MOANA 2
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
‘Making Something Special’ Sean Baker on his Palme d’Or winning ANORA
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
GLADIATOR II
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
FUNNY GIRL
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
‘You Gotta Be Here.’ George Nolfi on His Boulder-Based Sci-Fi Survivalist Flick ELEVATION and the Future of Filmmaking in Colorado
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
A REAL PAIN
Slightly neurotic and a little anxious, David Kaplan (Jesse Eisenberg) moves and talks like he’s wound a bit too tight. He’s the type to use a flood of fast-flowing words to keep his real emotions at bay. Social decorum is … Continue reading A REAL PAIN
CHAIN REACTIONS
Reporting from the 47th Denver Film Festival. Director Alexandre O. Philippe reexamines the classic low-budget horror movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, through five individuals and their relationship to the movie: Patton Oswalt, whose theory revolves around the sun sending … Continue reading CHAIN REACTIONS
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