Rafiki really encapsulates the spirit of the Women Make Film series,” TCM host Alicia Malone says. “It’s rule-breaking, it’s risk-taking, it’s highly entertaining to watch.” And, as the series suggests, it’s a movie made by a woman, Wanuri Kahiu, an award-winning … Continue reading RAFIKI
One of the cinematic highlights of 2020 was the TCM broadcast premier of Mark Cousins’ 14-hour docuseries, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema. Now the series comes to Kanopy for those who do not have the cable … Continue reading WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
Tonight marks the conclusion of TCM’s 14-week series, Women Make Film. One of the best movies featured in the series is now available to watch in a beautiful 4K Blu-ray restoration. No home library is complete without it. From Boulder … Continue reading BEAU TRAVAIL
As TCM’s Women Make Film series winds to a close this Wednesday, it seemed fitting to revisit a conversation I had with Colorado native, now Los Angeles-based, filmmaker Sarah Adina Smith. We chatted back in 2015, when her debut feature, The … Continue reading THE MIDNIGHT SWIM
On Dec. 1, TCM’s 14-week series Women Make Film comes to a close with movies on death, endings and a little song and dance. When it’s all said and done, TCM’s series will have screened 100 movies from all six … Continue reading This week in Film — Sara Sugarman on VERY ANNIE MARY
A double dose of interviews this week. First up, writers/actors Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin on their debut feature, The Climb: Written by Covino (who also directs and plays Mike in the film) and Kyle Marvin (who plays Kyle), The … Continue reading This week in Film — THE CLIMB and STORIES WE TELL
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
Movie theaters are closing back down, studios are rolling back release dates (or moving titles to streaming), and WarnerMedia is getting ready to cut thousands of jobs. Things do not look good. Thankfully, home viewing options remain robust, particularly this … Continue reading This week in Film — RAFIKI, THE GUNFIGHTER, and PIERROT LE FOU
It’s a double shot of Kirsten Johnson on your TV screens. First up, her latest doc, now playing on Netflix, Dick Johnson Is Dead: Dick Johnson isn’t dead. Not yet, at least. But he will be. We all will, sooner … Continue reading This week in Film — DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD and CAMERAPERSON
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