By Michael J. Casey - Jan. 15, 2025

Bearing Witness

I spoke with Chaplin while he was in town last November to receive the Excellence in Acting Award at the 47th Denver Film Festival.

By Michael J. Casey - Dec. 23, 2024

The end has no end

This will go down as the year I stopped watching stories and started watching people.

By Michael J. Casey - Dec. 17, 2024

Freewheelin’ Phony

For Bruce Springsteen, it was the starting snare shot of “Like a Rolling Stone” that kicked open the door to his mind. He’s not wrong. And he’s not alone. That...

By Michael J. Casey - Oct. 30, 2024

Denver Film Festival spotlight: ‘Chainsaws Were Singing’

The bloody musical comedy screens Nov. 1 and Nov. 9

By Michael J. Casey - Jul. 8, 2024

Life’s but a walking shadow

Of all Shakespeare’s plays, few hold fascination with artists and audiences quite like The Tragedie of Macbeth. Romeo and Juliet has the romance and Hamlet has the speech, but Macbeth...

By Michael J. Casey - Jul. 2, 2024

Passing the baton

Now in its sixth year, the Boulder Environmental / Nature / Outdoors Film Festival (Boulder ENOFF) has become a summer staple. Screening July 11-14 at the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder...

By Michael J. Casey - Apr. 16, 2024

Tennis, anyone?

Within every game, there’s a second game playing out inside the first. We can’t always see it, but it’s often much more significant than the one we’re watching. This is...

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