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Thursday, March 14,2013
Confessions of an ex-evangelical
Boulder writer Erika Rae pens memoir about growing up religious
Erika Rae’s evangelist upbringing imprinted some unusual beliefs upon her. As a teenager, she believed demons were behind every accidental misstep, from rock ’n’ roll to forgetting your keys.
Thursday, March 7,2013
Vintage sheen: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
Group blends eras and genres into a danceable whole
Sallie Ford says that growing up, she was more comfortable singing in groups than by herself. (Her sister, after all, was the one with the performance flair.) Sallie was never one for the spotlight, she says.
Thursday, March 7,2013
Explorer of the voice
Meredith Monk has expanded the possibilities of the human voice in music
Meredith Monk has accumulated many titles during her nearly 50 years as a performer.
Thursday, February 28,2013
Magnifying injustice
'The House I Live In' makes a compelling case to end the drug war
A damning statistic, familiar to those with even a minor interest in the drug boondoggle, comes early in The House I Live In: “Since 1971, the War on Drugs has cost over $1 trillion and resulted in more than 45 million arrests. During that time, illegal drug use has remained unchanged.”
Thursday, February 21,2013
The original crazy drummer
'Beware of Mr. Baker' explores one of rock’s most interesting personalities
A virtuoso on the kit, Baker was an absolute mess of a man, running through and neglecting multiple wives and children as he compulsively tore through life.
Thursday, February 14,2013
BIFF 2013: The man behind the Man in Black
Documentary delves into Johnny Cash’s first manager
He found a locker full of Johnny Cash memorabilia — gold records, signed posters, and a treasure trove: 60 hours of reel-to-reel tape, Saul’s audio diaries as well as recorded phone calls with the Man in Black himself. He decided to make a documentary.
Thursday, February 14,2013
BW BIFF Picks 2013: 'The New Public'
Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (BCAM) starts out with about a hundred students and idealistic optimism on the part of the school’s teachers. The documentary follows a handful of teachers, administrators and students during the school’s first year, then revisits them as the students complete their senior year in high school.
Thursday, February 14,2013
BIFF’s new musical bent
Music docs, independent films abound at festival
The festival, this year, brings 47 documentaries and feature films plus shorts to town, and the only two full-time employees acknowledge that it’s the enthusiasm and dedication of hundreds of volunteers that makes the festival run.
Thursday, February 7,2013
Holy Frenchman, Batman
‘Holy Motors’ is the weirdest film you will ever see and love
It is a bizarre and bewildering journey through the twisted imagination of its director/screenwriter. And it’s fun as hell, one of the most mesmerizing and unusual films I’ve ever seen.
Thursday, January 31,2013
Wonder Woman versus chauvinism
Documentary explores character’s changing role in feminist movements of the 20th century and beyond
In many ways, the comic book character Wonder Woman is very much a product of the time in which she was conceived — World War II America. Her trademark costume — star-spangled blue-and-white panties, American flag-red corset with gold adornments, the yellow headband with the red star — is rife with the patriotic fervor that bled into so many comic books at the time.
