“At Berkeley” Proves That No Good Movie is Too Long
FFC Seongyong Cho reviews the 4-hour Frederick Wiseman documentary, At Berkeley.
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Cannes 2014 Preview: Legendary Directors Lead Impressive Festival Line-up
Barbara Scharres previews the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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Farewell to “Community”; Tina Belcher’s sexual revolution; How Will Vinton lost his company; Why faith-based films are bad at evangelism; News sites crack down on comment-board trolls.
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Movies aren’t math; Zac Efron’s blank face fuels “Neighbors”; How critics should cover the increasing number of movies getting released; “House of Cards” vs. “Veep”; John Oliver’s professorial satire.
“Rosemary’s Baby” Never Justifies Its Existence, “Penny Dreadful” Delivers
NBC’s remake of “Rosemary’s Baby” and Showtime’s new weekly adventure
series “Penny Dreadful.” One is awful and it’s not the one with a
synonym for the word in its title.
Streaming Consumer Guide: May 8, 2014
Your guide to the best movies New to Netflix, On Demand, and other at-home services.
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“Life Itself” heading to theaters this summer; One of NYC’s last video stores closes; “Death Occurred Last Night” arrives on Blu-ray; James Gray on Hitchcock; a peek at IndieLisboa 2014.
“Life Itself” to be Released on July 4, 2014
The release date for Life Itself has been announced.
Book Excerpt: Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave by Dan Callahan
An excerpt from Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave by Dan Callahan.
Variations on the Theme of Filmmaking
Bombay Sapphire and Geoffrey Fletcher gave short filmmakers a challenge. Scott Jordan Harris examines the results.
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The science, ethics and rubber suit of Godzilla; Ralph Bakshi on animation’s past and future; Ellen Burstyn on acting and direction; what videogames taught movies.
In Defense of Norma Bates or How Bates Motel Radically Reinvents Psycho
LIbby Hill examines how A&E’s Bates Motel has reimagined the history and impact of Norma Bates on her legendary son.
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The double-standard of “Louie” vs. “Girls”; feminist revenge fantasies; why foreign language films are on a downward slope; putting the geek to the plow.
You’re gonna make it after all: Mary Tyler Moore and the women of “Mad Men”
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong notes the parallels between the fictional world of Mad Men and the behind-the-scenes stories behind The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Highlights of the Second Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival
Highlights and schedule for the 2014 Chicago Critics Film Festival.
Things crashing into other things: or, my superhero movie problem
Why aren’t superhero movies more special?
Art Inspired by Ebertfest 2014
Krishna Bala Shenoi shares artwork inspired by the films of Ebertfest 2014.
Interview: The Visual Confidence of “Blue Ruin” Director Jeremy Saulnier
Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind the Sundance hit Blue Ruin, discusses his precise approach to his art form.
