The House That Jack Built
Ultimately, it’s more of an inconsistent cry into the void than the conversation starter it could have been.
Will Forte
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A Futile & Stupid Gesture (2018)
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Douglas Kenney
Brian Tallerico -
My Life as a Zucchini (2017)
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Glenn Kenny -
Keanu (2016)
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Hulka
Angelica Jade Bastien -
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
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Will Patch
Brian Tallerico -
Don Verdean (2015)
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Pastor Fontaine
Susan Wloszczyna -
She's Funny That Way (2015)
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Josh
Glenn Kenny -
Staten Island Summer (2015)
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Brian Tallerico -
Life of Crime (2014)
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Marshall Taylor
Glenn Kenny -
Run & Jump (2014)
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Ted
Christy Lemire -
Nebraska (2013)
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David Grant
Christy Lemire -
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
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Chester V
Brian Tallerico -
The Watch (2012)
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Sgt. Bressman
Roger Ebert -
A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy (2011)
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Glenn
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.
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2018
What our TV critic would nominate for Emmys for the 2017-18 season.
Sundance 2018 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
110 independent films have been announced to premiere at next January's Sundance Film Festival.
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2017
The best of the 2016-17 TV season in Emmy ballot form.
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2016
A TV critic's picks for the best TV of 2015-16.
2016 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival, Part II
A preview of dozens of films coming out this summer.
It's time to stop making fun of the National Board of Review
"Who is the National Board of Review, anyway?" is the question. The answer: one of the few major awards groups that's routinely capable of surprise.
Playing All the Parts: Peter Bogdanovich on “She’s Funny That Way”
An interview with the legendary Peter Bogdanovich.
SNL Stars Return in Specials “The Spoils Before Dying,” “7 Days in Hell”
A TV review of IFC's "The Spoils Before Dying" and HBO's "7 Days in Hell."
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2015
What should be nominated for Emmys this year? Let us guide the way.
Networks Debut Three New Shows: “Battle Creek,” “Last Man on Earth,” “Secrets and Lies”
Our thoughts on three new shows: ABC's Secrets and Lies, FOX's Last Man on Earth, and CBS's Battle Creek.
Sundance 2015: “The D Train,” “Don Verdean,” “The Overnight,” "Partisan," “Sleeping with Other People,” "Unexpected"
A report on six films from Sundance 2015, including "The D Train," "Partisan," and "Sleeping with Other People."
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
An exhaustive list of Top 10s by RogerEbert.com contributors.
It Truly Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
The Oscars race has hit a holiday lull. It's a good time to pause and take stock of nominations.
Critic Awards Begin to Shape the Oscar Race
Critics groups from around the country are giving awards. What impact do these awards have on the Oscar race, and how useful are they as predictors?
New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review Start the Oscar Race
Erik Childress looks at the first awards of the season and their possible impact on the Oscar race.
#186 September 25, 2013
Sheila writes: Todd Sanders is a self-taught neon sign artist. Roadhouse Relics, the gallery of his work in Austin, Texas, is filled with his beautiful vintage-inspired signs. His designs are all hand-drawn. He collects old magazines from the 1920s, 1930s, etc., to get inspiration for his neon signs. He does custom signs as well. You can check out Sanders' work, bio, and press kit at Roadhouse Relics. Neon brings up all kinds of automatic images and associations: seedy hotels, burlesque joints, cocktail bars. His signs evoke those images, but much more. For instance, look at his beautiful "Fireflies In a Mason Jar".
#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.
Cannes: Bruce Dern and Will Forte visit "Nebraska"
Bruce Dern and Will Forte reminisce about their father-son road trip in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska."
Globe Trotting: Cannes Report, May 23
Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" brings black and white, to the competition, while "Omar" delivers moral shades of gray to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and "Michael Koolhaas" looks good in the long shots, but needs more emotional subtlety.
Pre-Cannes
May Contain Spoilers
Barbara Scharres sets the stage the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival.
#117 May 30, 2012
Marie writes: Recently, a fellow artist and friend sent me the following photos featuring amazing glass mosaics. She didn't know who the artists were however - and which set me off on a journey to find out! I confess, the stairs currently continue to thwart me and thus remain a mystery, but I did uncover who created the "glass bottle doorway" and was surprised to learn both its location and the inspiration behind it. (click image.)
#114 May 9, 2012
Marie writes: Intrepid club member Sandy Kahn discovered the following Danish designers "Monstrum" who make extraordinary playgrounds for children. I think they're the stuff of dreams, whatever your age. Indeed; behold the Rahbek kindergarten in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and Monstrum's first playground...
The Rocket and The Princess Tower! "Just like a set design, a playground must have an inspiring front that attracts children, and a functional backside with climbing, sliding and relaxing options. The idea of the playground is to combine a girl's mind with a boy's approach into one big common playground. The princess tower consists of three floors, and the rocket has two floors. From the top floor of the Rocket, you can slide down the 6 m long double slide together with an astronaut friend." (click to enlarge.)
Tim and Eric Mediocre Movie, Great Job!
"Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" is available for streaming/download on iTunes, Amazon Instant, Vudu and YouTube. In theaters March 2.
"Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" is a lot like "Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!." They're both experimental video art posing as sketch comedy. In them you can see DNA from Ernie Kovacs, John Waters, the Kuchar brothers, Robert Downey, Sr., Tom Rubnitz, early Beck music videos, Damon Packard, Aqua Teen Hunger Force (and every other Adult Swim psychotic episode) and Harmony Korine, to name just a random few. But it's likely that actor-writer-directors Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim took inspiration from none of these freaks.
The duo's work seems to flow directly from three sources: Bad corporate promotional and instructional videos, absurd local TV programming and assaultive blockbuster films. Their collages of chopped-and-screwed sounds with spastic motion graphics and sloppy green screen don't seem much different (in effect, if not production values) from what's on cable any given Sunday. It's just that they put unattractive, demented-seeming people in front of the green screen instead of the usual telegenic emoters. They spout nonsense where platitudes and corporate messages usually go. When celebrities appear on the show, they flub and stutter like robot hologram versions of themselves. It's as if the show's editor was a spam bot.
Whether any of it is funny is almost beside the point. The creeping surrealism often takes away your ability to blink, especially, I suspect, when, like me, you have no history with the show.
# 73 July 27, 2011
"I love music so much and I had such ambition that I was willing to go way beyond what the hell they paid me for. I wanted people to look at the artwork and hear the music." - Alex Steinweiss
The median-est of all movie lists of the decade
You're going to be seeing a sufficient number of lists between now and the end of 2009 -- on that you can rely -- but the most middling of all movie lists has at last been composed by filmmaker David Wain ("Role Models," "Wet Hot American Summer"):
"David Wain's Middle Ten Neither Best Nor Worst Movies of the Decade."
"Obviously," he writes in an explanatory foreword, "there were A LOT of great contenders over the last decade. But only 10 can be in the middle, so here are my picks..." When mediocrity is the chief criterion, questions arise: Are these really the most moderate accomplishments of the '00s? How strongly do you feel about that? Is today Tuesday? And now, as @davidwain tweeted: "Let the discussions begin!"
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