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Skinamarink (2023)

i fucking hate it 10/10 hope to never see it again

this shit was fucked like a good "fucked" glad i heard about it on Super Eyepatch Wolf's My Favorite Things Holiday Special 2022 video [1 minor spoiler; but also 2 (jump) scare spoilers for Insidious (2010)] and that i knew so little, 'cause damn fuck this shit and fuck all that noise i don't need this glad i saw it though and no, i ain't sayin' shit go watch it ✌🏾

The Horror List The Get Off Your Couch List (better with great sound and an immersive screen) The Blind List (2/5) The Family List (depending on your interpretation, of course) The Dark List (no comment) Top of 2023? do not watch alone do not watch at night do not watch alone, but definitely turn off the lights not for everybody, though, so make sure you’re okay with watching a relatively slow (genre spoiler:) blah blah analog horror blah blah real talk, though, the trailer ( minor spoilers) won’t tell you much about what you’re getting into; recommendation: watch the Super Eyepatch Wolf video linked above instead and look no further into it

discussed with a friend immediately after

[paulboyne]

The Class of 2023: My Favorite Movies

Frankenstein vs. Baragon I kicked off this “academic year” (the period of time since my last update to the tally of my favorite films) with a literally once-in-a-lifetime movie-watching experience. Thai slow cinema master Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest, Memoria, was playing ever so briefly at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver as part of the movie’s uniquely bold “one theater at a time” world…

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5 reasons to hit Denver’s CinemaQ Film Festival

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5 reasons to hit Denver’s CinemaQ Film Festival

When the CinemaQ Film Festival opens Thursday at the Sie FilmCenter, in addition to its strong slate of feature-length films and shorts, fiction and documentary stories, it will launch BLQ. The new initiative – a partnership between Denver Film and the LGBTQ+ organization Black Pride Colorado — underscores just how nimble Denver Film’s beacon of queer cinema remains. The loving brainchild of Keith Garcia, artistic director of the Sie FilmCenter, and Black Pride Colorado founder Tara Jae, BLQ (Black Lives Queerly) centers on the experiences of black LGBTQ+ people. The organizations have done programming together before but the two see in this new program an opportunity to build on that relationship. “Keith has been in my corner for a few years, and we often have talked about the importance and lack of space for Black queer creatives in Colorado,” Jae said in an email. “As we continued our dialogue and observed what was happening nationally, the opportunity to have space during CinemaQ opened up. This partnership with Denver Film and Black Pride Colorado is an opening for us to continue to curate spaces and build a platform out for our Black queer creatives in the community.” “We asked ourselves, ‘What does that organization need? What can we do to help to bring everyone together?,’ ” said Garcia. It turned out to be a very

