Based on a novel by Franz Kafka, The Trail is filmmaker Orson Welles at his most Wellesian. Anthony Perkins stars as K, a man accused of a crime he neither committed nor comprehends. K can ask all the questions he wants, but … Continue reading THE TRIAL
Georges has a thing for his new jacket. It’s 100% deerskin—made in Italy—and he loves it. He might even be in love with it. And though the fringes are ridiculous and it doesn’t quite fit him, Georges sees nothing but … Continue reading DEERSKIN
We must never lose heart. We have to have trust until our last breath. Otherwise, what will become of us? Thanks to the pivot from physical to virtual theaters, CU-Boulder’s International Film Series (IFS) can extend its programming well beyond … Continue reading SÁTÁNTANGÓ
Filmmaker extraordinaire Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid & Nancy, Walker) and CU-Boulder International Film Series curator Pablo Kjølseth have a weekly podcast where they talk movies while sipping beer. Since I specialize in both, they were kind enough to invite … Continue reading Cox & Kjølseth
As one seller says: There are collectors, and then there are the people who don’t know what the hell the collectors are doing. That’s putting it lightly. At least as The Booksellers—the new documentary from Greenwich Entertainment streaming via virtual theaters—is … Continue reading THE BOOKSELLERS
“This certainly isn’t the game plan we had in mind earlier this year,” Pola Changnon, TCM General Manager, told a conference call full of reporters on April 14. “We’re glad we’re able to execute something this robust in such a … Continue reading “Changes breed creativity.”
We all have our things. Chip Gutchel (Tyler Cornack) likes things up his butt. It’s a recent development, one brought on by a routine prostate exam. Before that, Gutchel’s life lacked spice: Bland home, a wife who might be cheating … Continue reading BUTT BOY
I think he could have been a good person once,” a character muses. “He had a mother,” another admits. Good, bad, or ugly, we all had mothers once. And, as Ben Wade says in 3:10 to Yuma, “Even bad men love … Continue reading BACURAU
For Robbie Robertson, it all begins with a guitar. A ’56 Fender Stratocaster, the one he wrote his first two commercial songs with: “Hey Boba Lou” and “Someone Like You.” Those were for Ronnie Hawkins, an early rock ‘n’ roll … Continue reading ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND
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