Short-listed for an Academy Award though it wasn’t nominated, Tim’s Vermeer was nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy Awards). So instead…
Opening Night for BIFF 2014
Boulder Intetnational Film Fest, Opening Night The Gala Opening Night for the Boulder International Film Festival was spread across two…
“The Wind Rises”–2 hours of engineering and romantic love
Are you a fan of Hayao Miyazaki? Then you’ll be sad to hear that this is his last film but…
Tribute for Shirley MacLaine at BIFF
It was a wonderful evening at the Boulder Theater as BIFF honored Shirley MacLaine with the Career Achievement Award. A…
“Mistaken for Strangers”–family drama masquerading as a rock documentary
This is an enjoyable documentary that some might mistake as a film about the band The National. Instead, Mistaken for…
“Ida”–mesmerizing in black and white
Day Two of the Boulder International Film Festival found me sitting in a pew at the back of the United…
Ernest and Celestine: Why mess with a great thing?
Fresh from Sundance, the Boulder International Film Festival chose to screen the new English-dubbed version of the delightful animated film,…
Faded Gigolo — some good news for Woody Allen
One would not expect to describe a film about a male gigolo as charming or heart-warming but Faded Gigolo is…
A Hot Mess; but the Golden Globes were good fun
On the red carpet pre-show, our lovely hosts for the Golden Globes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler teased that they…
Frozen*but sisterly love will thaw the chill
How refreshing! An animated film where the goal of the female protagonist isn’t only to find her prince! Frozen is…
