He was born Anton Viktorovich Yelchin on March 11, 1989, but to his parents, he would always be Antosha. He was their only son, and they loved him dearly. Yelchin reciprocated, but tragedy came all the same. On June 19, … Continue reading LOVE, ANTOSHA
If there is anything I have learned from watching movies, never, ever take that one last job. No matter how much money, no matter how great the chance of fame, no matter the guilt involved, never take that last gig. … Continue reading GREEN ROOM
Yale, 1961: Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) is conducting one of the most infamous and notorious behavioral studies of the 20th century. Two individuals who have never met before will choose roles; one will be the teacher and the other the … Continue reading EXPERIMENTER
It’s been 37-years since Ron Henderson and his friends started the Denver Film Festival, and the city and it’s citizens have benefitted greatly. Now with a premier sponsor, Starz Entertainment, the Starz Denver Film Festival boasts 12 cinematic days in the … Continue reading Starz Denver Film Festival: Days 1 & 2
At last year’s Starz Denver Film Festival, I entered a theater playing the movie Grigris with no knowledge of what it was about, who made it, what country it came from, or anything other than it was screening, and I was free. … Continue reading Step Into the Story: Dispatches from the 37th Starz Denver Film Festival
It’s amazing how popularity can change perception. When Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 novel, Twilight, cracked the New York Times bestseller list, vampires were brought back into the mainstream in a big way. Beginning in 2008, Meyer’s series was adapted into five movies and followed closely … Continue reading ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
Star Trek Into Darkness begins with an action set piece, dropping the audience right in the middle of chaos. Reminiscent of a James Bond or an Indiana Jones pre-credit sequence, Spock is trying to diffuse an erupting volcano while Captain Kirk … Continue reading STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
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