Thumbnails 10/08/2013
Patrice Chereau, 1944-2013; how Wes Anderson Made ‘The Royal Tenebaums’: Errol Morris on the Zapruder film; Francis Coppola’s “Twixt” Reconsidered; Starbucks cup label fails; Disney’s first Black animator
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How Wes Anderson Made “The Royal Tenenbaums”: An Excerpt from “The Wes Anderson Collection”
Excerpt from RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz’s book “The Wes Anderson Collection,” about the making of “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
Chicago International FIlm Festival Honors Roger Ebert
Opening Night of the Chicago International Film Festival will feature a tribute to Roger.
Visual Pleasure and Voodoo Demographics: A Reflection on Women and Film
Critic Carrie Rickey traces the evolution of women on film and behind the camera over the course of her career writing about film.
Traditions of Quality: Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Film: An Odyssey”
Brian Doan wonders if Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Film,” showing over 15 weeks on TCM this fall, deserves all the praise it has received.
New York Film Festival: “Abuse of Weakness” and “Club Sandwich”
Simon Abrams reports on the New York Film Festival.
Thumbnails 10/14/2013
Alice Walker to release her journals; Captain Phillips’ real crew doesn’t love the movie (or the man); Charlie Hunnam drops out of “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Graydon Carter speaks; a real-life zombie drug on the rise.
Thumbnails 10/10/2013
Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in literature; film critic Stanley Kauffmann dies at 97; SF Film Society director Ted Hope steps down; documentary oversaturation; Will Self on the changing role of the critic.
Thumbnails 10/9/2013
Fiona Apple fumes; defending “The Story of Film”; bringing “Gravity” lovers back to earth; inside the Tenenbaum house; David Byrne on how the 1% Are Ruining New York.
Thumbnails 10/7/2013
James Grey on making “The Immigrant”; a 1945 Hollywood set decorators strike; how “Gravity” reveals CGI’s limitations;
My Favorite Roger: Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz talks about his favorite Ebert review, a sensuous and somewhat abstract review of Mike Figgis’ “Stormy Monday,” a 1988 thriller starring Melanie Griffith, Sean Bean, Tommy Lee Jones and Sting.
Introducing “My Favorite Roger”
My Favorite Roger is a new feature in which people choose one piece of Roger’s writing they love.
“The Wicker Man”: The cut may be final, but the film is still incomplete
Bob Calhoun muses on the deleted scenes from “The Wicker Man,” now restored in a new version.
One Act of Kindness: Rob Schneider and Roger
Rob Schneider writes about his famous dust-up with Roger, about his genuine respect for Roger and about the Zen Buddhist way.
Big Change for Moneypenny
Rumors suggest the next Bond film will put Moneypenny in the field with James. Bond expert Jeffrey Westhoff has some thoughts on that.
My Favorite Roger: Kevin B. Lee
Kevin B. Lee picks his favorite piece of Roger’s writing.
My Favorite Roger: Scott Jordan Harris
Scott Jordan Harris picks his favorite piece of Roger’s writing.
My Favorite Roger: Lisa Nesselson
Lisa Nesselson picks her favorite piece of Roger’s writing.
