John Lee Hancock on “Saving Mr. Banks”
Director John Lee Hancock on the challenges of making a film about Walt Disney for Disney.
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Dr. Ryan Stone: Everything a Typical Female Movie Character Is Not
Sandra Bullock’s character in “Gravity” defies the norms of female characters in Hollywood films.
“Life Itself” Will Play at Sundance
“Life Itself,” the documentary about Roger’s life inspired by his memoir, will play at the Sundance Film Festival.
Love Yourself — Powerfully: Lessons to My Younger Self
Joyce Kulhawik considers what message she would give to her younger self.
Is Blue a Straight Color?: On “Blue is the Warmest Color” and Representing Lesbians
Anne Elizabeth Moore considers the straight male perspective behind “Blue Is the Warmest Color.”
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Critic Inkoo Kang deems “The Wind Rises” disgraceful; critic Amy Nicholson deems “Saving Mr. Banks” a spoonful of lies; the prison memoir by an African American has been discovered; real 2013 heroines of film; an academy taxonomy.
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A.O. Scott says movies aren’t dead; John Waters says kids shouldn’t write to Santa; David Simon says there are two Americas; Keith Phipps says 2013 movies go “boom”; Vulture says movies with “America” in the title go “boom,” too.
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Russian Supreme Court declares Pussy Riot sentence unlawful; Erica Huggins appointed new president of Imagine Films; a music critic comes to her senses about R. Kelly; Bette Midler to play Mae West; celebrities’ queasy new publicity machine.
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A celebration of A Christmas Story; The Wes Anderson Collection‘s first pan; Abel Ferrara breaks it down for you, pal.
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Strong-women movies dominate the box office; Rashida Jones on the pornification of everything; Barbara Stanwyck and her biographer; why “cat lady” is just another sexist dismissal of unattached women; a valentine to the silent film, “Sparrows.”
Women Writers Week: Table of Contents
Links to all the articles by RogerEbert.com’s women writers during this week-long event. Updated daily.
Five Memories from My Year of Watching Women
Alyssa Rosenberg considers the women on the big screen and the small screen in the past year.
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Peter O’Toole 1932-2013; revisiting the Boston bombings; when Shaft ruled Hollywood; why we need more than three genders; how “Gravity” harkens back to film’s silent era.
Woman Power!
This week we’ll be featuring the work of the women who write for RogerEbert.com.
Man-made Woman: What we can learn from Ja’mie Private School Girl
Jemima Bucknell defends the much-maligned HBO show “Ja’mie: Private School Girl,” with it’s drag portrayal of a teenage girl.
Writer and Producer Paula Kweskin discusses the documentary “Honor Diaries”
Writer, producer and human rights lawyer Paula Kweskin discusses the documentary “Honor Diaries,” now available on DIRECTV’s Audience Channel.
“Six by Sondheim” Keeps Up HBO’s Track Record for Great Documentaries
A sensational look at Stephen Sondheim’s career through the lens of six songs.
Utterly Modern: The Charisma of Barbara Stanwyck
Nell Minow considers the special place of Barbara Stanwyck among Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.
Nelson Mandela, 1918–2013
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Nelson Mandela and with the people of South Africa.
