I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
If 2020 was a year like no other, then 2021 was even odder. When I wrote the words below 12 months ago, I was certain that the following year would be different, possibly a return to things as they were … Continue reading 2020: A Year Like No Other
Dick Johnson isn’t dead. Not yet, at least. But he will be. We all will, sooner or later. And it’s sooner for Dick if his daughter has anything to say about it. Born C. Richard Johnson in 1932, Dick was … Continue reading DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
For more than 30 years, Kirsten Johnson has seen the world from behind the camera. “[It’s] taught me to be quiet,” she says. “To wait for things. And listen and look at people’s bodies and the way they move as … Continue reading CAMERAPERSON
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
On Friday, Jan. 8, the Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS)—16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—cast their preliminary ballots for this year’s DFCS awards. How it works: Members are asked … Continue reading Denver Film Critics Society 2020 Ballot
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to highlight a few movies playing the closing night of the Denver Film Festival: The Truth About La Dolce Vita, Apples, and the documentary shorts … Continue reading
It’s a double shot of Kirsten Johnson on your TV screens. First up, her latest doc, now playing on Netflix, Dick Johnson Is Dead: Dick Johnson isn’t dead. Not yet, at least. But he will be. We all will, sooner … Continue reading This week in Film — DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD and CAMERAPERSON
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