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.”
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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.
Thumbnails 11/13/2013
How to talk about Garth Risk Hallberg’s $2 million book deal; the world’s greatest criminologist; Oscar and the Bechdel test; 20 normal things Simpsons fans can’t hear without laughing; “Star Wars” Kid speaks out, 10 years later.
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Susan Sontag on high and low culture; PG-13 movies have more gun violence than R movies; New York City in the ’80s; how upfront should Christian artists be about missionary aspects in their art?
Thumbnails 11/11/2013
What “Berkeley” teaches us; the latest Cruise kerfuffle; how selling out saved indie rock; SpongeBob SquarePants goes both ways; we are all plagiarists.
“What Roger Meant To Us”: A Panel at Elmhurst College
A panel of colleagues and friends consider Roger’s legacy in a panel discussion at Elmhurst College.
Director Barry Avrich on “Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story”
Documenatarian Barry Avrich talks about his latest, “Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story.”
Fascination with Kennedy Assassination Fuels Hours of Anniversary Programming
The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy brings out a lot of television, from sober docs to hammy reenactments, with conspiracy theories of all stripes.
Meet the Writers: Peter Sobczynski
Writer Peter Sobczynski responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Meet the Writers: Dan Callahan
Writer Dan Callahan responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Alex Gibney discusses “The Armstrong Lie”
Documentarian Alex Gibney discusses how he turned a problem (he made a doc about Lance Armstrong’s 2009 attempt to come out of retirement, but before the film was released, Armstrong’s story turned sour) into a penetrating documentary.
“Star Wars” in Navajo
What changes when “Star Wars” is dubbed in Navajo? More than you might think.
Goodbye to My Dear Codger, Tom Dark
Michael Mirasol shares memories of our late friend Tom Dark.
Remembering Tom Dark
Seongyong Cho remembers his complicated relationship with fellow Far Flunger Tom Dark.
Your Opinion Sucks
Critics took a drubbing from fans at a Comic Con New York panel. But critics seemed like straw men for the fans, even with a group of real live critics on the panel.
Thumbnails 11/8/2013
Food stamps cuts hit hard; “Gravity” as an experimental blockbuster; Netflix is wicked busy; a Maureen O’Hara biography; Lego’s female scientist figure.
Thumbnails 11/7/2013
Why we still need video stores; composer Hans Zimmer speaks; Sweden’s feminist movie ratings system; the gold standard for thank-you notes; free movie streaming through libraries.
