Man of Steel
The title "Man of Steel" tells you what you're in for when you buy a ticket to this immense summer blockbuster: a radical break from…
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Man of Steel
- Matt Zoller SeitzThe title "Man of Steel" tells you what you're in for when you buy a ticket to this immense summer blockbuster: a radical break from the past. The absence of the word "Superman" tips us off that this new picture is less a standard reboot than a top-to-bottom re-imagining. Whether you approve of the result will depend on what you think Superman is, or should be.
Fill the Void
- Susan Wloszczyna
Dirty Wars
- Steven Boone
This Is the End
- Odie Henderson
The East
- Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Violet & Daisy
- Matt Zoller Seitz
The Internship
- Sheila O'MalleyChaz's Blog
The Thinking Molecules of Titan: 'Finish Roger's Story' Contest
Before he died, Roger was working on science fiction story about space exploration set in part at his beloved University of Illinois. We're having a contest to finish Roger's story. Write your own ending and send it to us. We'll gather the submissions, solicit your votes on which is the best, and announce the winner on the site. (Illustrations by Krishna Bala Shenoi.)
A Very Roger Month: Notes on Roger's Birthday
Here are some ways to celebrate Roger's birthday (a birthday shared by Sir Paul McCartney).
A Kiss is Still a Kiss: Editor Donna Martin Recalls Working with Roger Ebert
A remembrance by Roger Ebert's book editor Donna Martin: "I had never even seen "Siskel & Ebert" on television when I knew I wanted to publish Roger's first book. John McMeel, president of Universal Press Syndicate/Andrews McMeel Publishing in Kansas City, had met Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times newsroom back when John was selling syndicated features to newspapers."
Beyond the Screen: Selections of Roger's writing about the world at large
Roger Ebert didn't just write about film. He wrote about the world around him with avid curiosity, from walking tours in London to Twitter, from Steak 'n Shake restaurants to Downton Abbey. Here are some of our favorites.
From The Blogs
Jerk cinema: or, Whatever Happened to Charm?
Craig D. Lindsey is on the warpath against jerk cinema, in which arrogant heroes trample all over everybody and the film celebrates them as righteously awesome. Whatever happened to charm?
Millennium Park Film Series kicks off with dedication to Ebert
This summer's Millennium Park screenings kick off with a dedication to Roger Ebert.
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Suicide glamour and magazine-shaming; how American textbooks dumb down Vietnam; remembering the late investigative journalist Michael Hastings; why sex on the first date is not an inherently bad thing; the American vs. the French way of making movies; Love and Rockets covers, collected; Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.
The Fan: Roger's Passion for Pulp Lit
Andy Ihnatko recalls the passion for pulp literature that he and Roger shared.