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Boulder Weekly, Essays1 Comment

Documentaries for Concerned Citizens: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 2

April 17, 2025May 2, 2025 Michael J. Casey

Concerned about what?” That was the question an attendee at the Conference on World Affairs posed after hearing about the theme of the ongoing Boulder Weekly special issue series: A Survival Guide for Concerned Citizens. “Concerned about the planet?” he … Continue reading Documentaries for Concerned Citizens: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 2

Best Of..., Boulder Weekly

2020: A Year Like No Other

December 31, 2020July 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

2020 was the year I watched more but understood less. With a rotating series of crises to consider, rare were the instances where I found myself lost in someone else’s story for two hours. Empathy has its limits: When you’re … Continue reading 2020: A Year Like No Other

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CITY HALL

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020 Michael J. Casey

A city can’t thrive if we’re disconnected from each other,” Boston Mayor Martin Walsh says. Documentarian Frederick Wiseman agrees. City Hall is the 90-year-old filmmaker’s 44th crack at studying how an institution functions. It’s a stunning work of observation, understanding, and compassion. … Continue reading CITY HALL

Boulder Weekly, Film Festival

The Best is Yet to Come: Dispatches from the 43rd Denver Film Festival

October 15, 2020July 27, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Neither wind nor rain nor sleet nor snow stopped the Denver Film Festival before—though the blizzard of 1997 tried when it dropped 21 inches and shut the city down. That year Jack Palance received DFF’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the … Continue reading The Best is Yet to Come: Dispatches from the 43rd Denver Film Festival

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