In 1970, Björn Andrésen was just another skinny Swedish 15-year-old. In 1971, he was dubbed “the most beautiful boy in the world” by Italian director Luchino Visconti. Visconti had adapted Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice for the screen and cast Andrésen in … Continue reading THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD
On Monday, the Denver Film Critics Society — 16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one — announced their nominees for the year’s best. Leading the pack is a three-way tie … Continue reading And the nominees are…
Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo and I sit down to discuss the release of Midsommar, a slew of summer series happening along the Front Range, and the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse in Westminster. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
So it’s fare-thee-well, my own true love. We’ll meet an-other day, an-other time. It ain’t the leavin’ that’s a-grievin’ me, but my darlin’ who’s bound to stay behind. —Bob Dylan, “Farewell” Dani (Florence Pugh) is hurting. A family tragedy has … Continue reading MIDSOMMAR
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