FILMS For 50 years, Agnès Varda lived on Paris’ Rue Daguerre, a quiet street of merchants not far from Montparnasse. She saw the men and women (mostly husbands and wives) who ran the shops, cut the hair, baked the bread and carved the meat. What are their stories? Varda wondered, and with her trusty camera, she took to the street, photographed their faces and hands, asked for their tales, and preserved these perfectly ordinary Parisians for future historians, sociologists and archeologists. Forty-plus years later, we are the archeologists investigating those faces, most of whom are long since dead. As is Varda. But, as long as there is electricity to power projectors, their faces will never fade. Such is the beauty of cinema, and ‘Daguerreotypes’ — a play on the street’s name and an early form of photography — feels closer to the daguerreotypes of the 19th century than it does to the commerce of ours. Simultaneously enchanting and tragic, Varda allows a neighborhood magician to preside over her documentary, further emphasizing cinema’s hypnotic powers. Culminating with a silent curtain call of the rue’s shopkeepers, ‘Daguerreotypes’ is a work of kindness and curiosity that will leave you breathless. —MJC
BOULDER:
Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., 303-786-7030: BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival, Feb. 25-27. Century Theatre, 1700 29th St., 303-444-0583: ‘1917’ ‘The Assistant’ ‘Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island’ ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ ‘The Call of the Wild’ ‘The Color Purple,’ 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. ‘Dolittle’ ‘Downhill’ ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘Just Mercy’ ‘Knives Out’ ‘Little Women’ ‘The Lodge’ ‘Parasite’
‘The Photograph’ ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., 303-444-7328: ‘Beanpole,’ Feb. 26-29. BMoCA presents an evening with Stacey Steers, 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. ‘Daniel Isn’t Real,’ 8:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. ‘Olympic Dreams,’ Feb. 21-24. Oscar-nominated Animation shorts, Feb. 26-29. Oscar-nominated Live Action shorts, Feb. 19-22. ‘Pariah Dog,’ Feb. 19-22. ‘Paris is Burning,’ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. eTown, 1535 Spruce St., 303-443-8696: ‘The Biggest Little Farm,’ 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26. International Film Series, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., 303-492-8662: ‘The Birds,’ 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror,’ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26. ‘Daguerreotypes,’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. Found Footage Festival Vol. 9, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. ‘Nightmare Alley,’ 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24. ‘Pain and Glory,’ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. ‘Weight of Water,’ 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, 303-449-3464: ‘When They See Us,’ 3 p.m. Sundays in February. Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., 303-443-7510: ‘The Beaver Believers,’ 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23.
DENVER:
Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., 720-420-0030: 14th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., 303-595-3456: ‘Carrie,’ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Fifth Annual Colorado Dragon Film Festival, Feb. 20-23. ‘Goldie’ ‘Olympic Dreams’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street,’ 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. ‘Sorcerer,’ 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 ‘Kids: Chasing Paradise Community’ Film Screening. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25
LONGMONT:
Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., 720-494-4673: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ 7:15 p.m. Thursday, February 20. Regal Village at the Peaks 12, 1230 S. Hover Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island’ ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ ‘The Call of the Wild’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Downhill’ ‘Free Burma Rangers,’ Feb. 24-25. ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘The Photograph’ ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
LOUISVILLE:
Regal Cinebarre Boulder, 1164 W. Dillon Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ ‘The Call of the Wild’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Downhill’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
NEDERLAND:
Backdoor Theater, 243 W. Fourth St., 303-258-0188: ‘Harriet’
EVENTS from Page 27
Pick Up A Guitar. 6:30 p.m. Platt Middle School, 6096 Baseline Road, Boulder, 720-561-5968. Events National Geographic Live: Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-7720. Propulsion Goes Green. 7 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-440-7666. Ukes Unite! Reynolds Ukulele Workshop. 6 p.m. George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-441-3120. Women of the West AND Beyond. 11:30 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Music 10th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration. 6 p.m. St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 2425 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 303-443-2503. Distinguished Music Lecture: Aaron Dworkin and Afa Sadykhly Dworkin. 11 a.m. Grusin Music Hall, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008. Faculty Tuesdays : Mike Dunn, tuba. 7:30 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008. Fat Tuesday Celebration with Mama Roux & the Music of New Orleans. 7 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.
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FAT Tuesday Mardi Gras Party featuring Allstar House Band. 7:30 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. Felonius Smith Trio. 7 p.m. Dairy Center For The Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Mardi Gras with Defunkt Railroad. 9 p.m. Dark Horse Bar and Grill, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder. Taylor Anastasio & Dayshaper. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.
see EVENTS Page 30
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