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Only in dreams

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There are two moments in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood that take your breath away. The first is visual: A series of neon...

Crazy Cruise

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With Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, director Brad Bird makes his live-action feature debut, having made a name for himself and a few hundred million for Disney/Pixar with The Incredibles and one of the freshest comedies of the last few years, Ratatouille. It’s ...

‘Living Dead Girl’

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She was born Norma Jean Baker in 1926, but she died Marilyn Monroe in 1962. Between those two dates and names lived one of...

Staying human with Michael Franti

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It’s Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018, and it feels serendipitous to get the chance to talk with Michael Franti about his new documentary, Stay...

Unmasked and fancy-free

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Return of the Boulder International Film Festival

‘The Departed’ beer dinner

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The timing couldn’t be better. The Alamo Drafthouse’s series, Hot Takes & Remakes, is a bizarre and beautiful collection of 30ish movies — some revered, some...

Indians, cowboys and aliens, oh my!

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There`s something timeless about a good Western. Sprinkle in scary aliens, stunning special effects, and a terrific cast, and the mash-up film Cowboys & Aliens turns out to be a highly entertaining summer adventure...

reel to reel | Week of Feb. 20

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About Last Night...

A matter of persistence

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The legacy of Orson Welles looms large in the history of cinema. So large, even Welles himself fell into its blackness. “The word genius was...

Movies galore

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IFS returns, two friends in the desert, and time travel in a Japanese cafe

Review: ‘World War Z’ better than awful

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For the seemingly infinite production companies behind World War Z, the must-see movie of next summer is Ninja Squirrel Poets* (*note: does not actually feature ninjas, squirrels or poetry). As has been well-publicized, Brad Pitt’s company, Plan B, snapped up the ...

America at a crossroads and Bob Dylan on tour

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In 1975, the U.S. was at a crossroads. The Vietnam War was over, and Americans were more disillusioned than ever. Big cities out east,...