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The eternal charm of the go-getter: Part one
Known as “the third genius,” Harold Lloyd did not have the same background in vaudeville as Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton; yet, he ended...
Art for art’s sake
manifesto, noun: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
What we need is works of art that are strong,...
Where the past begins
When Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club hit shelves in 1989, more than one reviewer interpreted the narrative’s central tension between mothers and daughters...
It’s like ‘Cheers’ but with movies
In the past decade, Video Station has saved my ass on many occasions. As a burgeoning film studies major at the University of Colorado...
Life before test screenings
"And then the big Native American smothers him to death with a pillow after he sees that he’s been lobotomized! Wait, Mr. Producer! Where are you going...
Back in the saddle again
We must never lose heart. We have to have trust until our last breath. Otherwise, what will become of us?
Thanks to the pivot from...
Home viewing: Women Make Film
Running 14 hours and featuring the work of 183 directors, 700 clips and seven narrators, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema...
You can’t take it with you
Jack Tuller is terminal. It’s a brain tumor that’ll do it, one he’s had since the early 1990s. Back then, the doctors gave Jack...
Fantastic Fungi
For Paul Stamets, it begins and ends with mushrooms. From death, they create life. From fractures, they create connections. And from sickness, they create...
Something for everyone
The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) keeps getting bigger.
Helmed once again by Beeck sisters Robin and Kathy, BIFF 16 (March 5-8) offers
moviegoers 88 features...
The way to dusty death
Style is half the picture. Story is the other half. William Shakespeare’s 17th-century play, The Tragedie of Macbeth, might be one of the greatest stories...
Roll out the barrel
Martin has been immobilized. He’s only 40, but the life drained out of his face years ago. His wife barely talks to him, and...
