Short Films in Focus: The 2015 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
A look at the fifteen short films nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Archives
Chaz Ebert Invites Young Critics to Cover Black History Month Film Festival
Chaz Ebert, the Chicago Urban League and Columbia College invite students to cover Black History Month Film Festival.
Sundance 2015: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”
A Sundance review of the great “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.”
Opening Night of 30th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival
A report from the opening night of the 30th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Sundance 2015 Interview: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on “Mississippi Grind”
An interview with Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck of “Mississippi Grind”.
Sundance 2015: “The Stanford Prison Experiment”
A review of Sundance drama “The Stanford Prison Experiment”.
Sundance 2015 Interview: Jason Sudeikis & Leslye Headland on “Sleeping with Other People”
An interview with Jason Sudeikis and Leslye Headland for “Sleeping with Other People.”
Sundance 2015: “Brooklyn”
A review of “Brooklyn,” starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, and Domnhall Gleeson.
Sundance 2015: “Nasty Baby,” “Slow West,” “Strangerland,” “Ten Thousand Saints”
A Sundance dispatch on star-powered films starring Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Michael Fassbender, and Kristen Wiig.
FX’s “The Americans” Stakes Claim For Title of Best Current Drama
A TV review of FX’s “The Americans”.
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“Selma” is more than fair to L.B.J.; “American Sniper” increases threat against Muslims; Struggle over Vivian Maier’s photos; When racism can’t be ignored; Johnny Depp was never a movie star.
Sundance 2015: “Girlhood,” “Christmas, Again,” “Beaver Trilogy, Part IV,” “Most Likely to Succeed”
A Sundance dispatch with “Girlhood,” “Christmas, Again,” “Most Likely to Succeed” and “Beaver Trilogy Part IV”.
“Life Itself” Named Best Documentary by Producer’s Guild of America
“Life Itself” won the 2015 Best Documentary award from the Producer’s Guild of America.
Sundance 2015 Interview: Christopher Abbott of “James White”
An interview with Christopher Abbott, star of “James White.”
Sundance 2015: “The End of the Tour”
A review of James Ponsoldt’s “The End of the Tour” with Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel.
Sundance 2015: “What Happened, Miss Simone?,” “ The Bronze,” “The Royal Road”
A dispatch from Sundance 2015 with “The Bronze,” “White God,” “What Happened, Miss Simone?,” and more.
Sundance 2015: “Stockholm, PA”
A review of “Stockholm, PA” from Sundance 2015, starring Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon, and Jason Isaacs.
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Chatting with Björk; Life and death in Senegal; Why “Life Itself” was snubbed; Disney rejects George Lucas; “American Sniper” is not war propaganda.
