Tag: Denver Film
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David Ansen on the death of film criticism
ALSO: ALL BUT ONE SCREENING FOR TODAY’S FINAL DAY IS SOLD OUT DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 10 People used to say, “Everyone is a critic!” as a, well – criticism. The irony is, in 2025, everyone really is a critic. Anyone with an opinion and a blog or a TikTok account with followers…
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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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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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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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Father and son actors are shooting for the stars | John Moore
Dwayne and Judy Carrington meaningfully named their only child Orion for the constellation that immortalizes the handsome hunter of Greek mythology. Literally, it means “shining star.” Which, at 42, is exactly what he is. Orion, an actor, model and former junior Olympian, is enjoying his breakout moment as an FBI agent in the searing new…
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Jim Havey, lovingly known as Colorado’s Ken Burns
Jim Havey, who came to be known as the Ken Burns of Colorado with his many films documenting the history of the Rocky Mountain West, died Jan. 19. He was 74. His films – notably “Colfax Avenue,” “Broomfield,” “Centennial Statehouse,” “The Great Divide” and “The Five States of Colorado” – have educated Coloradans for decades and have…
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Women+Film partnering with Planned Parenthood for festival screening
At this year’s 14th annual Women+Film festival, the emphasis will be on the “plus.” In addition to screening 10 full-length films, a program of international shorts and a few scheduled live Q&As with filmmakers, Denver Film’s April 13-16 gathering will include a one-day marketplace featuring gifts, artwork, crafts and novelties from 10 local, women-owned small…