Of all the film fests hit hard these past four years, none took it on the chin quite like the Sundance Film Festival. First, there was the planned switch from in-person to virtual in 2021. Then, an eleventh-hour scuttle yielded … Continue reading Room for Improvement: Dispatch from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
The Denver Film Festival (DFF) turns 40 this year, and for the next two weekends, the Sie Film Center, the UA Pavilions, and the Ellie Caulkins Opera House become the center of moviegoing in the Centennial State. With roughly 150 … Continue reading The Cinema Awaits: Dispatches From the 40th Denver Film Festival
ACTOR MARTINEZ If acting is reacting, what is Actor Martinez? Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, a Denver-based actor, Arthur Martinez (playing himself), hires two indie directors, Mike Ott and Nathan Silver (also playing themselves), to make a movie about … Continue reading The 39th Denver Film Festival — Day 4 & 5
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