On the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Passing of Gene Siskel
We remember Gene Siskel’s passing 15 years ago with this clip of Roger discussing his life, career, and friendship.
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2014: Nice Work If You Can Get It
Far Flung Correspondent Anath White reports from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
“Omar”: Dispossessed and Disintegrating
In this Palestinian drama, Hany Abu-Assad is chronicling another phase in the dispossession, erasure, and consequent self-destruction of a people.
“The Americans” & “The Red Road” Continue Strong Start For TV Drama in 2014
With several new dramas returning or premiering in the next week, Brian Tallerico says The Americans and The Red Road are two to watch.
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An essay on the “Before” series; Quality undistributed films; Art that defines generations; Negative reviews of best pictures nominees; The failings of RoboCop.
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.
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.”
