TIO contributor Mark Stevens discusses and compares two documentary films, The Hobart Shakespearians and The Wild Parrot of Telegraph Hill. From: The Department of Nourishment for the Soul To: All Fans of Inspiring Documentaries Re: Rafe Esquith & Mark Bittner Outliers and oddities both, two documentary films, The Hobart...
"Gorgeous to watch! Go for the fantasy, stay for the art," Los Angeles Times Created from a gobsmacking 500,000 hand-painted frames of animated wonder inspired by Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne, the second feature from director Jacques-Remy Girard, "Mia and the Migoo," (2008), is in itself...
Event is a double-header, Monday and Tuesday nights, 5:30 p.m. Drumroll please. This is the grand finale of the Ciao Cinema! segment of Cinematheque, a cinema club and joint venture between the Telluride Film Festival and the five-star Wilkinson Public Library. The six-part Italian series, programmed...
Regardless of who goes home with the gold at this year's Oscars tomorrow night, the winner is the buzzmeister extraordinaire: the Telluride Film Festival. The directors of the Telluride Film Festival, first founders Bill and Stella Pence, and now Tom Luddy, also a co-founder, with Gary...
Sunday at The Palm features award-winning animation Academy-Award-nominated French animator Dominque Monfery celebrates the joy of reading in his animated adventure, "Eleanor's Secret," (2009). The story centers around Nat, a young boy who discovers he has inherited a magical library from his beloved but eccentric Aunt Eleanor....
It's complicated. Just how complicated? A plot summary would require many too many marks on the page. Besides, cineaste and critic Roger Ebert did a yeoman job of same in a Sunday New York Times review from 2008. Google it if you want the whole...
“Sunday at the Palm” presents "Make Believe" Documentary (2010) with Live Magician The first Telluride Film Festival Sunday at the Palm SHOW of 2012 has a little something special for filmgoers who love all things magic. Before this month’s screening of "Make Believe" (2010, 88 min.),...
As I watched the Golden Globes presentations last night, I was struck by how well the films did that were on the program of last Fall's Telluride Film Festival. We have seen this over the years: feature films, documentaries, foreign films, but this year's Golden...
Who says you need snow to kill it in Telluride? Though early season in November and early December was a bit dry (like the rest of the state), Telluride’s mini-park, See Forever Loop, Lift 5 pitches and, of course, Gorrono’s beers, kept us thoroughly entertained....
Event at historic Sheridan Opera House, Monday, 12/26/2011, 6:00 pm, only $10 Every year around the holidays, Mountainfilm is Telluride hosts an evening hosts a family-friendly event. This year,'s programs features a series of short films. In "Winter," Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new-found love for...