simple answer, he said. “Queer Black voices need more amplification than most, especially within the LGBTQIA community.” Garcia sees the first day of films, a panel and a gathering on Saturday, Aug. 10, as a celebratory debut of the relationship. Why should you attend? Consider: Reason 1: A strong start. Sometimes how you start a new undertaking says everything about how it will flourish. Saturday, BLQ gets the kind of day of programming that should launch the Denver Film-Black Pride Colorado collaboration in style. “The ability to express oneself is deeply rooted in our mental health,” said Jae, who uses the pronoun “they.” The social worker knows how central the arts are to the mental health of individuals, to community health and, by extension, the robustness of our city. “Our Black queer community is rich and vibrant and resilient, which fuels the culture of Denver,” they said. “It’s much more than representation. It’s exposure, it’s experience. I often tell people who come in from out of town to experience any of our events, ‘Don’t sleep on Denver — there is so much more to come, and we are just getting started.’ ” (Saturday, Aug. 10) Reason 2: Because there is always a gem. With its superb use of animation, archival and fresh footage, the documentary “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story” may be this year’s jewel. Denver jazz station KUVO’s All Blues show is dynamite, so there’s a chance you already know about the late-1950s and ’60s R&B artist Jackie Shane, who all but vanished in 1971. If you don’t, this loving exploration by Canadian filmmakers Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee will open your eyes — and ears — to the mesmerizing performer who was friends with Little Richard, sang in a voice with hints of Tina Turner and Jackie Wilson, and who was transgender. The film is buoyed by readings of the Nashville-born singer’s autobiography found by nieces who didn’t even know about their aunt until her death. It’s anchored by interviews that Mabbott conducted with the reclusive star in the last year of her life. (Saturday, Aug. 10, 1 p.m.) Reason 3: Because justice sought hurts but inspires, too. Venus Extravaganza (left) brought the heat to the iconic documentary “Paris is Burning.” Her unsolved murder is the subject of “I’m Your Venus” by Kimberly Reed. (Participant Media) The tensions over who gets to tell a subculture’s story may be one of the more complicated legacies of the iconic 1990 documentary “Paris Is Burning,” about the ball scene in New York City, by director Jennie Livingston. (See this year’s CinemaQ short about appropriation, “So You Wanna Vogue, Huh?”) But one of the most wrenching legacies is that the supernova of the powerful film, Venus Extravaganza, was murdered before its release. In her critically lauded documentary, “I’m Your Venus,” which premiered in June at the Tribeca Film Festival, Kimberly Reed follows Venus’ biological and ballroom families as they unexpectedly unite to reopen the unsolved case. (Saturday, Aug. 10,  7 p.m.) Reason 4: Because it’s cool to laugh … and to sigh Coming of age gets its close-ups in two films that have been garnering raves on the festival circuit. The first is on Thursday night, with “My Old Ass.” Megan Park’s clever twist on the genre finds Elliott (Maisy Stella) meeting up with her older self, played by the always ace Aubrey Plaza, for some insightful advice. Next up: If the beautiful Belgian drama from 2022, “Close,” broke your hearts in 1,001 pieces with its story of a friendship that might be more between its two young protagonists, “Young Hearts,” the debut by Canadian musician Peaches rocks her 2022, 20th anniversary tour in the award-winning documentary, “Teaches of Peaches.” (Avanti Media Fiction) Belgian director Anthony Schatteman, might glue it back. Lou Goossens’ turn as 14-year-old Ellias, who is figuring out what he’s feeling about new kid Alexander (Marius De Saeger), has been heralded as one of this year’s breakout performances. (Sunday, Aug. 11, noon) Finally, being of age rocks in “Teaches of Peaches,” an award-winning documentary that follows the Canadian electropunk rocker on her 20th-anniversary tour in 2022.  (Friday, Aug. 9, 6:45 p.m.) Reason 5: Because it’s good to be scared. It’s never fair but always sort of fun to ask a programmer about which movie is their favorite of the festival. This year, the spin on that question, directed at CinemaQ’s impresario Keith Garcia, was “Which film would you sneak into, if you had the time?” Of course, he had two. One was the documentary on Jackie Shane. The second won’t come as a shocker to fans of Garcia: “Carnage for Christmas,” by Alice Maio Mackay. “It’s a sweet little 78-minute package,” he said of the late-night offering. “It’s very fun. And I really love watching talent kind of blossom over the years.” This story finds a trans true-crime podcaster’s returning to her hometown years after her transition but just in time for a Santa suit-clad slayer on the loose. “It’s just been great watching her work evolve at such a young age and very quickly,” Garcia noted. The slasher is the 19-year-old’s sixth feature. “Once someone really pays her attention and gives her a budget, I think we’re going to see some really exciting stuff come out. “Carnage” is probably her best movie to date. Hopefully, audiences really take to it.” (Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 p.m.) Lisa Kennedy is a Denver area freelance writer who specializes in film and theater. IF YOU GO Cinema Q Festival: Denver Film’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ film with narrative features, documentaries, shorts packages, panels and other  happenings at the Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave,. Aug. 8-11. Denverfilm.org. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.

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Sie FilmCenter eleva la magia de las películas a una milla de altura

Sie FilmCenter eleva la magia de las películas a una milla de altura

Para muchos de nosotros, el cine es un lugar al que vamos para escapar de nuestros problemas y transportarnos a otro mundo. Y en Centro de cine Siela magia cobra vida. el teatro era Inaugurado como Denver Film Center en 2008, antes de cambiar de nombre a Sie Film Center en 2016. Situado en el este Colfax Cinematheque es una organización sin fines de lucro, un centro cultural para el cine y las…

[distantnoises-othervoices]

The Punk Singer (2013) - Kathleen Hanna documentary. (Available on YouTube for free, or you can buy/rent). I haven’t seen this since it was at Sie FilmCenter, but am revisiting it now. 🖤✨🖤

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdTHg4SQNGE

https://www.instagram.com/p/CN283ZdH7ma/?igshid=rdfm7adrge1e

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7/31 - San Diego The Casbah 8/1 - Phoenix Crescent Ballroom 8/2 - Tucson 191 Toole 8/3 - El Paso The Lowbrow Palace 8/4 - Albuquerque Sister 8/5 - Santa Fe Meow Wolf 8/6 - Denver Sie FilmCenter 8/7 - SLC Metro Music Hall 8/8 - Boise Neurolux 8/9 - Spokane The Bartlett 8/10 - Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret 8/11 - Seattle Neptune Theatre 8/12 - Portland Revolution Hall 8/13 - Oakland @newparishoak 8/14 - SF The Independent 8/15 - LA The Regent .

