Ad Astra
This is rare, nuanced storytelling, anchored by one of Brad Pitt’s career-best performances and remarkable technical elements on every level. It’s a special film.
Frederick Wiseman
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Monrovia, Indiana (2018)
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Director, Producer, Editor, Sound
Glenn Kenny -
Ex Libris: New York Public Library (2017)
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Director
Matt Zoller Seitz -
In Jackson Heights (2015)
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Director
Matt Zoller Seitz -
National Gallery (2014)
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Director
Glenn Kenny -
At Berkeley (2013)
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Director
Matt Zoller Seitz -
Crazy Horse (2012)
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Directed by
Roger Ebert -
Titicut Follies (1968)
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Produced and directed by
Roger Ebert
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist’s work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
30 Minutes on: "The Public"
Potentially another "Dog Day Afternoon." Too bad about the execution.
True/False 2019: Over the Rainbow, Midnight Traveler, Treasure Island, Let It Burn, A Wild Stream
The first of two dispatches from Vikram Murthi about this year's True/False film festival.
Steve James Named 2018 Guggenheim Honoree by American Film Institute
An article about Steve James, the American Film Institute's 2018 Guggenheim Honoree .
Charles Burnett, Agnès Varda, Owen Roizman and Donald Sutherland to Receive Governors Awards
An article about the 2017 recipients of the Governors Awards.
A Box of Chocolates: Preview of the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
Premieres at this weekend's Telluride Film Festival include the latest from Alexander Payne, Errol Morris, Greta Gerwig, Angelina Jolie, Guillermo del Toro and more.
Insightful Presentation: On Frederick Wiseman's "National Gallery"
FFC Seongyong Cho explores Frederick Wiseman's 2014 documentary, "National Gallery."
Everything's Manipulated, but to What End?: Robert Greene on "Kate Plays Christine"
An interview with director Robert Greene about "Kate Plays Christine," nonfiction storytelling, a documentarian's honesty and much more.
The Individual Top Tens of 2015
Contributors to RogerEbert.com each list their favorite films of 2015.
Emotion without Sentiment: Oren Moverman on "Time Out of Mind"
An interview with director Oren Moverman of "Time Out of Mind".
8 things about Albert Maysles
Eight things the writer wants you to know about Albert Maysles, the pioneering documentary filmmaker who died last week at age 88.
From the archives: "Cameras Keep Rolling at Maysles Films"
A 2002 Star-Ledger profile of Albert Maysles, by MZS.
A Community of Film Lovers: The New Orleans Film Festival
A recap of the culture and best of the 2014 New Orleans Film Festival.
Thumbnails 11/10/14
My stepfather, the peeping tom; The Overnighters is a rare bird; Nightcrawler and capitalism; Grace McPhillips on The Other One; Restoring Ramona.
2014 Chicago International Film Festival Preview
A preview of the 2014 Chicago International Film Festival.
Cannes: In "National Gallery," Frederick Wiseman observes the London museum's operations
Frederick Wiseman reflects on art—including his own films—in "National Gallery."
As Cannes opens, so does a Steak 'n Shake
A Steak 'n Shake opens 50 paces from the hotel where Roger Ebert used to stay during the film festival.
"At Berkeley" Proves That No Good Movie is Too Long
FFC Seongyong Cho reviews the 4-hour Frederick Wiseman documentary, At Berkeley.
Thumbnails 4/2/14
A blind critic shows us the light; The Wire and Juice; Death in television; Mac DeMarco and Salad Days; Teenage sexual promiscuity.
Matt Zoller Seitz's Top 10 Films of 2013
Matt Zoller Seitz's Top 10 films of 2013.
Thumbnails 12/20/2013
"Tower Prep" was cancelled because it was too girl-centric; the year's 10 best movie quotes; the year's worst movie titles; the real sins of the Welfare Queen; the aptly named Wiseman speaks.
Thumbnails 12/4/2013
New York Film Critics Circle deems "American Hustle" best picture; the Oscar documentary shortlist; the earning potential fo the regional film festival circuit; Ted Hope's 30 really bad things in the indie film biz; Buffalo's remaining movie theater may go dark.
What's your game, baby? Cinephile or cinemaniac?
David Bordwell examines the crucial distinguishing characteristics of cinephiles and cinemaniacs, and catalogs the shared habits and competitive strategies of the former, in "Games cinephiles play."
Which are you? (Not that you have to be one or the other.) DB will help you resolve any cine-related identity crisis from which you may be suffering.
He writes: ... I do see differences. For one thing, most cinemaniacs like only certain sorts of movies--usually American, often silent, sometimes foreign, seldom documentaries. Do cinemaniacs line up for Brakhage or Frederick Wiseman? My sense is not.
Cinephiles by contrast tend to be ecumenical. Indeed, many take pride in the intergalactic breadth of their tastes. Look at any smart critic's ten-best lists. You'll usually see an eclectic mix of arthouse, pop, and experimental, including one or two titles you have never heard of. Obscurity is important; a cinephile is a connoisseur.
Toronto fest signals the opening of Good Movie Season
After Cannes, the Toronto Film Festival is the most important in the world. Last year's festival was ripped in two on Sept. 11. I walked out of a screening, heard the news, and the world had changed. Now comes the 27th annual festival, opening today. Are movies important in the new world we occupy? Yes, I think they are, because they are the most powerful artistic device for creating empathy--for helping us understand the lives of others.
Movie Answer Man (02/28/1999)
Q. Do you think MTV's "The Real World" could be anything but acting--what with a camera, sound, and light crew following the "cast" around day and night? (John Krajewski, University of Washington)
The Best 10 Movies of 1997
Ebert's Best Film Lists1967 - present
