They play together and laugh, eat meals, discuss school, and tend to the garden. They’re just like other families, except for one crucial detail: When it’s time to go to work, dear old Dad puts on his S.S. uniform and … Continue reading Hollywood Gate Crashers: International Movies Shine with the 2024 Oscar Nominations
She doesn’t ride into town; she walks, dragging her baggage along with her. She has a name she’ll change and a past she can’t. So opens Maggie Greenwald’s The Ballad of Little Jo, a 1993 western that feels less like a … Continue reading THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO
Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year. My top 10 is relatively familiar at this point, but the sheer breadth … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2023 World Cinema Poll
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Zone of Interest, the stunning drama and Oscar-nominate film from writer/director Jonathan Glazer. Continue reading
Of all the film fests hit hard these past four years, none took it on the chin quite like the Sundance Film Festival. First, there was the planned switch from in-person to virtual in 2021. Then, an eleventh-hour scuttle yielded … Continue reading Room for Improvement: Dispatch from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the newly released CU-Boulder’s International Film Series spring calendar and what to see, thoughts on the 40th Sundance Film Festival, and musings about the nature of documentary movies. Continue reading
You could see Stanley Kubrick’s iconic anti-war film Paths of Glory (Jan. 30). Or maybe you’ll check out Kasi Lemmons’ feature debut Eve’s Bayou on 35 mm (Feb. 3). You could see what this critic considers to be the best … Continue reading Cinema Springs Eternal: CU’s International Film Series Returns for Another Semester
A skull has turned up in the desert along the Texas-Mexico border, and near it lies a sheriff’s badge. So opens John Sayles’ 1996 Lone Star—newly restored and available on home video from The Criterion Collection—a magnificently constructed story combining history, … Continue reading LONE STAR
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Origin (out in wide release), All of Us Strangers (out in limited release), and a few thoughts on adaptations. Continue reading
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