The House That Jack Built
Ultimately, it’s more of an inconsistent cry into the void than the conversation starter it could have been.
Jamie Foxx
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Robin Hood (2018)
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Little John
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Baby Driver (2017)
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Bats
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Dying Laughing (2017)
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Himself
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Sleepless (2017)
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Vincent Downs
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Annie (2014)
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Benjamin Stacks
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Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
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Dean "MF" Jones
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
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Max Dillon / Electro
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Rio 2 (2014)
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Nico (voice)
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White House Down (2013)
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President James Sawyer
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
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Jones
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Due Date (2010)
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Darryl
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Valentine's Day (2010)
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Kelvin
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
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Nick
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The Soloist (2009)
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Nathaniel Ayers
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Jarhead (2005)
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Staff Sgt. Sykes
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Stealth (2005)
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Lt. Henry Purcell
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Ray (2004)
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Ray Charles
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Collateral (2004)
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Max
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Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
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Quincy Watson
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Bait (2000)
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Alvin Sanders
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Any Given Sunday (1999)
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Willie
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The Players Club (1998)
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Blue
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Booty Call (1997)
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Bunz
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The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996)
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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.
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Oscar nominees spotlight diversity; Best Actor Battle; Damien Chazelle wins DGA Award; "The Salesman" may win thanks to Trump; All nominees tipped to win.
2017 Oscar Nominees Spotlight Diversity
An article about the 2017 Oscar nominees.
Non-Stop Action, Festival Favorites and More: A Winter 2017 Film Preview
A look at what's coming to theaters this January through April.
Body and Soul: Revisiting Michael Mann's "Ali"
A look back at Michael Mann's "Ali."
Ken Burns' "Jackie Robinson" Premieres April 11 on PBS
FFC Jana Monji previews "Jackie Robinson," the new PBS documentary special from Ken Burns.
#OscarsSoWhite and Extending Diversity
A piece on extending the conversation about diversity at the Oscars to include all minorities.
Previewing and Predicting the 73rd Golden Globe Awards
A preview of the 73rd Golden Globes ceremony airing Sunday night, and some predictions.
Golden Globe Presenters Announced for Jan. 10th Telecast
An article about the Golden Globe presenters scheduled to attend the Jan. 10th telecast.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: March 26, 2014
A look at recent releases on Netflix and Blu-ray, including "Life Itself," "Annie," "Into the Woods," "The Lady From Shanghai," and more.
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Jennifer Kent directs the year's scariest movie; Best TV Shows of 2014; Lawsuit against NYFA; Why movies can't stop explaining themselves; Anna Kendrick on her new musicals.
"Pan"'s Labyrinth
Rooney Mara is playing Tiger Lily in the new "Pan." Eric Haywood took notice of the casting on Twitter and the response was fascinating.
Films in Conversation: J. Hoberman's Presentation of "White House Butler Down"
A report on the weekend presentation of "White House Butler Down," J. Hoberman's simultaneous screening of "The Butler" and "White House Down."
A prayer for a war machine: a conversation about Oliver Stone's "Untold History"
RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz and contributor Steven Boone discuss "Untold History," a documentary series by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick that presents an alternative history of the United States and its role in recent world history.
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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.
#173 June 26, 2013
Marie writes: There was a time when Animation was done by slaves with a brush in one hand and a beer in the other. Gary Larson's "Tales From the Far Side" (1994) was such a project. I should know; I worked on it. Produced by Marv Newland at his Vancouver studio "International Rocketship", it first aired as a CBS Halloween special (Larson threw a party for the crew at the Pan Pacific Hotel where we watched the film on a big screen) and was later entered into the 1995 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It spawned a sequel "Tales From the Far Side II" (1997) - I worked on that too. Here it is, below.
#162 April 3, 2013
Marie writes: The Ebert Club Newsletter is now three years old! And the occasion calls for some cake - but not just any old cake, as it's also now officially Spring! And that means flowers, butterflies and ladybugs too. Smile.
#166 May 8, 2013
Marie writes: the great Ray Harryhausen, the monster innovator and Visual Effects legend, passed away Tuesday May 7, 2013 in London at the age of 92. As accolades come pouring in from fans young and old, and obituaries honor his achievements, I thought club members would enjoy remembering what Harry did best.
#152 January 23, 2013
Marie writes: Behold the entryway to the Institut Océanographique in Paris; and what might just be the most awesome sculpture to adorn an archway in the history of sculptures and archways. Photo @ pinterest
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Late-Night: Later Than You Think
By Tom Shales
Jimmy Kimmel still comes across like a guy who crashed a party and got caught at it, yet adamantly refuses to leave. He has no real business being there -- hosting a late-night network talk show, that is -- and may even know in his dark little heart that he's out of his depth, but he's gotten away with it for ten years, so why pull out now? Since he's probably making $25 million a year or so, and ABC has agreed to underwrite the subterfuge, it's hard to imagine Kimmel voluntarily getting the hell out of Dodge.
Faster, Quentin! Thrill! Thrill!
Rating: Four stars
Consider now the curious character of Dr. King Schultz. He is an itinerant dentist who works from his little wagon, traveling the backroads of the pre-Civil War South. As Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" opens, we see a line of shackled slaves being led through what I must describe as a deep, dark forest, because those are the kinds of forests we meet in fairy tales. Out of this deepness and darkness, Schultz (Christoph Waltz) appears, his lantern swinging from his wagon, which has a bobbling tooth on its roof.
Django Unchain my heart (and set me free)
Quentin Tarantino has found his actor in Christoph Waltz -- someone who can speak Tarantinian fluently and still make it his own. When Waltz uses a self-consciously ostentatious word like "ascertain" (as in, "I was simply trying to ascertain..." -- the kind of verbiage QT is as likely to put in the mouth of a lowlife crook as a German dentist, or a Francophile plantation slavemaster, for that matter), it sounds right. As someone to whom Tarantino's dialog often sounds cliche-ridden and cutesy, it's a pleasure to hear Waltz saying the words in character rather than simply as a mouthpiece for the writer-director.
Oh, stop. This isn't sounding the way I want it to.
Django America
Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" (2012) is a very good Tarantino movie. Save for "Pulp Fiction," I tend to appreciate and respect Tarantino movies more than I enjoy them. "Pulp Fiction," however, was so entertaining that I did not want it to end. Such were my feelings with "Django Unchained." As a mash of bloody pulp cinema with great aspirations, it is as entertaining as anything I have seen from Tarantino. For Tarantino diehards it is as Tarantino-esque as everything else from him.
#148 December 26, 2012
The Grand Poobah writes: "No man has a better wife than Chaz."
Listening to language: Our dumb media
First off, I agree with Angus T. Jones -- well, about one thing, at least. The child actor of whose existence I hadn't been aware until a few days ago said on digital video that he was employed on a lousy sitcom that was basically "filth." Who's going to argue? Really, is he wrong? Have you ever seen Two and a Half Men? (I admit I've only witnessed bits and pieces, but that was enough to get the tenor of the show. And I knew there was a "half" involved -- the title tells me so -- but I didn't know Jones was it.) So, the young man says this:
#145 December 5, 2012
Marie writes: Intrepid club member Sandy Kahn has found another Hollywood auction and it's packed with stuff! From early publicity stills (some nudes) to famous movie props, costumes, signed scripts, storyboards, posters and memorabilia...
