R.I.P, Elmore Leonard and Albert Murray; Pakistani ex-President Pervez Musharraf charged in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, pleads not guilty; “The Lost Weekend”—the book—revisited; how the violence in Kick-Ass challenged comic book movies; what Quentin Tarantino learned from Elmore Leonard.
How U.S. hopes for a deal in Egypt were undercut; the “strained pulp” debate; a horror movie enthusiast defends “Notting Hill”; “Deadwood’s” Jim Beaver on a favorite episode; a case for abolishing tipping.
A TIFF strike is narrowly avoided; Russell Simmons’ highly offensive “Harriet Tubman sex tape”; Christina Yang as a groundbreaking TV character; novelist Francine Prose is no fan of “Blue Jasmine”; why audiences rate films so much higher than critics do.
For Roger, Apple was not just a company, but a way of life akin to a religion, with Steve Jobs its high priest of invention.
Jenji Kohan on why she can write women of color; a campaign to save drive-in theaters; Danny Boyle’s 15 rules of moviemaking; Lee Daniels on how racism impacted funding for “The Butler”; memoirist Laura Bogart on writing and anger.
Our first posting of endings written by fans for the science fiction story Roger was playing with when he passed away.
Whereas Hitch’s film worked very loosely from the original novel, deftly
weaving romantic comedy and social commentary into the suspenseful fabric, screenwriter Fiona Seres’ take on the material focuses so intently on its “vanishing” that the tale becomes monotonous and too narrowly focused in its telling.
Simon Abrams muses on the limits of the supposed provocations on “a handful of Bratty, pseudo-adult comics” including Kick-Ass, Irredeemable and Crossed.
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Paul Marasa.
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Kimberly Ikemori.
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Davin K. Kubota.
An ending to Roger’s “The Thinking Molecules of Titan” by Ariel Gonzalez.
“Orange Is the New Black’s” Uzo Aduba; a Hollywood actress’ career cut short by a hair dryer; why “Ginger Snaps” may be the most feminist horror flick of all time; old film magazines are now searchable for everyone; 17 reasons why women may make better directors.
Lee Daniels, the director of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” discusses his personal stakes in the story and working with Forest Whitaker on the way the character grows and changes.
Dave Bunting’s video essay on the cinematography of “Breaking Bad” Season 1, with an essay by Nick Schager.
French New Wave star Bernadette Lafont passed away July 25th. Lisa Nesselson writes about this bold, amazing actress.
Jana Monji reports on the costume event at Disney’s D23 Expo.
At Disney’s D23 Expo, Jani Monji caught up with upcoming animation projects.
At Disney’s D23 Expo, crowds got a look at upcoming films and television from the Mouse House, including a new Pixar film about dinosaurs.
