Mushroom Festival has come and gone– just behind the imminent flowering of the local mycelia. Now we are heading for the finish line, the apex of the summer season, the Telluride Film Festival, August 29 – September 1. It is easy to lose the essence of the Film Fest in...
“(Ken) Burns is not only the greatest documentarian of the day, but also the most influential filmmaker period. That includes feature filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. I say that because Burns not only turned millions of persons onto history with his films, he...
EatDrinkFilms! is a wonderful e-zine I recently discovered thanks to Gary Meyer, yes, the very same who was co-director of the Telluride Film Festival (this year, August 29 - September 1) and is now serving as the event’s Senior Curator. The 15th issue, for example, includes a story by chef Patricia Unterman...
30 years ago this weekend, Black music merged into the world of "Rock" thanks to the amazing talent and showmanship of Prince. Prince's semi-autobiographical film, Purple Rain, hit theaters 30 years ago this weekend. Many people went to see it multiple times, often clad in ...
“It’s a cultural travesty that the women of early jazz...
[caption id="attachment_43455" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Joe Barbera (center) at a “Flintstones” voice recording session with Mel Blanc, Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl and Bea Benaderet.[/caption] If you're a "Flintstones" fan you're going to love this post by Amid Amidi, the Owner, Publisher and Editer of Cartoon Brew: In...
Here's several excerpts from an article in The Playlist about Werner Herzog's latest film, "Queen of The Desert." A film that just might premier at this year's Telluride Film Festival. German filmmaker Werner Herzog is on the brain today. The 71-year-old filmmaker is about to celebrate...
Tuesday nights in Mountain Village continues its busy summer season. Following this week’s TSRC Town Talk at the Telluride Conference Center at sundown, the next free movie to be screened as part of the Free Lawn Chair Movies series is the 1940s psychedelic classic, “Fantasia,”...
The Playlist staff has compiled a list of 50 new films that may appear in this Fall's film festival circuit, including the Telluride Film Festival (TIFF). In addition to a synopsis of each film, the likelihood of the film being shown at a film festival...
New York Times writer, Larry Rohter, offers up an exellent article about 89 year old Nat Hentoff, the subject of a new Documentary Film by David L. Lewis. Early in “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step,” a documentary about the writer, critic and record producer...
