You’re the star of where you are” is the message Cory McAbee wants to tell the world. “Give up your goals, stop reaching for the stars, and look for the stars within [your] own mind.” The message has tiny hints … Continue reading Cory McAbee’s Small Star Seminar
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
It was 1983 when British filmmaker Alex Cox turned in his first feature film to Universal Studios. That same week, Cox optioned the rights to one of his favorite science-fiction novels for a future project. The movie was Repo Man. The book … Continue reading BILL THE GALACTIC HERO
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
In case you’ve had your head under a rock or simply don’t care how movies are presented, then here is a very brief recap. In the past decade, theaters nationwide have swapped their 35 mm reel-to-reel projectors for digital cinema … Continue reading Film on Film: Pablo Kjølseth on CU’s International Film Series
Summer is over, school is back in session, and that can only mean one thing: the glorious return of the University of Colorado Boulder’s own International Film Series (IFS). Now in his 17th season as IFS Director, Pablo Kjølseth is … Continue reading A Feast for the Eyes: Previewing the Fall 2014 International Film Series
Michael J. Cinema 