Every year, CU-Boulder’s International Film Series screens all 15 movies nominated in the short subject categories for the Academy Awards. This year, no surprise here, they’re all playing virtually. So it seemed fitting that IFS programmer Pablo Kjølseth and I … Continue reading Z-Brief: Oscar Nominated Short Subjects
Derek Cianfrance is having a year. His six-part adaptation of Wally Lamb’s novel, I Know This Much is True, won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in Limited Series or Movie (Mark Ruffalo), and his original story for Sound of Metal is one … Continue reading Interview with Derek Cianfrance
Cinema-going in the time of COVID is sticky business. From shuttered theaters to delayed releases, the business of exhibiting (and seeing) movies is tough getting tougher. And considering that this business model relies on public gatherings, strangers in the dark, … Continue reading This week in Film — See you at the movies? and YOU NEVER HAD IT
Filmmaker extraordinaire Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid & Nancy, Walker) and CU-Boulder International Film Series curator Pablo Kjølseth have a weekly podcast where they talk movies while sipping beer. Since I specialize in both, they were kind enough to invite … Continue reading Cox & Kjølseth
