NEW LOCAL DOC DRAWS DIRECT LINE FROM MEDIA’S DEMISE TO CAPITOL SIEGE Brian Malone’s ‘News Matters’ addresses crisis of misinformation Tuesday and Thursday on Rocky Mountain PBS By John Moore Senior Arts Journalist Brian Malone‘s documentary “News Matters” is not so much a love letter to journalism as an elegy. It begins pretty much… Continue reading New film: Does it matter that ‘News Matters’?
Category: Film
Video: Watch ‘After the Darklights,’ Episode 2
The pilot episode of “After the Darklights,” above, and the newly released Part 2. Each runs about 10 minutes. By John Moore Oct. 29, 2012 The second episode of “After the Darklights,” an online, post-apocalyptic web series written and directed by Denver’s Michael Morgan, has been launched. In the story, the world as we knew it… Continue reading Video: Watch ‘After the Darklights,’ Episode 2
My Top 10 Films of 2012
By John Moore Jan. 13, 2013 For what it’s worth (which is nothing), here is my list of the top 10 films of 2012. And while I’m not usually in sync with “The People,” The People’s Choice Awards last week agreed with my choice for No. 1, which went completely ignored by the Oscars: 1.… Continue reading My Top 10 Films of 2012
John Hutton on Spielberg, Denver’s “Lincoln” connections, and being invited to the party
By John Moore Nov. 15, 2013 John Hutton has only five or six lines in the Steven Spielberg film “Lincoln,” opening nationwide Friday (Nov. 16). But, hey, the veteran Denver actor’s girlfriend reminded him, “You could have been in ‘The Three Stooges’ movie. That could have been the call you got.” Instead, the call he… Continue reading John Hutton on Spielberg, Denver’s “Lincoln” connections, and being invited to the party
Remodeled Chez Artiste movie theater re-opens Friday
By John Moore Oct. 25, 2012 Landmark’s Chez Artiste Theatre re-opens Friday (Oct. 26) after an extensive renovation and remodel. This renovation includes new advancements in sight, sound and seating, including Barco Digital Projection, upgraded digital sound and new leather-style seats with expanded row widths. New decorative touches throughout the theater include new granite… Continue reading Remodeled Chez Artiste movie theater re-opens Friday
Video, photo coverage: “After the Darklights” web-series launch party
By John Moore Oct. 10, 2012 The 10-minute pilot episode of “After the Darklights,” a new post-apocalyptic web series written and directed by Denver’s Michael Morgan, was launched today as a free online offering. The video posted above chronicles the launch party held at the Laundry on Lawrence artists collective at 27th and Lawrence streets… Continue reading Video, photo coverage: “After the Darklights” web-series launch party
Deceased actor Johnny Lewis’ 2007 Boulder stay: “Seeking solitude in a modern world”
By John Moore Sept. 29, 2012 LISTEN TO JOHN MOORE’S INTERVIEW WITH JOHNNY LEWIS AND GRETA SEACAT Johnny Lewis, the “Sons of Anarchy” star who was found dead in a driveway near Hollywood on Wednesday after allegedly murdering his 81-year-old landlady and her cat, performed in a play with his friends in Boulder in… Continue reading Deceased actor Johnny Lewis’ 2007 Boulder stay: “Seeking solitude in a modern world”
Denver cinema closed Tuesday after Aurora copycat threat
By John Moore www.CultureWest.org Denver police are on the lookout for a man whose threatening call to the Esquire Theatre prompted the sudden closure of the cinema Tuesday night. “This is an open and active investigation, and we’re looking into it,” Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson told www.CultureWest.org. The Esquire was closed as a… Continue reading Denver cinema closed Tuesday after Aurora copycat threat
Video: Three minutes with … Pam Grier
In this new web series, journalist John Moore interviews prominent visitors to Denver. Pam Grier, graduate of Denver East High School and star of such films as Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” talks about her roots, women’s rights, Vietnam, working at the Denver Center Theatre Company, the work of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force… Continue reading Video: Three minutes with … Pam Grier