Beauty In The Broken: Filmmaker Bill Morrison’s Visions of Decay Celebrated in New Box Set
A review of the Blu-ray/DVD box set, “Bill Morrison: Collected Works.”
Archives
CIFF 2014: Awards Led by “The President”
A recap of the awards winners of the 2014 Chicago International Film Festival.
Inaugural Roger Ebert Award Presented to “La Tirisia”
The first annual Roger Ebert Award has been presented at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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Happy birthday Udo Kier; Reflections on “All That Jazz”; 10 essential Nicolas Roeg films; The abortion conversation we need to have; I just can’t watch “Marry Me.”
That brilliant laugh: Elizabeth Pena, 1961-2014
An appreciation of Elizabeth Pena.
The Roger Ebert Award to be Presented October 17th
The Roger Ebert Award will be presented at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival Friday, October 17th.
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“The San Francisco Bay Guardian” shuts down; Gabriel García Márquez chats with Akira Kurosawa; Kim Dickens on Fincher’s “woman problem”; Comedy club charges per laugh; R.I.P. Elizabeth Peña.
Life is in the Middle: Theodore Melfi on “St. Vincent”
An interview with writer/director Theodore Melfi on “St. Vincent.”
CIFF 2014 Interview: Gabe Polsky on “Red Army”
An interview with Gabe Polsky, director of “Red Army,” which just played at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Chaz Ebert and Steve James to Discuss “Life Itself” at Chicago Humanities Festival
Chaz Ebert and Steve James will discuss “Life Itself” at the 2014 Chicago Humanities Festival.
“1941”: An Appreciation and Interview with Bob Gale
An appreciation of “1941” and interview with Bob Gale.
Book Excerpt: “Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in American Film” by Peter Labuza
An excerpt from “Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in
American Film” by Peter Labuza
about Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven”.
Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2014: “The Flower of Evil” by Karina Wolf
An excerpt from the October 2014 edition of “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on “The Hunger.”
Interview: Cary Elwes on the Lasting Power of “The Princess Bride”
An interview with Cary Elwes about “The Princess Bride.”
NYFF 2014 Interview: Debra Granik
A video interview with director Debra Granik from NYFF 2014.
“Mountains of the Moon”: Bob Rafelson’s lost classic
An interview with Bob Rafelson on “Mountains of the Moon.”
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David Lynch’s Los Angeles; Islamophobia on cable news; Interview with U2; Journalism startup Latterly; Why social impact is more important than ever for documentaries.
New York Comic-Con: “Penguins of Madagascar” and “Home”
A report from the New York Comic-Con previewing the upcoming films, “Penguins of Madagascar” and “Home.”
NYFF 2014: My Favorite Year
A recap of the 2014 New York Film Festival by critics Godfrey Cheshire & Scout Tafoya.
