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Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION

December 5, 2021December 4, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Before he was a filmmaker, Peter Bogdanovich was a critic and historian par excellence. Coming of age as the first wave of Hollywood filmmakers were being put out to pasture, Bogdanovich sat at the feet of the men who made … Continue reading THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION

Boulder Weekly, Essays, Film Festival

Simply Potent: Dispatched from the 2016 Telluride Film Festival

August 30, 2021May 12, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Every Labor Day weekend since 1974, filmmakers, critics, historians, students, moviegoers, and a handful of outdoorsmen and women converge on the quaint mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, to celebrate the past and present of their beloved art form. They come … Continue reading Simply Potent: Dispatched from the 2016 Telluride Film Festival

Sunday Streams

FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS

November 29, 2020November 27, 2020 Michael J. Casey

To hold a meteorite is to place an object older than the history of humanity in your hand. It’s also to touch a truly foreign object. Where it came from and how long it took to get here, we cannot … Continue reading FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Michael J. Casey

 As the coronavirus pandemic approaches its projected peak, the need to stay indoors takes on a renewed urgency. But, for a good many, self-isolation is less than a luxury. Escape is needed, and there are fewer art forms that offer … Continue reading LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 5, 1942

September 5, 2014November 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In my films landscapes are never just picturesque or scenic backdrops as they often are in Hollywood films. In Aguirre the jungle is never some lush, beautiful environment it might be in a television commercial. Sometimes when you see the … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 5, 1942

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LIFE ITSELF

August 18, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Steve James’ latest documentary, Life Itself, is a heartfelt look at one of the world’s most public and famous movie critics, Roger Ebert. A movie about a man who loved movies so much he practically lived inside them. James, whose … Continue reading LIFE ITSELF

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 5

September 5, 2013December 8, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You should bear in mind that almost all my documentaries are feature films in disguise. Because I stylize, I invent, there’s a lot of fantasy in it—not for creating a fraud, but exactly the contrary, to create a deeper form … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 5

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In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013

February 5, 2013December 20, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If everything was planned, it would be dreadful. If everything was unplanned, it would be equally dreadful. Cinema exists because there are elements of both in everything. There are elements of both in documentary. There are elements of both in … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, December 7, 2012

December 7, 2012December 23, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop its own character. … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, December 7, 2012

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