Not all films are fabulous…some can be flawed or pretentious or downright irritating!

Bravo to the Denver Film Festival programming team for being adventurous in their programming. There are so many wonderful films … More

DFF40-Day 2 and is it too late to buy tickets?

Day Two of Denver Film Festival was an evening of Sold Out screenings at the Sie Film Center.  Many of … More

Denver Film Festival 40 — Day One, “Lady Bird”

Opening Night is an exciting, exhilirating time at a Film Festival. The program has launched, guests are arriving, everyone’s getting … More

I Am Not Your Negro (obviously)

Unsparing as history and enthralling as biography. It’s an evocation of a passionate soul in a tumultuous era. —Joel Morgenstern, … More

Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and me wan’ go home

I’ve always looked at the world and thought what can I do next? Where do we go from here? How … More

If you’re going to see just 1 Oscar-nominated film…see 5!

So here we are, almost Academy Awards time…Have you seen all the films? Have you heard the scores? And what’s the … More

Film Festivals: why they are more important than ever!

I’m obsessed. It’s true. There are very few people who dedicate this much time attending, working and curating film festivals; my … More

What a ride…Telluride!

There are as many ways to enjoy Telluride as there are reasons to go to this glorious mountain town: festivals, … More

What to do when your town has no movie theater…

No theater?  No problema. Life, liberty and the pursuit of movies…oh wait, is film not as important as all that?! … More