Maybe you were underwhelmed by the summer blockbuster season. A lot of them did feel somewhat unfinished and underdeveloped, didn’t they? Perhaps you felt the spring release slate was a little light, and the winter award season was a tad … Continue reading Here Comes Cinema: 2024 Fall Movie Preview
In case you somehow haven’t heard, the Sundance Film Festival might be coming to Boulder in 2027. “The Sundance Film Festival has a deep history in the Mountain West, and we can think of no better home for its next … Continue reading Coming Attraction? Unpacking Boulder’s bid for the Sundance Film Festival
Now in its second decade, the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is trying something new. “The reality of programming is that I don’t get to invite the movies that are out there; I have to deal with the movies that I … Continue reading Free of Pretension; Full of Exploration: Previewing the 2023 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
Not since the pandemic of 2020 (and 2021, 2022…) has the film calendar looked this uncertain. A dual strike from the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild has barred many creatives from promoting their movies, causing some … Continue reading Season’s Screenings: 2023 Fall Movie Preview
Screening 18 international movies from Nov. 3–13, the 10th annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival opens Thursday with the Boulder premiere of Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song. You know the song. You probably know John Cale’s version, maybe even Jeff Buckley’s. … Continue reading Picks for the 10th Annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss Emma., and two upcoming film festivals: the Boulder International Film Festival, and the Boulder Jewish Film Festival. Listen to After Image, Fridays … Continue reading
March might be the best month for Boulder moviegoers. From the smattering of archival prints unspooling at CU-Boulder’s International Film Series to the delightfully bizarre and thought-provoking images beaming from the Brakhage Center Symposium (March 14-15). From regional premieres and … Continue reading Hometown Heroes: Previewing the 2020 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
Kathryn Bernheimer—programmer of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival (BJFF)—knows what her audience wants. “Opening and closing films have to be feel-good,” she says. “And they have to be substantive.” And for the seventh annual BJFF, screening March 7–17, she has … Continue reading What Cinema is Capable of: Previewing the 2019 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
The objective of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is clear to its founding director, Kathryn Bernheimer: “To educate, to foster an appreciation, to create a deeper understanding.” And all three tenets will be on display March 8–18 at the Boulder … Continue reading Fostering Understanding: Previewing the 2018 Boulder Jewish Film Festival
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