Daniel Petty

DENVER — Hal Holbrook, the actor nominated for an Oscar for the 2007 film “Into the Wild,” spoke with Denver Post film critic Lisa Kennedy on Saturday the afternoon at the 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival. Holbrook was awarded the festival’s Excellence in Acting Award that afternoon, and his latest film, “That Evening Sun,” was screened that evening for festival goers.

DENVER — Ed Harris, the actor nominated for Academy Awards for Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock and The Hours, received the Mayor’s Career Achievement Award last night at the King Center in Denver, the second night of the 2009 Starz Denver Film Festival.

DENVER — The 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival began Thursday night, Nov. 12, with the much-acclaimed film “Precious,” produced by two Coloradoans.