Comic-Con 2014: Enter Homer’s Dome at The Simpsons World
FXX is launching Simpsons World with a marathon of every episode to date.
Features
Comic-Con 2014: Samsung Galaxy and The Hunger Games
A report on an event at SDCC sponsored by Samsung and promoting “The Hunger Game–Mockingjay, Part 1.”
Comic-Con 2014: A Giant Creature Named Bodock
Jana reports on the latest production from the Stan Winston School.
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Weird Al hits Number 1; The banality of the celebrity profile; A guy walks into a bar; “Galaxy Quest”: The Oral History; Wallace Shawn on Ibsen.
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Joe Swanberg on “Sex Tape”; The problem with “Star Wars”; Advice for writers of color; The necessary evil of Twitter; Jonah Ray hates Sublime’s “What I Got.”
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Advice for Journalists and writers of color; the virtues and pitfalls of tossing brickbats online; ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ at 15; ‘Pickpocket’ on Blu-ray.
A Celebration of Self-Involvement: The Start of the 2014 SDCC
A preview of the 2014 SDCC and Batman Day!
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Remembering James Garner; Jerusalem Film Festival; Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on “At the Movies”; Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”; DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis.
James Garner: 1928-2014
An obituary for the legendary James Garner, who has passed away at the age of 86.
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Remembering Elaine Stritch; The Eddie Murphy Raw Burger; Black Twitter is Dead; Writer Escapes His Pederast; Deleted Scenes from “Twin Peaks” Movie.
Elaine Stritch: 1925-2014
An obituary for the legendary star of stage and screen, Elaine Stritch.
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“Speed” vs. “True Lies”; 50 Most Underrated Films; What Our Blockbusters Get Wrong About Women; Louis C.K.’s e-mails; 100 Directors’ Rules of Filmmaking.
From “Rio Bravo” to “The Insider”: The Western Roots of Michael Mann’s Film on Its 15th Anniversary
An appreciation of Michael Mann’s “The Insider” on its 15th anniversary that connects Michael Mann’s film with the westerns of Howard Hawks.
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Apologizing for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl; what to do about clickbait web sites that pretend to peddle “satire”; why it’s important to give credit; “24: Live Another Day” ends its run.
Bright Wall/Dark Room July 2014: “American Idols” by Kara VanderBijl
An excerpt from the July 2014 edition of “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on the impact of “Blue Velvet.”
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Britney Spears is a feminist role model; The plot of “Hellboy 3”; “Black Hole” appears in “Apes”; Zohra Sehgal dies at 102; The tallest woman in the world.
Dave Legeno, 1963-2014: a Remembrance by J.d. Zeik
A remembrance of actor Dave Legeno, by screenwriter J.D. Zeik.
It’s Gonna Feel All Right: The Musical and Cinematic Legacy of “A Hard Day’s Night”
RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz discusses the impact of Richard Lester’s great musical comedy “A Hard Day’s Night,” which revolutionized the use of pop music in cinema and made big-screen stars of the Beatles.
Seinfeld at 25: or, You Don’t Have to Like Characters as Long as You Find Them Interesting
Links to RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz discussing “Seinfeld,” which turns 25 this week, and which helped pave the way for a wave of acclaimed series starring characters you wouldn’t want to know in life.
