Uncut Gems
It's excruciating and exhilarating.
Roald Dahl
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The BFG (2016)
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Writer (novel)
Matt Zoller Seitz -
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
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Based on the book by
Roger Ebert -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
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Based on the book by
Roger Ebert -
Matilda (1996)
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Based On The Book by
Roger Ebert -
The Witches (1990)
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Based On The Book 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.
Short Films in Focus: The 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
An in-depth look at the short films that have been nominated for an Oscar this year.
Gene Wilder 1933 - 2016
A tribute to the late comic genius, Gene Wilder.
Cannes 2016: Steven Spielberg Adapts "The BFG"
Steven Spielberg's "The BFG" has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
2016 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival, Part II
A preview of dozens of films coming out this summer.
Thumbnails 10/17/14
Happy birthday Udo Kier; Reflections on "All That Jazz"; 10 essential Nicolas Roeg films; The abortion conversation we need to have; I just can't watch "Marry Me."
Thumbnails 6/17/14
Strong female characters and "Trinity Syndrome"; Spielberg's next two films; the ugly aftertaste of Louie Season 4; 'Mad Men' and family relations; Roddy McDowall's home movies.
#176 July 17, 2013
Marie writes: Last week, in response to a club member comment re: whatever happened to Ebert Club merchandize (turned out to be too costly to set up) I had promised to share a free toy instead - an amusement, really, offered to MailChimp clients; the mail service used to send out notices. Allow me to introduce you to their mascot...
#132 September 5, 2012
Marie writes: According to the calendar, summer is now officially over (GASP!) and with its demise comes the first day of school. Not all embrace the occasion, however. Some wrap themselves proudly in capes of defiance and make a break for it - rightly believing that summer isn't over until the last Himalayan Blackberry has been picked and turned into freezer jam!
Is Willy Wonka Wacko Jacko?
Is Michael Jackson one of the not-so-secret ingredients in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? Critics overwhelmingly see it that way, even if Johnny Depp and many moviegoers don’t.
Interview with Karen Black
HOLLYWOOD - There is a new Hollywood and an old Hollywood, but always there is the timeless Hollywood that murmurs in the sequestered Polo Lounge of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Interview with Gene Wilder
It was just that moment of the evening when you need the lights but you don't quite want to turn them on. There were two big old overstuffed wing chairs facing each other in front of the fireplace, and in one of them Gene Wilder had thrown his leg over the chair's arm and was talking softly and slowly...
