August 3, 8 p.m., Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library screens a rare documentary, "Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi," about be-bop pianist-bandleader-composer who is the 2010 Telluride Jazz Celebration Guest of Honor. (The Telluride Jazz Celebration comes up this...
Telluride's Nugget Theatre is screening two movies the week of Friday, July 30 to Thursday, August 5. "Knight and Day" is a holdover from last week. The action movie stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, and is rated PG13.
"Despicable Me" is an animated film with some great voices, an improbable super-villain, three orphan girls in search of a dad, and a plot to steal the moon. What could possibly go wrong? It is rated PG.
For movietimes, see below; for trailers and reviews, see the Nugget website.
If you missed "Toy Story 3" or "Knight and Day" at Telluride's Nugget Theatre last week, you have another chance. See last week's post.
New at the Nugget this week is "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", rated PG13. Set in Seattle, this third film in a series pits a 109-year-old vampire against a werewolf for the affections of a young woman. Lots of vampires around the past few seasons, and some werewolves to add a little heat to the chill of the undead probably is a good idea.
On Thursday, July 29, Paragon/Bootdoctors presents "Ride the Divide", a feature length documentary about the longest mountain bike race.
See below for movietimes, and the Nugget website for trailers and reviews.
The Nugget Theatre in beautiful downtown Telluride is busy this week, primarily because Nothing is happening. The Nothing Festival, that is. To celebrate Nothing, the Nugget is showing "Karate Kid" 5 times for nothing on Friday and Saturday, July 16, 17, including a Saturday matinee. Boy, that takes me back; I mean the Saturday matinee!
Because the schedule is a bit complicated, be sure to check below the fold for movietimes and the Nugget website for reviews and trailers.
"Karate Kid" is a remake of the 1984 classic, and largely follows the plot line of the original: displaced kid, young love, a bully, a kindly maintenance man with a secret. This time KK is set in China, but apparently the on-location shooting is an enhancement to the film, Jackie Chan is appropriate as the kung-fu master, and according to Roger Ebert, the movie can stand on its own. Rated R.
BERKELEY, CA – Telluride Film Festival (September 3-6, 2010), presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is proud to announce its 2010 Guest Director, Michael Ondaatje. The celebrated writer has been invited to select a series of films to present at the 37th Telluride Film Festival. The Guest Director program is sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 
Telluride's Nugget Theatre is screening two films for the week of Friday, July 9 through Thursday, July 15, both rated PG13.
"Grown Ups" concerns a group of school friends who won a basketball championship getting together 30 years later. Kids, wives and a lake house all figure. Not the kind of movie likely to garner a lot of favorable critical review, but a lot of movie goers enjoyed it. Give it a shot for some easy laughs.
"The A Team" is back, and they've been framed, convicted for a crime they didn't commit. Jailed, they bust out, rejoin, and mayhem follows. Critics weren't too impressed, but "The A Team" seems to be an audience hit. Lots of action, violence; don't search too hard for the message.
See below for movietimes, the Nugget website for reviews and trailers.
In addition to the 3 films already scheduled for tonight's Montainfilm in Telluride fundraiser, there is screening of "Bag It", all the stuff about plastics we have conveniently ignored. The program at Telluride's Historic Sheridan Opera House includes "Making the Crooked Straight", "Alone on the...
For the week of Friday, July 2 through Thursday, July 8 Telluride's Nugget Theatre is presenting two movies, "The Secret of Kells" and "Prince of Persia."
"The Secret of Kells" was nominated for an Oscar as Best Animated Feature. We have come to think of animation as a 3D concept, but properly done, flat drawings can engage at least as well as the "Transformer" variety. From the trailers, I would say that "Kells" does that. The art work is beautiful: Remember "The Man Who Planted Trees"? That movie was what I thought of when I watched the clips of "The Secret of Kells." The story is about a young Irish monk and a magical book, a hero's quest, and is rated PG.
Another hero's quest, a magical dagger, a rogue prince, a mysterious princess (always about to be kissed), the sands of time: "Prince of Persia" promises plently of action, a fair amount of violence, and is rated PG13. Your Gameboy playing 14 year old will probably love it.
See the Nugget website for trailers and reviews, and below for showtimes.
SHORTS AND STUDENT FILMS DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2010FEATURES DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2010Telluride Film Festival, a four-day international event celebrating the art of film, plays host to a selection of feature length and short films. Considered one of the world’s leading showcases for foreign and domestic...
The Nugget Theatre in Telluride is showing two movies during the week of Friday, June 25 through Thursday, July 1.
The early movie each evening is "Marmaduke" when the kiddies are still up. Adults can probably have a good time too if they can get their heads around computer-generated mouth movements to illustrate the animals' talking. The movie is rated PG, probably for the inclusion of bodily function gags on the part of the dogs.
The title "Get Him to the Greek" refers to the task a nerd has to make sure a down-spiraling rock star gets to L.A.'s Greek Theatre for his comeback concert. Naturally there are substance abuse, rock 'n' roll groupies, the normal things a rock star gofer is likely to encounter. Roger Ebert says the level of humour recalls "Hangover" and there probably are reasons the movie gets an R rating.
See below for movietimes and the Nugget website for trailers and reviews.
