The Hangover Part III
Better than “The Hangover Part II,” but equally as useless, “The Hangover Part III” plays more like a caper film than an outright comedy. The…
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The Hangover Part III
- Odie HendersonBetter than “The Hangover Part II,” but equally as useless, “The Hangover Part III” plays more like a caper film than an outright comedy. The Wolfpack is back, but the focus is on Zack Galifianakis’ character, Alan, a horrible creation who is better in smaller doses than the ones we are fed here.
Stories We Tell
- Sheila O'Malley
Frances Ha
- Godfrey Cheshire
Star Trek Into Darkness
- Matt Zoller Seitz
Peeples
- Odie Henderson
In the House
- Jim Emerson
Sightseers
- Sheila O'MalleyCannes
Action, Laughs, Beauty: Cannes Report, May 20
Boos for Takashi Miike's "Shield of Straw," a muddled "Blind Detective" from Johnnie To and Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" lives up to its name.
Cannes: Roger Ebert honored with American Pavilion panel and "500 thumbs up" on the beach
Today the American Pavilion remembered Roger Ebert with a panel and beachfront thumbs-up salute.
Cannes review: Robert Redford fights the elements in "All Is Lost"
Robert Redford braves the high seas alone in the shipwreck drama "All Is Lost."
Am I Blue?: Cannes Report, May 22
"Only God Forgives" commits the unforgivable sin of being boring, "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" is about old white men arguing about race, and "Blue is the Warmest Color" takes its time to follow the transition from uncertain teenager to knowing adult.
From The Blogs
Great cinema, Italian style
A summerlong retrospective devoted to Italian master Michelangelo Antonioni begins at the Gene Siskel Film Center. "L'Avventura" (1960), one of the director's most iconic efforts, screens this weekend in the series. Roger Ebert's Great Movie essay on the film follows.
Roger Ebert was an inspiration for disabled people
Roger was a titan in the film community, but he was also a beacon for the seriously disabled.
Moving Forward
Mother’s Day I awakened to spirited calls from my children and grandchildren. As Roger wrote in his memoir, “Life Itself,” I came from a large family of nine, and I had four brothers and four sisters. I lost two brothers and two sisters, so I have become a mother figure to some of my nieces and nephews. Those who live in town usually join with us in celebrating the day.
Roger Ebert will receive the Sundance Institute Vanguard Leadership Award
Los Angeles, CA: Sundance Institute will remember and celebrate journalist and film critic Roger Ebert by honoring him with the Vanguard Leadership Award in Memoriam, in recognition of his advocacy of independent cinema. He was a frequent attendee of the Sundance Film Festival, where he discovered and supported films like Hoop Dreams, Man Push Cart, Come Early Morning, Longtime Companion, Metropolitan, The Brothers McMullen, Crumb, Picture Bride, American Movie, and The War Zone. Sundance alumni who count him as an advocate include Steve James, Spike Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, Errol Morris and Werner Herzog.