On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Supernova (out in theaters, where available), The Little Things (in theaters and on HBO Max), and the Flatirons Food Film Festival (virtual until Feb. … Continue reading
As far as cinema is concerned, 2021 opened not with a bang but with cautious optimism. For starters, moviegoing has returned with AMC, Cinemark, and the Mayan Theatre in Denver leading the charge. So if you’re jonesing for that big-screen … Continue reading SUPERNOVA
Words, for better or worse, shape our perception of the world. Some, like death and decay, carry negative connotations. Hearing them conjures images of mortality, finality, even obsolescence. Others, like birth and growth, invoke positivity: Tiny baby hands grasping adult … Continue reading THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
It would be low-hanging fruit to open this column with a declaration along the lines of: “The Flatirons Food Film Festival returns for a fifth course!” But who are we to eschew the tastiness of low-hanging fruit? It’s probably sagging … Continue reading Food as Culture; Food as Language: Previewing the 2017 Flatirons Food Film Festival
It’s that time of year again. The roads are packed, the lines at the sandwich shops quadruple, electrical outlets at Starbucks become a scarce commodity, and Boulder is flooded with 30,000 hungry young minds ready to change the world. School … Continue reading Continuing Excellence: Previewing the Fall 2015 International Film Series
You know, it’s really funny. These two big loves in my life and one is film, and one is food,” avid food blogger, preservationist, and food swapper Julia Joun tells me over beers at BRU. “Reading about food films, reading about … Continue reading Second Course: The 2014 Flatirons Food Film Festival
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