Colorado’s Music Rockfather – Barry Fey, 74 – passed away
Legendary Barry Fey, 74, passes on a sad Sunday. Stay tuned for authentic and accurate reports on this legends legacy and life.
April 28, 2013 | Posted in IN MOTION | Read More »
Vaughn speaks on Art of Conflict
Denver Film Festival attendees received Vince Vaughn, his sister Valeri and her film, Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland to a packed house Saturday. This documentary took a unique perspective on how the Protestant vs. Catholic battle for Northern Ireland bleed to the walls of Belfast and beyond. For those not aware the [...]
Docs Rock on Summer Line Up – XXX Photographer Featured
The summer documentary film season is upon us. What is striking is the focus once again on the interplay between Fine Art and Film Making. Over at HBO, society keeps taking it’s “lead” from Sheila Neivens and crew. They have launched “The Artist is Present,” featuring the “grandmother” of performance fine art, Marina Abramovic. She [...]
‘Ordinary Miracles-The Photo League’s New York”
The newly released film “Ordinary Miracles-The Photo League’s New York” produced and directed by Daniel Allentuck and Nina Rosenblum with contributing producer, Mary Engel, is a documentary film about the importance of the New York Photo League to the historical legacy and social conscience of New York starting in the late 20s. Relaunched in 1936, [...]
Wall Street feels Occupied
Right Here All Over (Occupy Wall St.) from Alex Mallis. The three week experiment in America’s greatest financial capital is starting to take it’s toll – just not for the intended. For those who do not know, #OWS is encamped in New York’s latest tourist trap: Wall Street. Financiers spend most of their days [...]
Gun Hill Road – Queen of Sundance
GUN HILL ROAD screams get on the bus and tackle our social challenges today. The film, which premiered at Sundance on Monday, is a socially relevant, thought provoking film tackling the costs to society when a fatherless home forces the mother to go at it alone. The father (played by Esai Morales known for his [...]
Old fat man set free – Conviction Oscar Ready
Does the story or the film deserve an Oscar for 2011? The answer is easily uncovered as the curtains closed on Conviction – The Movie. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and most notably Hilary Swank did a fascinating job sharing their life long skills as actors on the journey and struggle of Bette Anne Waters. Having [...]
Colorado representative Degette in GASLAND
This weekend marks another wave of oil savvy films for your entertainment – and in the case of GASLAND – your immediate action. If you have driven anywhere beyond the metro area, you might wonder – as Josh Fox did – how the rows of rural land spotted with gas wells is working out for [...]
Reality Bites for Hipsters in “The Unidentified”
Kevan Tucker’s “The Unidentified” exemplifies what is good about indie film when done right. From defying conventional Hollywood story structure to casting no-name actors, “The Unidentified” is idealistic, much like the film’s characters. Most are in search of something bigger than themselves. They are lost and a bit confused a la “Reality Bites” (1994). [...]
May 19, 2010 | Posted in THE AUTEUR | Read More »
Losing religion in Godspeed
As far as retribution stories go, “Godspeed” (written, directed and produced by Robert Saitzyk) misses the mark. It’s revenge plot is heavy handed, the characters are unlikable and the “raised stakes” are implausible. That said, “Godspeed” is watchable, thanks to the commitment of the actors in their roles and the beautiful cinematography, which is in [...]
April 19, 2010 | Posted in THE AUTEUR | Read More »
