Author: John Moore
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Colorado doc lights up Academy Award nominations
‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ chronicles last year of Colorado State Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson’s cancer journey For a documentary, the light doesn’t get much better than it does at the Academy Awards. The critically acclaimed “Come See Me in the Good Light,” which focuses on the late Colorado State Poet Laureate Andrea…
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Why two widows who loved the same man married each other
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The marriage of Wendy Ishii and Bo Dimon is the story of creative conflict resolution, forgiveness and financial pragmatism LAPORTE – When Bo Dimon learned that Wendy Ishii keeps a voodoo doll of her on her fireplace mantle – and she uses it – Bo had only two polite requests. “I asked her to stop poking me…
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Netflix documentary introduces a whole new John Elway to Denver
ALSO: LUCY LIU RECEIVES FESTIVAL’S HIGHEST HONOR DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 11 Editor’s note: The Netflix documentary “Elway”, which was released Monday. The Denver Gazette’s Senior Arts Journalist John Moore reviewed the documentary back in early November. Here are his thoughts about the film about the “Duke of Denver.“ Well, hello, John…
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Army combat veteran on theater as therapy for trauma
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 21 Retired Staff Sergeant, actor and Springs Ensemble Theatre president found out the long way that his father had his back all along As an actor, director and president of Springs Ensemble Theatre, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Radcliffe has a ready rejoinder whenever he’s confronted with…
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Justine Lupe comes home: Everybody wants this
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2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 19 A remarkably large class of Coloradans excelled in 2025 on screens large and small, and on stages near and far Justine Lupe started to get famous around 2018 because she was versatile, she was deeply relatable, she was quirky, and she was completely authentic – on camera and…
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‘Legally Blonde’ staged by Air Force Academy cadets? Elle, yes!
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 16 The cast was made up of ‘Bluebards’ – more than 40 Academy cadets, each destined to be an Air Force officer one day Michelle Ruehl, like Elle Woods, just finished No. 1 in her class. The retired Air Force colonel – and a longtime force behind the Air…
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Netflix documentary introduces a whole new John Elway to Denver
Well, hello, John Elway. It’s nice to meet you. It’s been 42 years since Elway first arrived in Denver as the most celebrated and most controversial rookie quarterback in NFL history. Every aspect of his life since 1983, both on the field and off, has played out in front of microphones and cameras. Or has…
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Netflix documentary introduces a whole new John Elway
Well, hello, John Elway. It’s nice to meet you. It’s been 42 years since Elway first arrived in Denver as the most celebrated and most controversial rookie quarterback in NFL history. Every aspect of his life since 1983, both on the field and off, has played out in front of microphones and cameras. Or has…
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Netflix documentary introduces a whole new John Elway to Denver
Well, hello, John Elway. It’s nice to meet you. It’s been 42 years since Elway first arrived in Denver as the most celebrated and most controversial rookie quarterback in NFL history. Every aspect of his life since 1983, both on the field and off, has played out in front of microphones and cameras. Or has…
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John Elway stars on red carpet at movie debut in Denver
John Elway is credited with 31 game-winning drives in his 16-year NFL career, but he’s never run a gauntlet quite like his red-carpet walk to close out the 48th Denver Film Festival on Saturday night. Surrounded by by family, Netflix executives and former Denver Broncos teammates including Terrell Davis, Mark Jackson, Karl Mecklenburg and Keith…