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13 May Lit Fest: Literary Burlesque, The Naked Truth
3rd Telluride Literary Arts Festival, May 20-22, 2016, features eclectic events for lovers of books and poetry. Award-winning author Peter Heller is special guest. Panel discussions, a major poetry prize, bird forays, activities for kids – and the ever-popular, sold-out Literary Burlesque, Saturday night, May 21, 8...
29 Mar Film Fest: Cinematheque Presents “Together”
For the April installment of Cinematheque, a film club and collaboration between the Telluride Film Fest and the Telluride Library, the feature is “Together,” a superb Swedish satire. Monday, April 4. Show time is 6 p.m. Free to all. With host and local cinephile, Seth Cagin....
14 Feb Telluride Film Fest Presents: “Where to Invade Next,” 2/18
On Thursday, February 18, 5:30 & 8 p.m., Telluride Film Festival presents Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next.” At Telluride’s Nugget Theatre. From “Roger & Me” (1989) to the Oscar-winning “Bowling for Columbine” (2002), Michael Moore’s work has been entertaining, satirizing and provoking. “Where to Invade...
08 Feb Telluride Library: Comedy Night with Feela & Hopkins, 2/11
Consider them the warm-up act for the 17th annual Telluride Comedy Festival, which opens at the Sheridan Opera House with Locals Night, Thursday, February 11, 8 p.m., right after authors David Feela and John Christian Hopkins close their show. Feela’s and Hopkins’ “show” is part of the...
11 Jan Golden Globes & Telluride Film Fest &…
The reviews are in and unanimous: worst Golden Globes ever: long, dull, tacky, bleeped into near oblivion, messy, smarmy, unbelievable (Gaga a serious actress???), hard to bear ( if you saw Jonah Hill’s bit, you get it), odd, (“The Martian,” a comedy, now that’s funny; and...
21 Nov Telluride Film Fest: “Carol,” A Review As Beautiful As Film Itself
“Carol.” But not the Xmas kind. (Although the holiday is in the rear view mirror – where objects are closer than they appear). “Carol,” the gorgeous film by director Todd Haynes, which screened during the Telluride Film Festival – and one of its stars, Rooney...
08 Sep Telluride Film Festival #42: Giving Its Strong – Again.
Word on the street: 2015 was one of the best Telluride Film Festivals ever. Its “strong,” (from Festival favorite “Room”), was in evidence right out of the gate, with early screening of films such as “Spotlight” and “He Named Me Malala.” The positive buzz never quit. Giving Strong:...
11 Nov Telluride Film Fest: Interview with Jon Stewart About “Rosewater”
The film was a crowd favorite at the 41st annual Telluride Film Festival. Film critic Lisa Kennedy interviews Jon Stewart about “Rosewater” for the Denver Post. While being held and tortured in Iran’s Evin Prison by a man known simply as Rosewater, Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari...