Beyond Ferguson: Pop Culture through the Lens of Race
Much progress has been made in representing African-American life onscreen, but there’s a long way to go.
Features
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Dangers facing journalists like James Foley; 11 things that shouldn’t be said to black people; Mara Wilson on Robin Williams; Reflections on “The Big Sleep”; R.I.P. Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide.
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Roderick Heath on “We Are the Best!”; The whiplash of journalism; Hollywood’s secret sequel economy; Chatting with Seth Meyers; Kirk Douglas on Lauren Bacall.
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“Let’s Be Cops” and Michael Brown; Forgive Damon Lindelof; Stop writing dystopian sci-fi; Reflections on “The Darjeeling Limited”; Temporal anxieties in 2014 films.
Retrieving the Grail: Robin Williams and “The Fisher King”
An examination and appreciation of one of Robin Williams’ greatest films, “The Fisher King.”
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There’s nothing selfish about suicide; “Garden State” does not hold up; Looking back at “The Abyss”; America is not for black people; The problem with “Persecuted.”
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Gilbert Gottfried on Robin Williams; Remembering Lauren Bacall; Paying attention; Tyler Ross shines in “The Killing”; Reflections on “Lawrence of Arabia.”
A Force of Nature: A Tribute to Robin Williams
The writers of RogerEbert.com reflect on the life, career and death of Robin Williams.
Ordinary F**king People: Modes Of Verisimilitude in “Boyhood” and Richard Linklater’s “Before” Movies
There’s something unique in
writer/director Linklater’s approach to verisimilitude, and it’s particularly
interesting in contrast with other films with which “Boyhood” shares a kinship.
Bright Wall/Dark Room August 2014: “We’ll Jump and We’ll See” by Chad Perman
This is an excerpt from the August 2014 issue of “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on “Joe vs. the Volcano.”
The Coen Brothers: American Independents, Part 2
The second part of a feature on the work of Joel & Ethan Coen.
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Why jazz sucks; The effects of dwindling film stock; What “Planet of the Apes” says about the state of the world; Harry Shearer as Richard Nixon; The drawbacks of “liking” on Facebook.
The Coen Brothers: American Independents, Part 1
A two-part feature on the films of Joel and Ethan Coen.
Menahem Golan: 1929-2014
An appreciation of the life and work of the legendary producer Menahem Golan.
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Rocket Raccoon makes a comeback; Why Some Movies Shouldn’t Be Explained; Fear of a Minority Superhero; Christian Indies of 2014; Profane response to net neutrality.
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Real life interrupts TV; Was “True Detective” plagiarized?; New wave of U.S. shows about Latinos; Thumbs up for Ebert’s legacy; 15th anniversary of “Blair Witch” and “Sixth Sense.”
Harun Farocki, 1944-2014: His Inextinguishable Fire
This past Wednesday, German documentary filmmaker Harun Farocki passed
away at the age of 70. An admirer and student remembers him, and reflects on the meaning of his work.
“Boyhood”: Richard Linklater’s Divine Comedy
An examination of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” how it deals with time and influence, and its relation to Dante’s “The Divine Comedy.”
