It’s going to be virtual (not a surprise), but it’s going to be longer and cheaper (surprise). It’s the 43rd Denver Film Festival and it kicks off Oct. 22: This year’s heavy hitters: Minari, the story of a Korean-American family searching … Continue reading This week in Film — DFF43 and HOMELAND OF ELECTRICITY
Film history has been sexist by omission. Running 14 hours and featuring the work of 183 directors, 700 clips, and seven narrators, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema might be writer/director Mark Cousins’ most ambitious project to date. “Many … Continue reading Conversations from the 2019 Telluride Film Festival — Mark Cousins on WOMEN MAKE FILM
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Personal History of David Copperfield, new in theaters, and Women Make Film, 14 weeks of cinematic celebration coming to TCM. Technical glitches be … Continue reading
One is new in theaters (how novel!) and the other kicks off a 14-week film course. What a time to be alive. First, Armando Iannucci takes a classic and gives it a fresh spin: Dev Patel stars as Copperfield. His … Continue reading This week in Film — THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD and WOMEN MAKE FILM
Journalist cum filmmaker Mark Cousins has done just a little bit of everything. He’s made documentaries (The Eyes of Orson Welles), city symphonies (What Is This Film Called Love?), narratives (Stockholm, My Love), even an alternative film school in the … Continue reading THE STORY OF FILM
On this week’s edition of After Image, I sit down with Metro Art’s producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss highlights from the 46th Telluride Film Festival — Varda By Agnès, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, A Hidden Life, and Women Make Film: A … Continue reading