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The Academy Awarded Denver Film Society's CineLatino $10,000

The Academy Awarded Denver Film Society’s CineLatino $10,000

  Denver film fans, you should be proud.

Yesterday, Denver Film Society announced it is receiving a $10,000 grant from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — as in the Academy from the Oscars. This is particularly a big deal since the organization has never received such a grant in its 41-years of existence.According to the Denver Film Society, this signals a big step-up in recognition…

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DENVER FILM ANNOUNCES WOMEN+FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP

DENVER FILM ANNOUNCES WOMEN+FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP

Featuring films and conversations by and about women.  Denver Film announced the line-up for its 13th Annual Women+Film Festival, opening April 5 and running through April 10 at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. Festival passes are $90 for Denver Film Members/$120 Non-Member. Individual film tickets, on sale beginning March 8 at 10 a.m., are $12 for Denver Film Members/$15 Non-Member and…

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Reg Dog, aka Animal, a.k.a. one of my best friends; she directed me as Artistic Director in Annie, a Phamaly production at the DCPA, (I played president Roosevelt.) Being the boss babe that she is, she is co-directing and co-producing imperfect, with Brian, “That’s was She Said “Malone.🎥 🤪 I am so proud of you… you both did a fantastic job.❤️🔥 imperfect is a story of artists…who live and perform with the uniqueness of disability, and have historically been denied their place in the spotlight. The documentary follows a company of actors with all nature of disabilities – from spinal cord injury to Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy to autism – as they attempt an unprecedented version of Kander, Ebb, and Fosse’s beloved musical Chicago. Capturing the raw, honest stories of the actors inside the production process and outside the theatre in their everyday lives, imperfect reveals a rare behind-the-scenes look at talented artists who push to succeed as professional performers, no matter the obstacles. imperfect crushes stale notions of disability and affirms the human condition…in all its many forms. #disability #disabilityawareness #disabled #wheelchair #inclusion #autism #chronicillness #wheelchairlife #specialneeds #accessibility #autismawareness #love #films #spoonie #invisibleillness #disabilityadvocate #cerebralpalsy #mentalhealth #disabilityrights #disabilityinclusion #abilitynotdisability #spinalcordinjury #disabilities #disabilitypride #downsyndrome #production #motivation #wheelchairbosslife (at Sie FilmCenter) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWEG7f6l8Tc/?utm_medium=tumblr

[letamthoughts]

Set It Off (1991)

(movie had me so fucked up had to cry about it to my partner and forgot to give it a rating; and here we go 1.5 months later) i love it? (probably... painfully) (x tier? idfk) 10/10

nice-ass camera work during the first robbery nice-ass vibe during the graduation party

interesting choice making the dudes so frightening; like, they had some solid “hard” vibes going on, monstrous even... very interesting 🤔

really well done #NotAllCops shit; still ACAB tho "What's the procedure?"

The Intimate List (the rooftop and the car) The Black List The Nostalgic List i fucking hate it

Part of our February series "Black History Sounds Like... 90's Film Edition"

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fucked up what it came down to for her regarding the advance both slaps were justified, but he'll never understand why

Latifah's lover was either written that way or just couldn't act well; either way, she played the roll very well wait, was she (the actor) mute? 🤔 Latifah's character is trans, isn't she? definitely a short-sighted hot head had an interesting perspective, though; on belonging in the hood and all methinks the problem was that she failed to consider other options (e.g.: leave the damn country) 

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Latifah turning around during gave strong lashing vibes like, no way that wasn't intentional... these directors and/or writers be Black missa gon' check later; 'cause fuck they really did that shit the director is, and the two writers probably are considering their filmography killed by the system was he lying about the money or no? most likely, but he lied too well then again, does he always keep a revolver under the pillow when at a motel? 🤔 shooting him might've been the right call tbh; no tellin' what he intended or what would've gone down yeah~, surely he would've told 'em they were jobless "Don't be greedy." 😭

yeah, she teared up after romance night because it was just another trade off like with the check; significantly better, sure, but it ain't balanced and it sure as hell ain't hers this movie's violently feminist

