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Postcard from the Toronto International Film Festivalnew
With feel-it-in-your-bones resonance, four films--each a blockbuster--crashed upon the shore of Lake Ontario this past week, one right after the other, not just raising TIFF's curtain but shredding it.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-11-2013 |
Movies
Arise and Sprout Film Festivals Grow Social Awareness Through Cinemanew
It's easy to brush off movies as mindless escapism—it's especially easy to do when a film involves exploding robots. But sometimes films can make audiences not only feel, but think and act.
Boise Weekly |
Jessica Johnson |
05-02-2013 |
Movies
Sun Valley Film Festival Will Only Become More Successfulnew
SVFF's real star-turn was in its lively, inside-the-velvet-rope Coffee Talks.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-20-2013 |
Movies
From Boise to Kabul to the Oscarsnew
“Honestly, one of our goals was to make something that could win an Academy Award.”
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
02-07-2013 |
Movies
The Best of the Best: The Movie Year in Bracketsnew
The best? Argo and Zero Dark Thirty.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-27-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Best Movies of 2012
All That Glittersnew
Memo to the Academy: When you're handing out kudos, please don't forget these gems.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-05-2012 |
Movies
Uncommon Bedfellows: Hollywood and Politicsnew
Would you vote for Matt Santos? Jed Bartlett? Andrew Shepherd? How about Dave?
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-31-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Political Movies
TIFF is the Fest of Timesnew
Hundreds of films to be screened in 10 days.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-05-2012 |
Movies
The Last Picture Show?new
Hollywood delights in world-ending flicks.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-19-2012 |
Movies
Idahoans Create Films on the Fly at I48new
Like drinking a little too much now and then, what brings filmmakers back to the contest year after year is the fact that they made a movie. And from time to time, they made a good movie. And as much as the short time frame limits the production scope, it also opens doors when filmmakers can't second-guess creative instincts.
Boise Weekly |
Josh Gross |
06-09-2012 |
Movies
Tags: I48 Films
Your Oscar Cheat Sheetnew
A how-to guide to be an Academy Award know-it-all this year.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
02-08-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Get Your Adrenaline Pumping at Banff Mountain Film Festivalnew
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Boise.
Boise Weekly |
Lisa Huynh Eller |
02-04-2012 |
Movies
Everybody Into the (Oscar) Poolnew
But the Motion Picture Academy has no Shame.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
01-27-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Coming Attractions: Oscar-Buzz Moviesnew
Who's looking good for a gold statue? Boise Weekly has a list of the year's about-to-be-released must-see films.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-26-2011 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars
The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 2011new
Most of the summer blockbusters have come and gone, and September clears the deck for what is traditionally Hollywood's serious season. Most Oscar-worthy films are neatly packed into the calendar's fourth quarter. But before we put away the summer of 2011, let's examine a not-so-great and not-so-terrible season at the movies.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-29-2011 |
Movies
