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Boulder Weekly, Essays, Sunday Streams, Terrence Malick

Terrence Malick Retrospective

April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

There comes a moment, nearly three-quarters through the abysmally dull and bizarre Deadhead Miles—starring Alan Arkin as a long-haul truck driver—where Arkin takes another driver aside to show him something in his cab. Curious, the driver peers into the truck and … Continue reading Terrence Malick Retrospective

Boulder Weekly, Interviews

Ramin Bahrani

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Today, Netflix releases the latest from writer/director Ramin Bahrani, The White Tiger, an adaptation of Indian author Aravind Adiga’s debut novel about the rise of Balram (Adarsh Gourav) from a coal breaker’s son to driven entrepreneur. Told in flashback and at … Continue reading Ramin Bahrani

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

63 UP

January 12, 2021January 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On Jan. 7, 2021, British filmmaker Michael Apted died in his Los Angeles’ home. He was 79. Though Apted enjoyed a prolific career in film and television, he will always be remembered for his participation in the groundbreaking documentary, The … Continue reading 63 UP

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

One of the cinematic highlights of 2020 was the TCM broadcast premier of Mark Cousins’ 14-hour docuseries, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema. Now the series comes to Kanopy for those who do not have the cable … Continue reading WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA

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, 2020October 29, 2020 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

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

DAGUERRÉOTYPES

October 11, 2020October 10, 2020 Michael J. Casey

For 50 years, Agnès Varda lived on Paris’ Rue Daguerre, a quiet street of merchants not far from Montparnasse. She saw the men and women (mostly husbands and wives) who ran the shops, cut the hair, baked the bread, and … Continue reading DAGUERRÉOTYPES

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE ASSISTANT

September 13, 2020September 12, 2020 Michael J. Casey

She lives in Astoria, but she works in the City. That means the company car picks her up long before the sun has a chance to crack the horizon. And like most administration assistants, she’s the first in, last out, … Continue reading THE ASSISTANT

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

Women Make Film: Lina Wertmüller

September 2, 2020August 31, 2020 Michael J. Casey

Back in 2017, Kino Lorber restored and released a series of films from Italian filmmaker Lina Wermüller, a powerhouse on the world stage. Wertmüller is still with us—she’s 92 as of Aug. 14—as are her films. Seven Beauties from 1975 … Continue reading Women Make Film: Lina Wertmüller

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