Thumbnails 7/3/14
Greg Salvatore on the LA premiere of “Life Itself”; How John Oliver Changed TV; Michael Mirasol on “Do the Right Thing”; 2014 fails The Bechdel Test; Steve James talks to The Daily Beast.
Archives
The Unloved, Part 8: Pola X
The latest in Scout Tafoya’s series, The Unloved, celebrates Pola X.
Interview: From “Hoop Dreams” to “Life Itself” with Steve James
An interview with Steve James, the director of Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, and Life Itself.
Thumbnails 7/2/14
Remembering Paul Mazursky; “Community” Returns; Revisiting “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”; Why “The Leftovers” Arrived Stale; Kenneth Anger in conversation with Harmony Korine.
All Around in the Dark: The Chicago Premiere of “Life Itself”
A report on the Chicago premiere of Steve James’ “Life Itself.”
Bong Joon-ho: Living Images, Moving Frames
A video essay on Bong Joon-ho, the director of “Snowpiercer,” “Memories of Murder,” “The Host,” and “Mother.”
Thumbnails 7/1/14
Angela Bassett on directing Houston biopic; Indie film’s real threat; Welcome back “Edge of Darkness”; Remembrances of matinees past; Chaz Ebert on Roger.
Join Chaz Ebert and Steve James for a Reddit AMA on “Life Itself”
Join Chaz Ebert and Steve James for a Reddit AMA tomorrow on behalf of “Life Itself.”
Thumbnails 6/30/14
Roger Ebert’s least-read reviews; Sadness baking inspired by “Transformers”; Stop the anti-spoiler paranoia; Self-control is a limited resource; How Seinfeld paved the way for Tony Soprano.
Interview: Dave Green and Teo Halm on “Earth to Echo”
Director Dave Green and star Teo Halm on “Earth to Echo.”
News: National Society of Newspaper Columnists Honors Roger Ebert
On Saturday, June 28, 2014, The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose to honor the writing of Roger Ebert within their annual column contest.
Friends & Memories: The Los Angeles Premiere of “Life Itself”
A report on the Los Angeles premiere of “Life Itself,” which took place on Thursday, June 26, 2014.
Thumbnails 6/27/14
What mise-en-scène is and why it matters; Naked dating shows are the new trend; Women in Michael Bay films; How Brando broke the movies; Ben Franklin on “Transformers.”
You’ve Got Mail (From Roger Ebert)
A collection of emails that Roger Ebert sent to his writers.
Despite Excellent Cast, HBO’s “The Leftovers” Wastes Opportunity
A performance here and there; the fascinating narrative of Perrotta’s; the commentary on how poorly human beings deal with earth-shattering change—there are reasons to watch “The Leftovers” and I’m curious enough to keep going through at least the first season, but lower those expectations that this is the next great 2014 TV drama.
Thumbnails 6/26/2014
Even the Pope loved Eli Wallach; North Korea threatens war over Seth Rogen movie; Remembering Peter de Rome; Dennis Hopper’s lost photography; Richard Linklater on “Boyhood”
