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Denver may not be a city that attracts the amount of movie industry buzz that centers around our Western neighbors of Telluride, Sundance and Austin, but we do have a solid and fervent community of film lovers here. We don't have a ton of film events, but what we do have is cherished and obsessed over enough to rival the Alamo Drafthouse. One of these events is the Starz Denver Film Festival, which is going strong in its 32nd year. After partnering with Starz, over the years, we've played host to Crispin Glover, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, Will Smith, Ang Lee, and enjoyed every on-the-cusp-of-Oscar movie of the past three seasons. This year is no exception as the festival kicks off this week with Precious, which was produced by the Denver-based Sarah Siegel Magness and Gary Magness. Denver will also get a chance to "meet" the film's buzzed about star, Gabourey Sidibe. Three legendary actors will be receiving the spotlight while enjoying our thin air: Ed Harris and his latest film, Touching Home will be the focus of a special evening, and will receive the Mayor's Achivement Award. Hal Holbrook will be receiving the Excellence in Acting Award, and be on hand with his new film, That Evening Sun. Last but not least, J.K. Simmons will be receiving the Cassavetes Award, and be presenting his new film, The Vicious Kind. But hey, that's the glitzy statuette stuff. If you're a Colorado native, you need to check out the impressive schedule which includes big films such as Leaves of Grass, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Last Station, The Young Victoria, and Best Worst Movie with special screenings of its star, Troll 2. If you want to avoid the buzz, there's enough intriguing indies, documentaries, and foreign film selections to make your eyeballs fall out.Filed under: Festival ReportsContinue reading Looking Ahead to the 2009 Denver Film Festival Permalink | Email this | Comments

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a famly betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. Based on a short story by the acclaimed author William Gay, and an award-winning screenplay by writer-director Scott Teems. Ranked 3.50 / 5 | 7 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (02:22) Submitted By: videodetective Tags: Movie Trailers Movie Trailer THAT EVENING SUN Barry Corbin Hal Holbrook Walton Goggins Carrie Preston Raymond McKinon Mia Wasikowski Scott Teems Drama Freestyle Releasing Categories: Entertainment

Author: cinefundas Added: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:49:47 -0800 Duration: 119Killshot - Hollywood Trailer - Exclusive video Brought to you on net by Cinefundas.com...

Filed under: Drama, From Page to Screen The conventional wisdom regarding Sean Penn's justly acclaimed rendering of Into the Wild is that the film is "faithful" to the Jon Krakauer book. This is utterly cracked, and the misconception is illustrative of my staunch "books are not movies" philosophy. Not only is Into the Wild not "faithful" to the book, but it couldn't possibly have been faithful and remain a narrative film. Sure, it dutifully replicates what Krakauer was able to discover about Chris McCandless' adventure - most of the supporting characters, destinations and events are here, and some lines of dialogue are lifted from Krakauer's account. If that's all it takes for a movie to be "faithful," then I guess it's faithful. But that ignores the fact that the book and the film were trying to accomplish fundamentally different things, and went about it in fundamentally different ways. Krakauer's book - which, by the way, is a national treasure - is first journalistic, and then philosophical. The author did painstaking research to piece together the details of McCandless' journey and death from interviews, personal observations, and Chris's own writings. What emerged probably wasn't what Krakauer, who obviously sympathizes and identifies with his hero, would have preferred: the picture of McCandless his sources paint is that of a young man who is bright and curious, but also inconsiderate, arrogant, and often downright unpleasant. (The letter he wrote to "Ron Franz," Hal Holbrook's character in the film, haranguing the octogenarian to sell his possessions and go on the road, is painful to read.)Continue reading From Page to Screen: 'Into the Wild' Permalink | Email this | Comments

I made this video after hiking in the mountains. Much appreciation to director Sean Penn, author Jon Krakauer, actor Emile Hirsch, and everyone that was involved in the making of this Oscar nominated film! Special thanks to the beautiful deer.

Author: Niswander Added: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:16:27 -0800 Duration: 171I made this video after hiking in the mountains. Much appreciation to director Sean Penn, author Jon Krakauer, actor Emile Hirsch, and everyone that was involved in the making of this Oscar nominated film! Special thanks to the beautiful deer.

Award Season '08. Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone interview Hal Holbrook and Dixie Carter at Hollywood's biggest Red Carpet event.