Guess which film festival premiered (or featured the North American premiere) four of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture. Yes, of course, the Telluride Film Festival, which screened “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Moonlight” and “Arrival.” The following is the list of the 2017 Oscar...
I know, I know. The directors of the Telluride Film Festival are all about the art, not the business, of filmmaking. The event celebrates the finest ribbons of dreams; it is not a horse race, where the goal is to pick a winner. But historically and with uncanny consistency...
Post-election are we looking for movies that make us feel good - or good movies that make us think more deeply about our world? Or both? Is the choice between heart and mind a fair and reasonable debate? Writing for the Huff Post, Maddie Crum appeals to...
Telluride Film Festival's Cinematheque is collaboration between The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Public Library. BUENTA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1997) screens Monday, January 2, 6 p.m. at the Wilkinson Public Library. Rated G, 105 minutes. FREE TO ALL. Scroll down for trailer. The Telluride Film Festival and...
Over Labor Day weekend, the Telluride Film Festival did its thing, celebrating the art, not the business, of filmmaking in grand style. But the business of films inevitably rears its head, especially in the run-up to Oscar season. Among the buzziest festival films of 2016...
We keep capturing the rapture, the limelight, surrounding Telluride Film Festival regular and student alum Barry Jenkins’ latest project. His “Moonlight” screened at the 43rd annual gathering of cinephiles over Labor Day weekend. It opened in general release on November 4. Wherever the movie was screened, critics have tripped over...
At the screening of Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight" – a love fest – the rapt Telluride audience learned the writer-director had come up through the ranks of the Telluride Film Festival, doing everything he could to keep his hand in the game after his days attending the Student Symposium ended: he popped popcorn, cleaned bathrooms, spilled...
Sunday, October 30, 4 p.m. Telluride’s Michael D. Palm Theatre for the Performing Arts. “Clash of the Titans.” Presented by the Telluride Film Festival. Rated PG. Free to all. Running time, 118 minutes. The Telluride Film Festival is pleased to present the Sunday at the Palm series in collaboration with...
Two of the must-see films from the Toronto Film Fest on Matthew Jacobs’ list in his Huff Post blog launched at the Telluride Film Festival: ”La La Land” and “Aliens.” My review of TFF here. Attending the Toronto Film Festival is like stepping into a la-la land where bloated summer...
The Telluride Film Fest, in collaboration with the Telluride Library, launches the next Cinematheque series, “Music & Film,” on Monday, October 10, 6 p.m. in the Program Room. Free to all. The 17th edition of the Telluride Film fest's Cinematheque is a four-part series that explores the relationship between motion pictures and the beloved soundtracks...
