How Much Attention Does BAFTA Deserve in the Oscar Race?
Erik Childress analyzes the impact of the recently-awarded BAFTAs on the Oscar race.
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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.
Thumbnails 2/18/14
A career view on Bill Murray; Personally connecting to Her; An editor from The New Yorker waxes poetic on aging, intimacy and death; Long takes on television; and a Hollywood desert land.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Supporting Actor
Omer M. Mozaffer champions Barkhad Abdi for Best Supporting Actor of 2013.
Thumbnails 2/17/14
Old films into purgatory; A Nine to Five reevaluation; True Detective and literary references; Internet trolls are the worst; and a Studio Ghibli retrospective.
“The Central Park Five”: A Review by Tonyisha Harris
As part of our partnership with Columbia Links and the Chicago Urban
League, student Tonyisha Harris reviews “The Central Park Five”.
“The Central Park Five”: A Review by Solomon Davis
As part of our partnership with Columbia Links and the Chicago Urban
League, student Solomon Davis reviews “The Central Park Five”.
“The Central Park Five”: A Review by Briana A. Williams
As part of our partnership with Columbia Links and the Chicago Urban
League, student Briana A. Williams reviews “The Central Park Five”.
Meet the Writers: Glenn Kenny
Writer Glenn Kenny responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
If We Picked the Winners 2014: Best Supporting Actress
Glenn Kenny champions Lupita Nyong’o for Best Supporting Actress of 2013.
Thumbnails 2/14/14
A conversation on The Lego Movie; Examination of Paul Verhoeven; Arguing for Steve McQueen as “Best Director”; Martin Scorsese objectifying women in movies; Mindful retweeting.
Notes on Subjective Cinema at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Three films at the Sundance Film Festival explored the power of making the camera see from the perspective of someone in the film.
Amazon & Netflix Push Alternatives to Winter Olympics
While most of the broadcast and cable networks have gone
into a holding pattern during the Sochi Winter Olympics, Amazon and Netflix have taken the opportunity to offer
some interesting alternatives to downhill skiing.
Thumbnails 2/13/2014
An oral history of RoboCop; Sid Ceasar passes away; Shia LaBeouf has a new artistic endeavor; Social media sites as the front pages of the Internet; Roeper on Leno.
Ever Try to Make A Film Critic Smile During Awards Season?
Peter Bart has set up a straw-man argument about critics, Academy voters and “entertainment value.” Erik Childress takes it apart.
