Author: John Moore
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‘Airplane!’ at 45: A classic film that elevated stupid to an art form
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 5 Today, our daily coverage of the 48th Denver Film Festival takes a brief detour for an emergency landing at Sunday’s fun 45th anniversary screening of “Airplane!” which featured an on-stage conversation with co-director David Zucker and actor Robert Hays at the sold-out Paramount Theatre in downtown Denver.…
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Delroy deflects focus from Delta Slim to devastation in Jamaica
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 4 Actor Delroy Lindo was in Denver on Saturday night, but his thoughts were 2,200 miles away – in Jamaica. Lindo was taking turns speaking with local media on the red carpet at the Sie Film Center moments before receiving a career achievement award at the 48th Denver…
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Making movies: Is Colorado ready to meet the moment?
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 3 Colorado took a toe-dip into the deep waters of competitive filmmaking in 2024, when Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that guarantees $5 million in annual refundable tax credits to filmmakers through at least 2029. For the first time, Colorado now has a sustainable, predictable production incentive…
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Lindo and Polinger: Honoring the veteran and the prodigy
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 2 While the focus of today’s first full day of the 48th Denver Film Festival will rightly be on celebrating the many career accomplishments of actor Delroy Lindo, the fest will also be uplifting a major new artist at the beginning of his film journey. Described by…
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The ‘Knives’ are out again for tonight’s Denver Film Fest opening
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 1 The 10 best days of the year for local movie fans are here. Friday is opening night of the 48th Denver Film Festival, which will begin with dueling cross-town, Halloween-happy screenings. The last time opening night fell on Halloween was in 2019, when the buzz was…
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After near death experience, producer and star of ‘Jerry’s Girls’ is still standing
Arts news: Recovered Veritas Productions founder Nancy Evans Begley is bringing Jerry Herman musical revue to Mizel Arts and Culture Center I called Nancy Evans Begley a few weeks ago, but she couldn’t talk much. She was on her way back to the E.R. with complications from a life-saving emergency appendectomy. But, hey, she was…
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Film: Could tiny Creede lead America out of its divide?
Denver Film Festival documentary is a powerful example of what happens when small-town Americans engage with those who think differently There’s a reason Kahane Corn Cooperman’s new documentary is called “Creede U.S.A.,” and not “Creede, Colorado.” It is the American story everyone everywhere is desperate for. This tiny, picturesque little Brigadoon nestled into the San…
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Delroy Lindo bringing Delta Slim back to his Denver stage roots
Famed actor to receive career achievement award at Denver Film Festival screening of global phenomenon ‘Sinners‘ Celebrated actor Delroy Lindo remembers the grand opening of the Denver Center Theatre Company on New Year’s Eve 1979. “It was cold as hell,” he says with a laugh. “The snow was up to our ears.” He doesn’t much…
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Denver Film Festival: Start with these five to watch
A quick jump-starter for those about to fest With 136 (mostly) unreleased films to choose from, the Denver Film Festival can be a bit intimidating for a first-time festivaler. There are many different possible strategies. You might want to focus on Colorado filmmakers, or documentaries, or international films, or LGBTQ, or shorts, or animation or…
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Nora Garrett’s Hollywood screenwriting debut: Fierce
Denver School of the Arts grad’s combustible tale, starring Julia Roberts, has been called the most provocative film of 2025 There is a one-word playbook for how to effectively play the simmering, sexually frustrated Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams’ classic play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and it says this: “Fierce.” Funny, when…