First Reformed
A stunning, enrapturing film, a crowning work by one of the American cinema’s most essential artists.
Jennifer Hudson
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Sandy Wexler (2017)
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Courtney
Brian Tallerico -
Confirmation (2016)
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Angela Wright
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Chi-Raq (2015)
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Irene
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Lullaby (2014)
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Christy Lemire -
Black Nativity (2013)
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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
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Gloria
Peter Sobczynski -
Winnie Mandela (2013)
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Winnie Mandela
Godfrey Cheshire -
The Three Stooges (2012)
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Sister Rosemary
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
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Rosaleen
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Sex and the City (2008)
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Louise
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.
Sundance 2018: "Monsters and Men," "Monster," "Burden"
A review of three timely films playing in Sundance's US Dramatic Competition category.
Blackhouse Events Set for Sundance 2018
An article about scheduled events from The Blackhouse Foundation at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance 2018 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
110 independent films have been announced to premiere at next January's Sundance Film Festival.
Predictions for the 89th Academy Awards
Our resident awards expert predicts who will go home with an Oscar on Sunday night.
Non-Stop Action, Festival Favorites and More: A Winter 2017 Film Preview
A look at what's coming to theaters this January through April.
#OscarsSoWhite and Extending Diversity
A piece on extending the conversation about diversity at the Oscars to include all minorities.
The Individual Top Tens of 2015
Contributors to RogerEbert.com each list their favorite films of 2015.
The Ten Best Films of 2015
The ten best films of 2015.
Joy and Triumph: Reclaiming the Image of Black Women in Cinema
A piece on the wave of new Black women directors, including Gina Prince-Bythewood, Amma Assante, Ava DuVernay and Dee Rees.
Director Bill Condon on "The Fifth Estate"
Director Bill Condon talks about telling true stories, and why we are all fascinated with them.
"She's a fighter. I'm a fighter.": Jennifer Hudson on Making "Winnie Mandela"
R. Kurt Osenlund talks to Jennifer Hudson about playing Winnie Mandela for the new film "Winnie Mandela."
Fresh cinematic air at 7,000 ft.
Today at Sundance I wandered aimlessly around a supermarket picking up different cheeses and putting them back down. I can never decide on a brie.
Cheese-less I journeyed to a bustling main street (a very steep hill) where altitude-acclimated rich ladies breezed by me in furry hats and sunglasses. They were having a good time.
#135 September 26, 2012
Marie writes: It's no secret that most Corporations are evil - or at the very least, suck big time. And while I have no actual proof, I'm fairly certain there is a special level of Dante's Hell reserved just for them. (Map of Dante's Hell.)That being the case, when my younger brother Paul wrote me about a cool project sponsored by Volkswagen, I was understandably wary and ready to denounce it sight-unseen as self-serving Corporate shyte. As luck would have it however, I was blessed at birth with curiosity and which got the better of me and why I took a look. For what I found was nothing less than extraordinary....
Smilin' through with Mike Leigh
TORONTO -- Mike Leigh is 65 years old and universally acclaimed as one of the leading British directors, although "Happy-Go-Lucky" is only his tenth theatrical feature sine 1971. There's a reason for that. He went another 17 years before making "High Hopes" in 1998, although he kept busy with BBC films and stage work. His problem was, he couldn't get financing to make a film without a screenplay, and he famously has two conditions to make a film: (1) No outside interference, and (2) the screenplay is devised in collaboration with the actors, after the project has started.
Who wants to be a slumdog?
TORONTO, Ont.--Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" hits the ground and never stops running. After its first press screening early Saturday morning, it became a leading contender for the all-important Audience Award, which is the closest thing the Toronto Film Festival has to a top prize. And an Oscar best picture nomination is a definite possibility.
Coens take the Oscar prize for words and picture
See how Roger Ebert did at predicting the winners
Oscar winners
Complete list of winners at the 79th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ebert's Oscar predictions (2007)
In a year when the Academy Award nominations are more diverse and international than ever before, it's anyone's guess who will win best picture. "Dreamgirls" garnered more nominations than any other movie, but was passed over for both picture and director.
Ebert's take on the Oscar picks
Oscar is growing more diverse and international by the year. This year's Academy Award nominations, announced Tuesday, contain a few titles that most moviegoers haven't seen and some they haven't heard of. That's perhaps an indication that the Academy voters, who once went mostly for big names, are doing their homework and seeing the pictures.
Reading those Oscar tea leaves
Last summer, according to most industry prognosticators, this whole Oscar race thing was supposed to be all over already. Before its release, Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers" was widely expected to be greeted with flowers and statuettes. The combination of Eastwood and Paul Haggis (screenwriter of the last two Best Picture winners, Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" and Haggis's "Crash") made the Red Carpet look like a cakewalk. "Letters from Iwo Jima" wasn't even on the release schedule for 2006, so as not to interfere with "Flags"' Oscar chances. Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," on the other hand, was cheered as a "return to his (generic) roots, " a straight-up commercial cops-and-crooks movie to follow up his prestige-picture Oscar bids, "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator," but not something seriously For Your Consideration.
'Dreamgirls' snubbed -- with 8 noms
The peppy musical "Dreamgirls" led Academy Awards contenders Tuesday with eight nominations, but surprisingly was shut out in the best picture category for which it had been considered a potential front-runner. The sweeping ensemble drama "Babel" was close behind with seven, including best picture and acting honors for two newcomers to U.S. audiences, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi.
Oscar Nominations
The complete list of the 79th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Cannes #3: Dreamgirls deferred
CANNES, France -- One of the traditions at Cannes is the dramatic unveiling of advance footage from a blockbuster scheduled to open next Christmas. I avoid these opportunities. I prefer to see movies all at once. Therefore I turned down an invitation to the preview party for "Dreamgirls," the big musical scheduled to open Dec. 6.
