundance Film Festival
An old-timer wanders into the saloon and starts asking for a drink. The patrons turn him down. He’s been here before, and they’re tired of his fumbling, bumbling presence. The young gunslinger at the bar orders a drink. “You already … Continue reading THE GUN HAWK
Of the many cruelties of our carceral system—and there are many—the stoppage of time seems especially callous. Think of your schedule so far today: the things you did, the places you went, the freedom to move between them. How much … Continue reading SING SING
In a remote mining colony, a girl and her brother try to find a way out. But the government that owns them continues to raise the price of their freedom. The future seems hopeless until a friend offers a suggestion: … Continue reading ALIEN: ROMULUS
This joy is immense. This hope is infinite. Yet … all is vain and ephemeral. Those words, spoken in whispered voiceover, express one of the closing thoughts of Cette maison, a movie bursting with ideas and insights. Written and directed … Continue reading Screened Reality: Previewing the 2024 Mimesis Documentary Festival
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