We all have a story inside us. Lynn Shelton knows. She also knows that we want to tell our story, and we don’t need a ton of space or an encouraging audience begging to hear more. Give anyone just enough room, and they’ll tell you everything. Continue reading SWORD OF TRUST
Jonathan Gold was one of a kind. He was the “belly of Los Angeles,” LA Weekly‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic, a chronicler of culture, and one of the best writers and thinkers about the great city of Los Angeles. His … Continue reading CITY OF GOLD
To Disney, from the desk of Mufasa: “Remember who you are.” The Lion King, Disney’s computer-generated remake, isn’t like the rest. Yes, the story—Hamlet meets Bambi with a touch of The Jungle Book—is intact, as are the memorable Elton John and Tim Rice songs. … Continue reading THE LION KING
KCET, an independent and non-commercial Los Angeles TV station, offers stellar programming. From old Huell Howser episodes to the award-winning Lost L.A., KCET does an excellent job of exploring how past fissures inform a fractured present. Their most recent production, … Continue reading BROKEN BREAD
Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) is leading an inauthentic life. In her mind, she is the Queen of Memphis, a country singer born in Scotland but destined for the U.S. And though Rose-Lynn has been singing in the Grand Ole Opry … Continue reading WILD ROSE
As the decade comes to a close, the mind turns to the best films of the 2010s, and 2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis easily makes the shortlist. A Sisyphean story of a struggling folk musician searching for authenticity in 1961 Greenwich … Continue reading INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo and I sit down to discuss the release of Midsommar, a slew of summer series happening along the Front Range, and the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse in Westminster. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
There seems to be no end to the fascination of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s. Especially when it comes to classic rock and especially when those musicians feel as familiar as childhood friends; unfortunately, there is an end to the exciting … Continue reading THE QUIET ONE
You can’t be an outdoor enthusiast and not be a lover of nature. Or someone who is concerned about the environment,” Richard Paradise says. “It’s all sort of intertwined, and it’s all convergent upon each other.” Paradise knows what he’s … Continue reading Traverse the Great Outdoors Without Leaving Your Seat: 2019 Boulder Environmental / Nature / Outdoors Film Festival
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