ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 31st ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS Blitz Bazawule’s THE COLOR PURPLE Opens Festival with In-Person Q+A by Composer Kris Bowers and Choreographer Fatima Robinson, Festival to Close with Cord Jefferson’s Highly Anticipated AMERICAN FICTION ASPEN, Colo. (Nov. 30, 2023) – Aspen Film is excited to announce the program for its 31st Annual […]

Aspen Film’s 31st Academy Screenings will open with “The Color Purple” on Dec. 19

December 5, 2023

Aspen Film announced the program for its 31st Annual Academy Screenings, showing at the newly acquired Aspen Film Isis Theatre from Dec. 19-23, 2023. The 10-film showcase kicks off with the reimagined “The Color Purple,” directed by Blitz Bazawule, followed by an in-person Q+A with award-winning composer Kris Bowers and award-winning choreographer Fatima Robinson on opening night. The festival will close with Cord […]

Director Scott Cooper to hold Q&A after Academy Screening of ‘The Pale Blue Eye’

December 19, 2022

Scott Cooper is looking forward to being back in Aspen to support his new film The Pale Blue Eye, screening as part of Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings on Tuesday. “I love Aspen, but I’ve been so busy making films that I haven’t had a chance to get back so I’m bringing my entire family,” he […]

Director Scott Cooper looks into “The Pale Blue Eye” of a suspenseful murder mystery with Edgar Allen Poe

December 16, 2022

Before he published the supernatural poem “The Raven” or the psychological thriller that is “The Tell-Tale Heart,” writer Edgar Allen Poe was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. “The Pale Blue Eye,” published by Louis Bayard in 2003, considers that time in Poe’s formative years through the lens of a […]

Aspen Film scores top-tier lineup for 30th Academy Screenings

December 9, 2022

Aspen Film announced the lineup last week for its 30th annual Academy Screenings. From dramas to crowd pleasers and international Oscar contenders, the 17-film showcase promises viewers a journey. This year’s festival runs Dec. 19-23, with screenings and events taking place at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre in Aspen. Single tickets to […]

The reel good stuff: Aspen Film announces lineup for annual Academy Screenings

December 5, 2022

Film buffs will have a full buffet of the season’s top films to see on the big screen in late December for Aspen Film’s 30th annual Academy Screenings. On the movie menu: a highly anticipated murder mystery, an apocalyptic dark comedy, several family sagas, and a slew of other domestic and international festival darlings for […]

Aspen Film taps Kate Hudson for 30th Academy Screenings opening night

December 3, 2022

Aspen Film has announced that opening night of the 30th Academy Screenings will feature Netflix’s highly-anticipated Glass Onion, the sequel to 2019 murder mystery/comedy Knives Out, followed by a Q&A with actor and part-time Old Snowmass resident Kate Hudson. “Glass Onion is our opener — it’s such a crowd pleaser and so much fun. It […]

ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 30TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS OPENING WITH GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, FOLLOWED BY AN IN-PERSON Q+A WITH KATE HUDSON

November 29, 2022

ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 30TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS OPENING WITH GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, FOLLOWED BY AN IN-PERSON Q+A WITH KATE HUDSON From big-name features to fresh independent voices, Aspen Film Academy Screenings celebrates 30 years showcasing awards season contenders of high-profile, prominent end-of-year titles ASPEN, Colo. – Nov. 29 2022 […]

ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 29TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

January 8, 2022

Aspen, CO (December 23, 2021) – Aspen Film announced today its balloted Audience Award winners for the 29th Annual Academy Screenings which ran December 12-16 at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre in Aspen. TORN, directed by Max Lowe, was voted the Audience Award winner, and JULIA, directed by Julie Cohen + Betsy West, received a Special Mention. […]

ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 29TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS

November 19, 2021

From buzzy, big-name features to fresh independent voices, Aspen Film Academy Screenings brings a high-profile roster of prominent end-of-year titles to the mountains for a showcase of awards season contenders. ASPEN, CO (November 19, 2021) – Aspen Film is excited to announce the program for its 29th Annual Academy Screenings coming to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Isis […]

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