Eddie Muller is known as “the czar of noir,” and for good reason. He’s penned booked on the movies—Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir, among others—started the Film Noir Foundation … Continue reading EDDIE MULLER’S NOIR BAR
If everything goes according to plan, the moving picture industry will convene on March 27 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater to celebrate the best in the cinema for the 94th Academy Awards. Yes, it’s the time of the year when some … Continue reading The 94th Academy Award Nominations
On Monday, January 10, the Denver Film Critics Society—15 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one—announced their nominees for the best of 2021. In total, 44 movies received nominations with The Power … Continue reading And the nominees are…
Geeks are not found; they are made. This is the lesson Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a drifter in 1940s America, learns first hand at the Ten-in-One traveling carnival. Ten-in-One is a carnival like any other: A strong man, a contortionist, … Continue reading NIGHTMARE ALLEY
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two new movies in theaters: Nightmare Alley and The Tender Bar. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., on KGNU’s Metro Arts: 88.5 FM … Continue reading
Michael J. Cinema 