Reporting from the 47th Denver Film Festival. Shot in Estonia back in 2013, the world wasn’t ready for Chainsaws Were Singing, so the filmmakers waited 11 years to release it. Frankly, the world may still not be ready. Winner of … Continue reading CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Anora (now playing in select theaters) and look ahead to the Colorado movies playing the 47th Denver Film Festival. Continue reading
Destined to be the most talked about movie at the 47th Denver Film Festival—if not the 2024 award season—Nickel Boys is a textbook example of how the telling of a story can sometimes be more significant than the story itself. … Continue reading NICKEL BOYS
These movies may take you as far away as a dilapidated house deep in the heart of Texas, a disappearing glacier in Iceland, or even as close as a wildlife refuge in Rocky Flats. But they all have one thing … Continue reading Locally Grown: Previewing the 2024 Denver Film Festival
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
Some can’t miss titles playing the 46th Denver Film Festival: “About Dry Grasses,” “Perfect Days,” “La Chimera,” and “Fantastic Machine.” Continue reading
It’s the most common question you get as a film critic: “What’s good?” Variants include: “What do you like?” “What excites you?” “What should I see?” And if you’ve asked me any one of those in the past two months, … Continue reading Perfect Days: Previewing the 2023 Denver 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
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