A master among masters, the filmography of Martin Scorsese is nothing to sneeze at. Raging Bull, GoodFellas, The Irishman—you know the lineup. But what sometimes gets overlooked are the documentaries, a dozen of them, personal and nuanced works that play like B-sides … Continue reading THE LAST WALTZ
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Deep Water, now playing on Hulu, The Last Waltz, which will be on 4KUHD/Blu-ray on March 29 from The Criterion Collection, and—if you click … Continue reading
Deep Water is a preposterous movie. Particularly the ending, which crosscuts one character chasing after another through the woods and the young daughter of one of those characters throwing a suitcase into the backyard pool. Why, you ask? Well, to answer … Continue reading DEEP WATER
Istanbul’s Cerrahpasa Hospital, a state-run teaching hospital in Turkey, is as close to director Deniz Tortum’s heart as you can get. He was born here. And here, his father worked as a doctor. And here, many lives came to an … Continue reading PHASES OF MATTER (MADDENIN HALLERI)
A young girl spies her mother in bed with a man who is neither her father nor the woman’s husband. The young girl is Flora (Anna Paquin), the speaking child of her mute mother, Ada (Holly Hunter). Both were bought and … Continue reading THE PIANO
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Batman (out now in theaters) and preview the 18th Boulder International Film Festival (March 3-6). Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
Not even the pandemic could upset the Boulder International Film Festival. Back in 2020, BIFF was one of the last times local moviegoers had a chance to get together before locking down one week later. In 2021, festival directors Kathy … Continue reading Unmasked and Fancy-Free: Previewing the 2022 Boulder International Film Festival
Gotham City looks broken. The streets are littered with trash, the buildings tagged with graffiti. Crime is rampant, and what used to be temporary tent cities now look like established shantytowns. Drugs are ubiquitous—Drops, which are enjoyed by the very … Continue reading THE BATMAN
Sometimes they are complete stories told with brevity and punch. Sometimes they are elongated trailers for talent yet to come. Sometimes they are provocations designed to rally and rile, but every year, the Oscar-nominated short films prove to be categories … Continue reading From Provocation to Inspiration: 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films
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