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Lee Daniels Can’t Find the Rhythm of FOX’s “Star”
Brian Tallerico
“History is the Backdrop”: Lee Daniels discusses “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Nell Minow
DGA honors Bigelow, Cameron, Daniels, Reitman, Tarantino
Roger Ebert
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The Editors
A precious American girl, a Japanese love doll, Iranian rockers, and a Korean vampire
Barbara Scharres
Raunchy comedy, brutal sex, bloody violence
Barbara Scharres
Precious Based on the Movie Female Trouble by John Waters
Jim Emerson
Jason Reitman’s newest movie: Lost in the Air (press tour simulator)
Jim Emerson
TIFF #1: Darwin, Herzog, the Coens and the Antichrist
Roger Ebert
If We Picked the Winners: The 97th Academy Awards
Brian Tallerico
Looking Into My Soul: Colman Domingo on Sing Sing
Robert Daniels
A Tough but Terrific Family Drama: Kim Se-in’s The Apartment with Two Women
Seongyong Cho
15 African-American Filmmakers and Roger Ebert’s Birthday Retrospective Reviews
Chaz Ebert
Passing Director Rebecca Hall Learns of Her African-American Family History on Finding Your Roots
Chaz Ebert
57th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Schedule; Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch to Open
The Editors
Black Writers Week 2021: Table of Contents
The Editors
A Very Elemental Film: David Oyelowo on The Water Man
Nell Minow
12th Annual AAFCA Awards to be Held April 7th
The Editors
Five Unforgettable Rising Actresses of 2020
Susan Wloszczyna
10 Upcoming Films That Could Shake Up Oscar Season
Susan Wloszczyna
The 2020 Frontrunners for Best Director
Susan Wloszczyna
CIFF 2020: Black Perspectives Program Highlights Diverse Voices
Brian Tallerico
The Shape of Water Tops 2018 Oscar Nominees
Susan Wloszczyna
Middleburg Film Festival 2017: Oscar Hopefuls Shine in Heart of Virginia
Susan Wloszczyna
ABC’s Gay Civil Rights Epic Mini-series “When We Rise” a Revolution Itself
Nick Allen
Taken for Granted: Awards Veterans Like Streep, Hanks and Washington Deserve Their Nominations
Susan Wloszczyna
Ava DuVernay Comes to TV with OWN’s “Queen Sugar”
Sergio Mims
Alan Rickman: 1946-2016
Sheila O'Malley
A Recap of the 2015 Middleburg Film Festival
Susan Wloszczyna
Marvel, Star Wars Highlights and More From D23
Jana Monji
Cannes 2015: “Dégradé,” “Marguerite & Julien,” “The Grief of Others,” “Arabian Nights, Volume 2” and a showcase for diversity
Ben Kenigsberg
Cannes 2015 Panel: “What Does Empathy Look Like on the Big Screen?”
Ben Kenigsberg
Film Independent Directors Close-Ups: Ava DuVernay
Jana Monji
Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson Reign Over Entertaining “Empire”
Brian Tallerico
A Conversation with Director Ava DuVernay and Actor David Oyelowo
Sergio Mims
Location, Location, Location: The Middleburg Film Festival
Susan Wloszczyna
Urbanworld Film Festival 2014 Highlights
ReBecca Theodore-Vachon
Beyond Ferguson: Pop Culture through the Lens of Race
Noah Gittell
Filmmakers and Film Critics on Roger Ebert
The Editors
On the Need for a “Harlem Renaissance” for Latino Cinema
Noah Gittell
Oscars: Sundancing Into Awards History Or Obscurity
Erik Childress
Surprises, Snubs and Fun Facts: The 86th Oscar Nominations
Erik Childress
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
The Editors
It Truly Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
Erik Childress
Which Movies Would Roger Choose?
Chaz Ebert
Black FIlm and TV Directors in 2013: A Progress Report
Nichole Perkins
Critic Awards Begin to Shape the Oscar Race
Erik Childress
Time Shifting Redefines Ratings Success For Fox
Brian Tallerico
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The Editors
Matthew McConaughey discusses his role in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Susan Wloszczyna
Acting right around White folks: on “12 Years a Slave” and “respectability politics”
ReBecca Theodore-Vachon
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The Editors
Four Black Actors Vie for the Best Actor Oscar
Chaz Ebert
Paramount’s Double Feature Gambit: See “World War Z” and “Star Trek Into Darkness” on a combined ticket
Odie Henderson
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The Editors
“Avatar” wins Golden Globes
Roger Ebert
‘Precious’ wins as many Indie Spirits as it possibly can
Roger Ebert
La Palme d’Or et la Palme d’ Whiskers
Barbara Scharres
I walk the red carpet with no ticket
Raven Evans
A letter from Chaz
Chaz Ebert
Impressions Based on the Hype for the Movie Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Jim Emerson
The cinema of scarred hearts
Omer M. Mozaffar
The best films of 2009
Roger Ebert
TIFF #11: A precious winner
Roger Ebert
TIFF #6: Oy vey, such a film you should see
Roger Ebert
CIFF 2009: The winners! And our reviews
Roger Ebert
Cannes #4: What were they thinking of?
Roger Ebert
TIFF #5: The man who didn’t land
Roger Ebert
TIFF #3: Some of the films I’ve seen
Roger Ebert
Two war films, worlds apart: ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hurt Locker’ lead Oscar noms
Roger Ebert
Ebert’s Oscar predictions: Bullock, Bridges, Waltz and Mo’Nique (2010)
Roger Ebert
A girl named Precious goes from nobody to the toast of Toronto
Roger Ebert
CIFF in better form than ever, hosting Chabrol, Wadja, Oliveira…
Roger Ebert
Complete list of Oscar nominations
Roger Ebert
Toronto #3: Stars galore
Roger Ebert
For Gabourey Sidibe, ‘Precious’ is a fantasy come to life
Roger Ebert
Jason Reitman: A real human being on the campaign trail
Roger Ebert
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