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…
“20 Feet From Stardom” — from back-up to spotlight!
This was a particularly great year for documentaries. Eric Kohn of Indiewire picks his top 10 documenataries; one of which…
Philomena*An Irish love story
As nighttime begins to encroach on the afternoon, as holiday decorations engulf the shopping centers; out come the woolly hats…
Catching Fire*AND smoking hot at the box office!
Sweden has mandated the Bechdel test and a USC study found that 70 percent of the speaking roles in 2012’s 100 highest-grossing movies…
Drinks with films 