The Cybermob Rules: It’s Not Videogame Culture That’s Sexist, it’s Culture, Period
Is videogame culture sexist? Sure. But only because the culture itself is sexist. Rowan Kaiser explains.
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Director Bill Condon on “The Fifth Estate”
Director Bill Condon talks about telling true stories, and why we are all fascinated with them.
“The Wes Anderson Collection,” Chapters 1-7, and “The Substance of Style”, Chapters 1-5
Video essays on Wes Anderson, including all seven chapters of “The Wes Anderson Collection” and all five chapters of “Wes Anderson: The Substance of Style.”
The Wes Anderson Collection, Chapter 2: “Rushmore”
A video essay on Wes Anderson’s second film “Rushmore,” by Matt Zoller Seitz and Steven Santos. Second in a series of seven.
New York Film Festival: Spike Jonze’s “Her”
Spike Jonze’s “Her” is a warm and intelligent consideration of our continually evolving relationship with technology.
My Favorite Roger: Oliver Stone on Roger’s reviews of “JFK” and “Natural Born Killers”
Oliver Stone talks about the two Roger Ebert reviews that meant the most to him: of “JFK” and “Natural Born Killers.”
Cable’s Number One Sitcom?: “Real Husbands of Hollywood”
Why isn’t “Real Husbands of Hollywood” getting the media attention its ratings merit?
Thumbnails 10/18/2013
The love and sex Gore Vidal dared not speak; critic Sam Adams is a (James) Franco-phile; the national conversation about sexual assault; a brilliant pop culture quiz; eleven Colorado counties angling to secede.
Thumbnails 10/17/2013
Aranofsky, Paramount spar over “Noah”; parsing “Chungking Express”; why impassioned female leaders get a bad rap; Oliver Stone, Jamie Foxx to collaborate on MLK biopic; oh, and online we’re all awful.
Thumbnails 10/15/2013
Forgotten silent star Wallace Reid; Helena Bonham Carter defends ‘The Lone Ranger’; Harry Belafonte sues the King estate; the trouble with Kenan Thompson
Thumbnails 10/16/2013
“She’s So Unusual” turns 30; how Shel Silverstein’s literary estate is a book-blocker; the body positivity of “Rocky Horror”; if Thomas Friedman wrote breakfast menus; sexual harassment at comic-cons
Legendary Celebrity Couple Captured in BBC America’s ‘Burton and Taylor’
With excellent performances from Dominic West and Helena
Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor” gets to the core of the dynamic
between two Hollywood greats.
The Wes Anderson Collection, Chapter 1: “Bottle Rocket”
Part 1 of a video essay series adapted from RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz’s book “The Wes Anderson Collection. ” This opening chapter is about Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson’s debut feature “Bottle Rocket,” the short that preceded it, and the art that influenced them.
A Woman’s Equipment: Barbara Stanwyck’s Anklet In “Double Indemnity”
One detail of a film—say, the anklet worn by Barbara Stanwyck in “Double Indemnity”—can tell us more than you might think.
New York Film Festival: “Real” and “Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa”
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Dreamy sci-fi “Real” and the hilarious “Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa” at the New York Film Festival.
Kumar Pallana, 1918-2013
Appreciation of Kumar Pallana, actor, gymnast, card sharp, juggler, yoga instructor, and a charming presence in the films of Wes Anderson.
Mahalo, Roger!: The Hawaiian International Film Festival Pays Tribute to Roger
A festival Roger loved honors him.
Securing the Ghost: An Interview with “The American Astronaut” Director Cory McAbee
Ultra-indie director Cory McAbee (“The American Astronaut,” “Stingray Sam”) talks about making musical sci-fi cowboy movies, writing an opera and the Monkees.
“The Walking Dead” and the Return of Event TV
AMC has recaptured the idea of event TV, shows you have to watch when they air. How did they do that?
