On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Moana 2, out now in theaters, the upcoming Denz-Ember series at the Sie Film Center in Denver, and some family epics to watch during the holiday weekend. Continue reading
She is beauty incarnate. Blessed with the voice of an angel, Weronika lives fully and loves passionately. But her heart is weak, and she will see neither the age of 25 nor the 30-minute mark of her movie. But there … Continue reading THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE
Comfortable in her role as a wayfinder, Moana has taken it upon herself to explore the seas that connect us to see if there is anyone out there to connect with. She knows there is, not because of an encounter … Continue reading MOANA 2
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Gladiator II, out now in theaters, and, in honor of Thanksgiving, highlight some of my favorite food moments, including slicing garlic in GoodFellas, making a mushroom omelet in Phantom Thread, slicing fish in Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and favorite food movies: Babette’s Feast and The Taste of Things. Continue reading
I don’t know why film school teaches you certain things; I really don’t,” filmmaker Sean Baker says, shaking his head. “I’ve had to unlearn everything I learned.” Maybe that’s not a ringing endorsement for Baker’s alma mater, but the unlearning … Continue reading ‘Making Something Special’ Sean Baker on his Palme d’Or winning ANORA
It’s been 16 years since the death of Maximus Decimus Meridius and over two decades since the death of Marcus Aurelius and his dream of the Roman Empire. Two brother emperors sit on the throne now, each more unhinged than … Continue reading GLADIATOR II
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two new movies in theaters: the sci-fi survivalist drama Elevation, which was filmed in Colorado, and the comedy A Real Pain. Continue reading
I once spent a week with a family friend in the London suburb of Cheltenham, England. “I call the place ‘Evergreen,’” the lady of the house proudly told me. And she wasn’t referring to the tree, but the Barbra Streisand … Continue reading FUNNY GIRL
An exterminating force has arrived. They come from below, kill without prejudice and cannot be destroyed by traditional means. The one thing that’ll stop them dead in their tracks is any elevation above 8,000 feet. “Well, the script was originally … Continue reading ‘You Gotta Be Here.’ George Nolfi on His Boulder-Based Sci-Fi Survivalist Flick ELEVATION and the Future of Filmmaking in Colorado
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