From those displaced by politics to those displaced by climate, one of the familiar, and terrifying, themes of the 21st century is dislocation. For some, geographical fracture manifests itself physically, endangering health, and jeopardizing safety. For others, the fracture manifests … Continue reading Uncertain Voyages, Unstable Terrains: Previewing the [canceled] 2020 Brakhage Center Symposium
The timing couldn’t be better. The Alamo Drafthouse’s series, Hot Takes & Remakes, is a bizarre and beautiful collection of 30ish movies—some revered, some despised, all worth a second look. And if you haven’t given Martin Scorsese’s 2006 Boston cops … Continue reading THE DEPARTED
I have been here before,But when or how I cannot tell:I know the grass beyond the door,The sweet keen smell,The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. Those are the first lines of “Sudden Light,” a poem by Rossetti—a favorite … Continue reading HOPE GAP
Once upon a time, the world was filled with magic and wonder. But that was “once upon a time.” Nowadays, the world is dull and boring and routine. For Ian Lightfoot (Tom Holland), school is a drag, the dog, err, … Continue reading ONWARD
The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) keeps getting bigger. Helmed once again by Beeck sisters Robin and Kathy, BIFF 16 (March 5-8) offers moviegoers 88 features and shorts to choose from. And, as has become the tradition in recent years, … Continue reading Something for Everyone: 2020 Boulder International Film Festival
Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) is handsome, clever, and rich. She’s also a bit of a wrecking ball—the kind who thinks she’s holding the world together when she’s the one holding on for dear life. And if she spent a little … Continue reading EMMA.
March might be the best month for Boulder moviegoers. From the smattering of archival prints unspooling at CU-Boulder’s International Film Series to the delightfully bizarre and thought-provoking images beaming from the Brakhage Center Symposium (March 14-15). From regional premieres and … Continue reading Hometown Heroes: Previewing the 2020 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
For 50 years, Agnès Varda lived on Paris’ Rue Daguerre, a quiet street of merchants not far from Montparnasse. She saw the men and women (mostly husbands and wives) who ran the shops, cut the hair, baked the bread, and … Continue reading DAGUERRÉOTYPES
She lives in Astoria, but she works in the City. That means the company car picks her up long before the sun has a chance to crack the horizon. And like most administration assistants, she’s the first in, last out, … Continue reading THE ASSISTANT
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