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BRUH~ I honestly needed to baby cry with my head in somebody's lap after that. 😢 Spent most of the movie tense af knowing what was coming. And hard cried thrice. Fuck, this movie was better than I remember. Why dafuq don't I ever hear about it? 🤔

the sad ending would be the other fucker never jumping in and they all go to prison this was the fucked ending three people died, somebody lost their lover, a child lost their mother, and somebody lost three friends i'm hurting myself again, time to change the topic

[letamreviews]

Top of 2022

With 19 films watched and 2 favorited from 2022, I composed a list of my top. To coincide with 2019′s pure happenstance, the list is ‘almost’ an exact third (7) of the total films watched. Anything seen after the end of February, 2023, isn’t included (with 1 exception).

Honorable Mentions: Infernal Affairs remastered trilogy (2002 - 2003), Skinamarink, Vesper, TÁR Exception: Aranock’s Queer Relativity Why’s this so late? Yes, it is late.

Blind Rating is how worthwhile the film is watching “blind” (or knowing nothing). The scale is 1 (worth it) to 5 (you must). ‘Eh is essentially a 0.5.

1. Queer Relativity | Aranock (Canada)

Saw on YouTube in early March twice and listened to atleast once. i don’t even know (i guess: i fucking love it). Y’all, this movie fucked me up. Had to pause it so many times during first viewing this shit took me back so much. fuck Also, i fucking hate it. Blind Rating: 0.5/5 | film | Teaser | Description:

Hope you all enjoy my film on queer temporalities, language, and journey of discovering self

2. RRR (India)

Saw on Netflix in Hindi with English subtitles and again in theatre in Telugu with English subs. i fucking love it. Best (official) movie of the year. Don’t waste my time. Blind Rating: 1/5 Thoughts

3. Please Baby Please (USA)

Saw at Sie FilmCenter. i really like it (? tier). Holy fucking shit, this movie. lul Definitely put some people in the mood. Thoughts Quickie

4. Avatar: The Way of Water (USA)

Saw at Hawkins Theatres in 3D HFR and again at AMC Theatres in Real 3D. i really like it (mid tier?). Thoughts 1 & 2 Quickie

5. Everything Everywhere All at Once (USA)

Saw in theatre. i really like it (mid tier?). Y’all, I saw this in a theatre with 2-3 other dudes and we all bawled during the same scene. Shit was great. Thoughts Blind Rating: 0.5/5

6. Three Thousand Years of Longing (Australia & USA)

Saw at Hawkins Theatres. i really like it (high tier). Did not expect to enjoy it so much. Glad I went (and disregarded certain reviews). Thoughts

7. Nope (USA)

Saw at Harkins Theatres and again in VR (don’t ask). i really like it (mid tier?). Really enjoyed the entirety of it, especially as a story of two siblings. While I do see this as the director changing the horror genre (again? 🤔), I’m now wondering how much of it already exists in widely unknown indie films. 😐 (shout-out to LambHoot’s “The Resident Evil they keep Remaking...” video) Thoughts 1 & 2 Blind Rating: 1/5

[happygoriley]

Bucket list #74: Go see a movie in a real movie theater✅📽🎞 @isleofdogsmovie #dogfriendly #movienight #movietheater #doge #ilovedogs #doggosdoingthings #9gag #9gagmypet #buzzfeedanimals #shibainu #sheeb #shibaholics #theweekoninstagram #isleofdogs #siefilmcenter #dogsofdenver #weeklyfluff #thedodo (at Sie FilmCenter)

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Seeds is officially a SeriesFest Season 4 selection apart of its Digital Short Series Competition. Seeds will be screened and judged by a jury of key industry players at the award-winning TV festival June 22-27 at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver, CO. Browse the lineup below to see when Seeds plays and if in Denver, be sure to purchase a ticket to attend!

https://www.seriesfest.com/lineups/digital-shorts-competition

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Great seeing Viri at the @fattitudethemovie the movie screening last night. Many thanks to @landell_original for the pic! 🤗💞 . #RajdulariMusic #FattitudeTheMovie #Screening #Denver (at Sie FilmCenter)

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Love ya, Satan 😘😘 #everythingisterrible #thegreatsatan (at Sie FilmCenter)