Joel is your typical 30-something guy: good-looking, well-paying corporate job, nice apartment, vaguely Jewish… but lacking in the inspiration and motivation department. He’s the perfect fixer-upper. Molly is a klutzy girl with a heart of gold. She lives in a … Continue reading THEY CAME TOGETHER
Without a doubt, you have seen the work of Ralph Steadman before. His work has graced the cover of Rolling Stone (multiple times); he illustrated the books of Hunter S. Thompson, did the poster art for the British movie Withnail & … Continue reading FOR NO GOOD REASON
When Ivan Locke left work, he had a family, a wife, a home, a job, and a claim in one of Europe’s future skyscrapers. By the time he reaches his destination, he will have lost it all. To borrow Tolstoy’s … Continue reading LOCKE
What is the scariest thing you can think of? Monsters? Vampires? The dead coming back to life? How about this one: you are lying on your bed one night when there is a knock at the door. You get up, … Continue reading COHERENCE
A lone drifter steals into a stranger’s house to take a bath. When he hears the owners coming home, he exits through the window, naked, wild, and unkempt. This man’s name is Dwight (Macon Blair), and he is anything but … Continue reading BLUE RUIN
Are you a mod or a rocker? Ladies and Gentlemen… The Beatles!” On Feb. 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan introduced America to four lads from Liverpool, and teenagers erupted into one giant senseless scream that lasted until 1969. For 10 minutes, … Continue reading A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
All it took was Lance Armstrong and a very successful “Bike to Work” campaign and cycling became more popular than ever. Especially in Boulder where the cycling community is positioned to overthrow every last automobile on Broadway. On Sunday, August … Continue reading PANTANI: THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF A CYCLIST
Steve James’ latest documentary, Life Itself, is a heartfelt look at one of the world’s most public and famous movie critics, Roger Ebert. A movie about a man who loved movies so much he practically lived inside them. James, whose … Continue reading LIFE ITSELF
The Chicago Sun-Times obituary by Neil Steinberg couldn’t have said it better: “Roger Ebert loved movies.” Considering that he reviewed thousands upon thousands of them, it was a good thing. From 1967 to his death in 2013, Ebert was the film critic … Continue reading LIFE ITSELF
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