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Tag: Virtual Theater

Reviews

SABAYA

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Located in Northern Iraq, the Yazidi Home Center houses the Yazidi—a Kurdish minority religion with monotheistic roots in the pre-Zoroastrian Iranic faith. In 2014, Daesh (ISIS) killed and abducted thousands of Yazidi women and girls, imprisoning them and selling them … Continue reading SABAYA

KGNU: Metro Arts
May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Limbo and Four Good Days, both you’ll find in theaters, and three new additions to CU-Boulder’s International Film Series’ virtual theater: The County, About … Continue reading

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THE COUNTY

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Some folks call it the simple life. Maybe it is compared to the big city, but farm living sure ain’t easy. And simple isn’t the best way to describe it anymore—with robotic arms milking cows every morning and oversized rumbas … Continue reading THE COUNTY

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

SLALOM

April 8, 2021July 28, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Lyz Lopez started skiing when she was 4. Who knows what first drew her to the sport, but 11 years on the slopes have shaped Lyz the prodigy into Lyz the competitor. She’s 15 now, and with proper instruction, she … Continue reading SLALOM

KGNU: Metro Arts
April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Michael J. Casey

On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Hemingway, the latest PBS documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and pick out a few highlight for this year’s Women+Film Festival, screening virtually … Continue reading

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And the Nominees Are: 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films

April 1, 2021August 24, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Almost two months later than last year’s ceremony and encompassing two venues, 2021’s Academy Awards will cap the cinematic year that couldn’t get started and never seemed to end. On Sunday, April 25, it’ll be Oscar night on ABC with … Continue reading And the Nominees Are: 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films

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THE INHERITANCE

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The Inheritance opens with a static image: A diagram of a notched wheel labeled, “African/American Ritual Mode.” Under the wheel, a legend depicts the icons for preachers, sacred images, congregation, chorus, and elders. All icons are represented in the diagram, and … Continue reading THE INHERITANCE

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STRAY

March 3, 2021February 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In Istanbul, stray dogs walk the streets, side-by-side Turkish residents. It hasn’t always been this way. Government programs have tried to eradicate these stray dogs, but pushback from the people has prevented full-blown annihilation. Even today, governmental officials are exploring … Continue reading STRAY

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HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.” You don’t find taglines like that very often. Then again, you don’t come across movies like Heartworn Highways that often either. First released in 1976—available Feb. 5 … Continue reading HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS

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