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May
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Kaffeine Buzz
reviews independent and foreign films,
in addition to reporting the latest buzz behind
Colorado's film festivals.
BOMB IT Denver Premier
- Denver Film Society DocNight - Friday, May 14
- Starz FilmCenter - Denver
DocNight Thursday, May 15 - 7:00pm
Hosted by Lisa Kennedy, Film Critic, The Denver
Post
Director Jon Reiss IN-PERSON --> Reception
to follow at Double Daughters (1632 Market
Street, Denver, 303.623.3505)
Exclusive Denver Engagement of BOMB IT continues
May 16 - 22
Street-2-Screen begins the celebration of graffiti
culture and film on Thursday, May 15, with the
Denver Film Society’s DocNight at the Starz
FilmCenter at 7pm, featuring an in-person appearance
by the film’s award winning director, Jon
Reiss.
Bomb It by Antidote Films, the global graffiti
documentary by award winning director Jon Reiss,
features street artists and top graffiti writers
from 5 continents Bomb It is the first film to
update the story of graffiti with a truly international
perspective.
Roughly 200 artists and personalities were interviewed,
including Cornbread, Lady Pink, acclaimed hip-hop
artist and former graffiti writer KRS-One, international
art machine Shepard Fairey, Brazilian bombing
twin brothers Os Gemeos, Mear One, Terrible T-KID
170, Taki 183, Zephyr, Tribe, Ron English, Cope
2, KET, Chino, Revok, Pez, Faith47, and many more.
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Irina Palm (Sam Garbarski)
We often hear sorted stories of those, in their
younger years, needing to do this or that “for
the money.” Whether it be a posting on YouTube
or a naked picture, those initial sacrifices seem
to come back to haunt those who after a time,
have made a life for themselves in the spotlight.
In the case of Maggie, she never
was never visible in her earlier days. And now
as a middle-aged widow, she’s not only invisible
to many, but she finds that she has no skills
to get the run-of-the-mill job and she’s
deeply in debt.
With a grandson who’s dealing with a dangerous
disease that has run out of options for a cure,
the only hope left is to send him to a clinic
in Melbourne, Australia. She’s desperate
to raise the money in any way she can, and her
search leads her to a world she never dare step
into before. MORE
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Love Songs (Christophe Honore)
This will sound completely cheesy, but I am in
love with the film “Love Songs,” from
the musical jewels and cinematography of its main
character, Paris, to the incredibly stylistic
characters with all their flaws and incessant
smoking. You want to be there, being a voyeur
in person as the story unfolds.
The story in “Love Songs” is broken
into three pieces, or chapters; in a sense, a
three part play with a backdrop of the world its
characters live and die in. Adding to the texture
of the film are beautiful and hypnotic French
pop songs the likes of Autour de Lucie, with lyrics
that are just as exquisite as their notes.
Ismaël, played by the incredibly
sexy Louis Garrel, is the kind
of man women fall in love with and wish they hadn’t.
In an argument, even when anger is firing on all
pistons, his coy sense of humor will always get
him out of a bind. In a sense, he’s completely
infuriating. But his passion and boyish charm
makes it impossible to say no or stay mad. MORE
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Muse – HAARP
Within a few moments of the new live DVD “Haarp”
by Muse, I was reminded of why
they should have won the best live act at the
Brit Awards this last year (I believe Take That
won…whatever). Of the many, many shows I
was able to attend last year, Muse at Red Rocks
last summer was by far at the number one spot.
The big stadium shows from the ‘70s and
‘80s became legendary, but since then, the
essence of a true rock ‘n’ roll “show”
had lost is luster. Here, in the intimate confines
of Wembley Stadium in June of 2007, Muse takes
the old show rule book and blows it to smithereens.
Starting off with colorization tricks, lead singer/guitarist/pianist
Matthew Bellamy’s red hot suit, drummer
Dominic Howard’s neon green pants, and the
banana yellow of the security crew bursts above
the sepia toned crowd and surroundings. Then the
band breaks into “Knights of Candonia”
and the game is on.
The three, including bassist Chris Wolstenholme,
fill up the immense stage with ease. Granted,
for this gig, they also had Morgan Nicholls and
Dan Newell on keys and electronics, but at Red
Rocks it was the main trio. While the special
affects, like the huge LED lyrics splashing on
the backscreen, commanding the audience to participate,
or the smoke and the explosions that send all
into a frenzy, “Haarp” showcases the
talent of these accomplished musicians.
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holly
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Guy Jacobson is a New York lawyer
and investment banker, who in 2002, visited Phnom
Pehjnh in Cambodia. While there, he was approached
by young girls, ages ranging from 5 to 7 years old,
who offered their bodies for sale. In a sense, he
was Patrick, the lead character in this new feature
film “Holly,” who vows to save one girl
from this horrific way of life.
This film is the first in a series of three film
planned by Jacobson’s organization, all
of which take a hard and heartbreaking look at
the incomprehensible world of child trafficking
and child prostitution.
Most layers and investment bankers have little
background in filmmaking, but the plight of these
children must have gotten underneath his skin,
and he couldn’t let go. But it is amazing
what can be accomplished when one has their mind
set. Teaming with director Guy Mosche,
the two wrote the screenplay, which feels so natural,
you almost feel as if it is a documentary where
the subjects were living their lives unknowingly
under the scope of a camera a lens. MORE
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colorado legislators
reject bill for filmmakers tax incentive |
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Colorado’s legislators
need to get a grip, pun intended.
I’ve attended a number of film festivals
here in Colorado over the years, and my question
to filmmakers has often been what they think of
filmmaking climate in this state. Their answer
has always been the same: Colorado needs to step
up its tax incentive.
While Colorado is rich with filmmaking talent,
but state legislators like Rep. Kent Lambert (R-Colorado
Springs) seem ignorant to the potential revenue
opportunities that states like New Mexico are
enjoying. We’re talking $463 million dollars
in just one year.
On Tuesday, March 18, the House Finance Committee
shut out House Bill 1355, which would have increased
the current tax incentive of 10% to 25% for filmmakers
spending at least $250,000. MORE
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