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‘An Education’ a good adaptation
"Why was I, a conventional Twickenham schoolgirl, running round London nightclubs with a con man?” British journalist Lynn Barber asks herself this question in her memoir, published earlier this year. The question has now led to a movie, which answers Barber’s query ...
The shame of a nation
The year was 1978, and
China’s future did not look promising. The country had survived wars,
depression and famine, plus a cultural revolution was taxing the...
Gilda Radner: Her voice and her writing
There seems to be an endless fascination with the famed Saturday Night Live. While the merits of the weekly television show are continually debated...
No Wright, still alright
In the belly of a hollowed-out volcano, maniacally laughing and rubbing their hands together in a way only villains are wont to do, WB/DC executives had to be overjoyed when writer/director Edgar Wright left Ant-Man just as production was starting. Finally! A Marvel...
The power of a magic feather
In Life, Animated — the new documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams — one image in particular stands out: a toddler standing...
Home viewing: Existential cinema
Comfort watching comes in all shapes in sizes. Sometimes it’s a chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. Other times it’s Gene Kelly dancing...
Oscar-nominated shorts
Friday, February 14, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 15, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.: Oscar- Nominated Documentary Short Films. Muenzinger Auditorium. 2301 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 303-492-1531...
Tight pants and raw power
For better or for worse, rock ‘n’ roll has always been a commodity. Before there can be a movement, there must be equipment, electricity...
