Roger and Gene Defend “Star Wars”
A wonderful clip from 1983 with Roger, Gene Siskel and John Simon.
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Kieslowski at Tribeca
A series of Polish films brings Krzysztof Kieslowski’s early work to NYC.
Thumbnails 11/22/2013
The 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination; critical reviews of a critical review of Sarah Silverman’s career; Guillermo Del Toro’s biggests firsts; an official video for “Like a Rolling Stone”; is Harvey “Scissorhanding” his company’s awards site?
Thumbnails 11/21/2013
Scorsese, De Niro reuniting on a new gangster film; Zadie Smith on life, death, Warhol; Spike Lee speaks; our ancestors didn’t sleep like us; Van Sant to headline a LGBT film fest in St. Petersburg.
Thumbnails 11/20/2013
Hollywood studios face huge upheavals; why feminists don’t get drunk; why ‘Homeland’ is falling apart; the secret snobbery of JFK’s Camelot; decoding critics’ favorite ‘Simpons’ quotes.
Thumbnails 11/25/2013
Hoberman on the Coen Brothers’ portrayal of Jews; horror-woman’s films; the “Goodbye New York” essay; Sheila O’Malley on anniversaries; Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules of writing.
Thumbnails 11/18/2013
Death to the death of criticism; Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda’s letters to a political philosopher; was Marvel’s New Universe ever all that?; Doris Lessing’s legacy; a CinemaScore F-estival.
“They closed down the video store in Philly last night”: laments for Blockbuster, in the style of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen mourns the closing of Blockbuster’s retail stores. OK, not really—but these Springsteen spoofs are pretty funny anyway.
Time Shifting Redefines Ratings Success For Fox
Has Fox finally learned to stop worrying and love viewers who don’t watch shows ‘live’?
Atom Age Feminists: The Women of ’50s Sci-Fi
Science fiction films of the 1950s gave women surprisingly prominent roles as scientists.
Spike Lee, Mike Tyson Bring Riveting “Undisputed Truth” to HBO
Spike Lee captures “Mike Tyson: Undisptued Truth,” his Broadway one-man show starring Mike Tyson, on film.
“Colorful”: Japanese award-nominated film finally gets a release, if only on VoD
A beautiful animated Japanese film about a spirit given a chance at redemption finally gets a release in the United States, if only on VoD.
Looking Back at “It Happened One Night”
Michał Oleszczyk reflects on “It Happened One Night.”
AFI Film Festival: Report from the Opening Weekend
Jana Monji reports in from the American Film Institute’s Film Festival in Hollywood, CA.
The Power of Words: Director Brian Percival and actors Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse discuss “The Book Thief.”
Director Brian Percival and actors Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse discuss “The Book Thief.”
Thumbnails 11/15/2013
A less kind and gentle Nora Ephron; Ira Sachs’ favorite movies about love; Google Glass in film schools; Marlon Brando as cinema’s Raging Bull; the impossibility of being literal.
Thumbnails 11/14/2013
The class gap caused by lack of Internet access; Andy Kaufman may be alive; Weinstein Co. wins MPAA appeal; “Carlito’s Way” appreciation; Dunham and Kaling’s brass tacks.
