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Tag: Martin Scorsese

Sunday Streams

Two for the Master

May 10, 2020February 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The shadow of Alfred Hitchcock looms large in cinema. So much so that it’s hard to divorce his stylistic innovations from movies that may or may not have been influenced by him. Take Blow the Man Down, a recent release currently … Continue reading Two for the Master

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

BLACK NARCISSUS

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 Michael J. Casey

With shelter-in-place orders here to stay for the foreseeable future, moviegoing remains a homebound activity. That’s fine and all, there are more movies to see via streaming than we could watch in several lifetimes, but a wealth of options can … Continue reading BLACK NARCISSUS

Essays1 Comment

TREES TO TAME THE WIND

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Michael J. Casey

In honor of Arbor Day—the holiday to go out a plant a tree—I give you this short film: Trees to Tame the Wind. First, a few words. Released in 1939, Trees to Tame the Wind was a product of the United States Department … Continue reading TREES TO TAME THE WIND

Essays, Vague Visages

On Familiar Ground: Paul Schrader and the Death Impulse

April 21, 2020April 17, 2020 Michael J. Casey

As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its projected peak, the need to stay indoors takes on a renewed urgency. But, for a good many, self-isolation is less than a luxury. Escape is needed, and there are fewer art forms that offer … Continue reading On Familiar Ground: Paul Schrader and the Death Impulse

Essays, Vague Visages

A Community in the Dark: Dispatches from the TCM Classic Film Festival

April 15, 2020October 2, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Set to screen once more along Hollywood Boulevard, the 11th annual TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the cable channel has pivoted to a “Special Home Edition” of the festival, April 16-19.Not … Continue reading A Community in the Dark: Dispatches from the TCM Classic Film Festival

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ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Michael J. Casey

For Robbie Robertson, it all begins with a guitar. A ’56 Fender Stratocaster, the one he wrote his first two commercial songs with: “Hey Boba Lou” and “Someone Like You.” Those were for Ronnie Hawkins, an early rock ‘n’ roll … Continue reading ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND

Essays, Sunday Streams

THE IRISHMAN

December 1, 2019February 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Who is Frank talking to? That was the question posed as a group of us exited The Irishman. One was a film programmer, the other four: film professors—the fixating kind. But the question was valid. Who is Frank Sheeran (Robert De … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN

Boulder Weekly

This week in FILM — THE IRISHMAN and BABETTE’S FEAST

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Michael J. Casey

Martin Scorsese’s 25th feature film, The Irishman, is a masterpiece. A work of maturity and atonement from one of cinema’s greatest talents. And though it seems foolish to parse this mammoth piece of work, the joys of the whole can … Continue reading This week in FILM — THE IRISHMAN and BABETTE’S FEAST

Home Video, Reviews

KUNDUN

November 5, 2019February 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

It must have come as a surprise to filmgoers in the mid-90s that the next Martin Scorsese feature film would focus on the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama. Then again, it probably came as a similar surprise in the … Continue reading KUNDUN

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