Snowpiercer
The new science fiction action film from Bong Joon-ho (“The Host,” “Mother”) defies the odds by turning yet another dystopian future into something thrilling and distinctive.
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Quiet Mastery: Hitchcock’s early films
Hitchcock’s silent films have been lovingly restored, and they’re touring selected cities. If you’re anywhere near one of these cities, it’s worth the trip to see as many as you can.
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Seven women writers talk about their problems with “male feminism”; Wikipedia blocks U.S. senate for “vandalism” of Edward Snowden’s page; Millikin professor killed family 46 years ago, and now we’re finding out; what it’s like to have your movie taken away from you by Harvey Weinstein; David Edelstein on ‘The Spectacular Now’; Matt Damon on the state of modern Hollywood; David Lynch on “Twin Peaks”
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Shooting the final dance contest in “Saturday Night Fever”; John Boorman’s unmade “Lord of the Rings”; Wikipedia founder brands the U.K.’s new anti-online-porn plan ‘ridiculous’; how the American suburbs became a hotbed of increasing poverty; Red Sox owner buys Boston Globe; photo of the NSA’s massive data-harvesting facility in Utah; Chris Doyle talkes about the art of the cinematographer.
“From Russia with Love” and its place in the Bond canon
Gerardo Valero offers an in-depth review of “From Russia with Love.”
Video interview with Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley of “The Spectacular Now”
Katherine Tulich talks to Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, the stars of “The Spectacular Now.”
Grief Destroys a Small Town in BBC America’s Devastating “Broadchurch”
In the British hit television series “Broadchurch,” finally arriving
stateside, death is far
more than just a plot device. It is an event that shatters history. Rarely has the
ripple effect of an unspeakable murder been more deftly
and brilliantly captured than it is in this television event.
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The negative influence of “The Godfather”; how “the tease” has developed a central role in pop culture; America’s de-newspaperization; things that aren’t feminism; siding with the victim in horror films.
Congratulations on Motion Picture Academy’s Historic Election of African-American President
Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been elected to run the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Why most modern action films are terrible
Nick Schager ponders the new crop of action directors, who bring ‘serious film’ cred to the genre, but can’t seem to show personality where it counts the most.
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Eileen Brennan dies; Russia’s film industry and The Associated Press in decline; defending Scott Simon’s running tweet of his mother’s passing; over-used poster clichés.
Paul Schrader: Porn Again?
Is the director’s explicit “The Canyons” the nadir of his career—or its climax?
Launching our new Twitter account, @ebertvoices
Today we launch our new Twitter account, @ebertvoices.
The story behind @ebertvoices
Our new Twitter account is now active. Let me explain our thinking about the new Twitter feed.
Gliding Over All: An Interview with “Breaking Bad” Cinematographer Michael Slovis
Dave Bunting’s video essay examines the visual style of “Breaking Bad” Season 2. He also spoke with the show’s cinematographer, Michael Slovis.
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China isn’t paying Hollywood studios; finding American resonances in “The Hunt”; how the media helped Anthony Weiner become a successful exhibitionist; revisiting the first solo rap record.
James Cromwell talks about “Still Mine”
In a Q&A with an audience for the new film “Still Mine,” James Cromwell discusses everything from the Bush family to his first nude scene.
