Meant to Be Heard, Not Seen: The Invisible Performances Behind Foley Art
Katherine Kilkenny, one of the Roger Ebert Fellowship recipients at the Sundance Film Festival, talks to Foley artists about sound effects.
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If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Actress
Susan Wloszczyna presents the RogerEbert.com pick for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Actor
Odie Henderson champions Chiwetel Ejiofor as the Best Actor of 2013.
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Jimmy Fallon begins his tenure on the Tonight Show; Five modern films that should be turned into literature; An extended take on the extended version of The Counselor; “Dream Projects” turned disasters; Reviews of seasons 2 of House of Cards.
Networks Take Another Stab at Keeping Diminishing Comedy Audiences
NBC hopes an Olympic-sized push will bring audiences to two new sitcoms while ABC launches another dating comedy and FXX pushes the envelope.
Documenting a Life: On Biographical Documentaries at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Three filmmakers talk about their different challenges in adapting for the screen from a novel, a memoir and histirical accounts.
The Book Was So Much Better: Adapting for the Screen
The makers of three films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival muse on the challenges of adaptation.
“The Central Park Five”: Reviews from Journalism Students
As part of our partnership with Columbia Links and the Chicago Urban
League, three Chicago high school students wrote reviews of “The Central Park Five”.
If We Picked the Winners: Table of Contents
Links to all the essays about our picks for who deserves Oscars during this week-long event. Updated daily.
Messages from Abroad: Four Foreign Directors Discuss Their Relationship to American Films
Ebert Scholarship recipient Carlos Aguilar talks to four filmmakers from around the globe about American cinema,
American audiences, and their experiences at the 2014 Sundance Film
Festival.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Director
Peter Sobczynski makes the case for Alfonso Cuaron to win the Oscar for Best Director.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Documentary
Olivia Collette argues for The Act of Killing to be named the Best Documentary of 2013.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Original Screenplay
Nell Minow makes the case for Best Original Screenplay for Spike Jonze’s “Her.”
How Much Attention Does BAFTA Deserve in the Oscar Race?
Erik Childress analyzes the impact of the recently-awarded BAFTAs on the Oscar race.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Adapted Screenplay
Brian Tallerico champions “Before Midnight” for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Book Excerpt: Meryl Streep: Anatomy of an Actor
In this excerpt from Meryl Streep: Anatomy of an Actor, Karina Longworth discusses Streep’s performance in “Silkwood.”
Meet the Writers: Christy Lemire
Writer Christy Lemire responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Ebertfest launches a short film about last year’s festival
A short film about last year’s Ebertfest.
