Here are a few films that didn’t get the attention they deserved during the year. These are two smaller films that will both delight and move you—two things that we sorely need in our world right now. There is even a great deal of humor in them, something I don’t cover all that much in these pages. We need that now as well.
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Indie Prof: 2024 Denver Film Festival and More
It is once again time for the Denver Film Festival. The last few years have set records for attendance, and this year should be no different. The quality of the films remains excellent. The festival runs from November 1–10.
Indie Prof: More “Fresh Cuts: New World Films”
This month I will concentrate on promoting three upcoming community screenings. We hope to see you at one or more of these shows!
Indie Prof: A Community Series, Movie, Show, and Two Related Books
This month: a new community film series, Fresh Cuts: Recent World Film plus the documentary Sugarcane, the show Babylon Berlin, and two related books—In the Garden of Beasts and Prequel.
Indie Prof: “Crossing” and “The Teacher’s Lounge”
This month’s column takes us to Turkey on a wonderful journey of discovery before landing in Germany for a gripping film about an idealistic young teacher (just in time for the new school year!). Get out to the movies and enjoy the last of summer.
Indie Prof: Godzilla Minus One and Kinds of Kindness
The long days of summer are setting in, so here are two films that you can enjoy in the air conditioning—one at home and one in the theater.
Indie Prof: Io Capitano and To Kill a Tiger
We continue to journey around the world with two more Oscar-nominated films this month: the first was nominated for Best International Feature and the second for Best Documentary Feature.
Indie Prof: Finishing Off Oscar Films and a Great New TV Series
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came to our powerful screening of Seven Winters in Tehran on April 5 at The Cube. Stay tuned for more events. This month, we finish off the Oscar films, I add an Oscar-nominated doc, and for icing, I give you a great new TV series.
Indie Prof: “The Body Politic,” “Mediha,” and The Zone of Interest
This is a busy month for local film: The ACT Human Rights Festival runs in Ft. Collins from 4/3–4/7, the Woman+Film Festival screens at the Sie from 4/10–4/14, and we have a wonderful film screening at The Cube on 4/5 @ 6:30pm. More below, and I also owe you two Oscar reviews; I give you one this month and one next. To the films.
Indie Prof: It’s Oscar Month!
This is Oscar month, so we get straight to the films. I reviewed The Holdovers in the February column, Past Lives in December, and I will post reviews of The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall next month. The latter two will fight it out for the Best International Feature this year, and rightly so. This was a wonderful year for the movies, and I hope you get a chance to see all of them. And the nominees are…
Indie Prof: Two Movie Reviews and “Cinema of Survival”
This is going to be a great month for film, and for our neighborhood in particular. This month I give you reviews of two films that likely will be nominated for Oscars; one of those should produce (at least) one winner.
Four Films That May Win Awards: The Mission, 20 Days in Mariupol, May December, and All of Us Strangers
Award season is coming and most films have now been released. The March column will preview all of the films nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, so this month I give brief reviews of several films that may be nominated for other awards.