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Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO

January 8, 2023December 30, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Barry Gifford, who has been hailed as “William Faulkner by way of B-movie film noir,” authored more than 40 books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and the bulk of Roy’s World concerns growing up in the 1950s when the post-war boom was … Continue reading ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

COLD TURKEY

September 4, 2022August 29, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Craving some much needed positive PR, the Valiant Tobacco Company announces a cockamamie scheme: Any American town that can give up smoking for one month will win $25 million, tax-free. Eagle Rock, Iowa—population 4,000—needs that kind of coin to revamp … Continue reading COLD TURKEY

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE IRON GIANT

May 8, 2022May 7, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Before the 1990s, animated family films were in the gutter. Deemed too expensive, too labor-intensive, their demise was certain. But then came The Little Mermaid, and a decade-long renaissance of hand-drawn and computer-generated animation followed. It culminated with 1999’s, The Iron Giant, … Continue reading THE IRON GIANT

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CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER

April 24, 2022January 26, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Located in Berkeley, California, Herb Permillion III took over typewriter retail and repair shop California Typewriter more than 30 years ago. The following year, Apple released the personal computer. But Permillion wasn’t deterred. He and longtime repairman Ken Alexander believe … Continue reading CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS

March 6, 2022February 17, 2022 Michael J. Casey

I Believe in Unicorns follows Davina (Natalia Dyer), a 16-year-old girl who is single-handedly taking care of her mother, Toni (played by the director’s mother, Toni Meyerhoff), bound to a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis. But as earthbound as Toni is, … Continue reading I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

February 27, 2022February 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

If a picture is worth a thousand words and a film is 24-pictures a second, then a movie contains words beyond words of capable comprehension. That’s why when we think of a movie, we zero in on digestible bits—moments, lines, … Continue reading SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Boulder Weekly, Essays

Alfred Hitchcock

August 13, 2021May 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Alfred Hitchcock may not have invented the moving image, but he defined what it was capable of. Born Aug. 13, 1899, the son of a London grocer, Hitchcock’s career began in the silent era, at Germany’s famed UFA studios, before … Continue reading Alfred Hitchcock

Boulder Weekly, Reviews, Sunday Streams

DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME

November 1, 2020October 30, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Kino Now (an on-demand streaming service by the good folks at Kino Lorber) celebrated its anniversary this past October. To mark the occasion, they’re making eight films free to stream with the promo code KNBDAY until Nov. 15. The films: Beanpole, Boy, … Continue reading DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME

Boulder Weekly, Reviews, Sunday Streams

TRANSIT

October 25, 2020May 17, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Martin Eden is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year, and it got me thinking about one of the best movies I saw last year: Transit. Christian Petzold is one of those directors who has my number, and his latest, Undine, … Continue reading TRANSIT

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