The Academy Awards nominations for achievement in motion pictures arts and sciences have been announced, and the usual hand wringing and naysaying has commenced. The Academy does excellent work throughout the year, but their winter show always attracts the most … Continue reading INHERENT VICE
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
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
The fictional oil town of Bad City, Iran, is, as far as we know, populated with pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, drug users, a stray family member or two, a cat, and The Girl (Sheila Vand). Casting a menacing shadow over … Continue reading A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
It was 1983 when British filmmaker Alex Cox turned in his first feature film to Universal Studios. That same week, Cox optioned the rights to one of his favorite science-fiction novels for a future project. The movie was Repo Man. The book … Continue reading BILL THE GALACTIC HERO
In 2012, Missy Franklin—a swimmer from Centennial, Colorado—caught the attention of the Olympic world. The fresh-faced phenom became the first female to qualify for seven Olympic events and ended up collecting one bronze and four gold medals while setting two … Continue reading TOUCH THE WALL
The story of the Great Emancipator began on Feb. 12, 1809, when Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Hanks in a one room log cabin in Kentucky. A few years later, the Lincolns left Kentucky, crossed the Ohio … Continue reading THE BETTER ANGELS
From jean to shining jean Proper cinema doesn’t highlight the differences that separate us, but the things that connect us. Blue Gold is one of those documentaries. It works hard to show us how tradition and culture can spread across … Continue reading Starz Denver Film Festival: Day 10–12
Long live freedom! Enrico (Toni Servillo) represents the leftist party in Italy, and no one seems to like him. When he tries to give a speech, a woman yells at him, accusing his of killing the party. Enrico suffers from … Continue reading Starz Denver Film Festival: Day 9
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