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Who doesn’t want 15 minutes of fame?

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Finders Keepers is as delightful as it is bizarre. It is the story of an amputated left foot and the two men who fought over it from 2008 to 2014. Some things you just have to see to believe...

Home viewing: Pride streams

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It was President Bill Clinton who first declared June “Gay & Lesbian Pride Month.” That was in 2000. In 2009, President Barack Obama opened...

Something to see; something to read

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Well, that didn’t take very long, did it? It’s only the second week of 2022, and we already have the first great movie and...

The old west refined

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At this point, the folks at Rockstar Games can do no wrong. Red Dead Redemption is...

‘The Wolverine:’ Better Orient-ed

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine was the kind of movie that is released with apologies and finger-pointing. After his first solo stint landed with the grace and majesty of a wet fart, odds were stacked against a sequel for Wolvie. But if Hugh Jackman can forcibly warble Les ...

Illuminating content

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Dear incoming film students, take a moment to learn from those who came before you, and please heed Derek Cianfrance’s advice: “Be where you...

Fantastic furry fun in ‘Mr. Fox’

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In a world of children’s films increasingly characterized by technological accomplishment and sophisticated rendering in lieu of good old-fashioned storytelling, it was a breath of fresh air to enjoy the stop-motion Fantastic Mr. Fox...

Squad goals

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Both the original Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation got to warm up on the small screen before being called up to...

Red, white and very blue

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I don’t know who Michael Moore is making movies for at this point. That’s not an indictment or even a suggestion that Where to Invade...

Top picks for BIFF

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Boulder audiences love a good documentary. And from Feb. 22–25, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) returns to help Boulderites scratch the educational itch...

Slop disguised as fun

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In its own sweetly bombastic way, the 2008 remake of Journey to the Center of the Earth did the job, the job being a 21st-century 3-D bash starring Brendan Fraser — an actor who gives his all to the green screen, every time — and loosely based on the 19th-century ...

Meet the new boss

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Dior. The name itself invokes the very highest of French fashion. One of the original members of haute couture, Christian Dior opened his Parisian house in December of 1946 when he was just 41. By February 1947, Dior launched “The New Look,” as Harper’s Bazaar editor...