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Entertainment Weekly pays writers in non-existent prestige; The pleasure of Masters of Sex; The Rock and prewar cinema; A brilliant (also illegal) streaming service; Forming opinions.
Features
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Nymphomaic explains the career of Lars von Trier; Nolan rejects 3D; Critics should write about form, except when they don’t want to; A 1970s mother blogs; HBO challenges Netflix.
Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer Continue Renaissance of Female-Driven TV Comedy
TV comedy has never been more about its female comedians and two of the best return next week in Amy Schumer and Mindy Kaling.
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Beauty shaped by evolution; A tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman; Onslaught of YA adaptations; Facebook purchases Oculus; Chris Evans retires from acting.
The Art of Controlled Chaos with Gareth Evans & Iko Uwais of “The Raid 2: Berandal”
Gareth Evans and star Iko Uwais on the action crime epic, The Raid 2.
Launching Our New Facebook Page, EbertVoices
RogerEbert.com has a Facebook page. Please like it.
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A study on when a joke is too soon; Jim Rebhorn writes his own obituary; Disney makes an acquisition; Sudden death in The Good Wife; An Iranian cinema podcast begins.
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A career-view of the Coen brothers; Movie app shuts down; Nymphomaniac is not pornography; Cyberpunk renaissance forming; Negative take on No Country for Old Men.
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A blast from the past from Roger Ebert; Air force movies; An interview with Kermit the Frog; Two pieces from Mike Ryan; An early review of Darren Aronofsky’s Noah.
On the Need for a “Harlem Renaissance” for Latino Cinema
Hollywood is actually regressing on Latino issues. As the industry
continues to make progress in its depiction of black America, what we
need now is a Spanish Harlem Renaissance.
Emily Mortimer, John Leguizamo Bring Personal Stories to HBO
With “Doll & Em” and “Ghetto Klown”, Emily Mortimer and John Leguizamo turn personal stories into wildly creative television.
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Women saving film criticism; The wonderfully unique Shailene Woodley; BuzzFeed hires Allison Wilmore as their first film critic; Revisiting George Lucas’ American Graffiti; Sex in Pasolini films.
Blu-ray Consumer Guide: March 18, 2014
Recent releases on Blu-ray, including Cat People, Death Wish, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and more.
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A public school making a change for the better; Constant surveillance; A crime of love; Analyzing the interiors of The Grand Budapest Hotel; Eviscerations of classic novels.
Meet the Writers: Brian Tallerico
Writer Brian Tallerico responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
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Flappy Bird creator tells all about his hit app; Looking back at Kevin Smith’s Mallrats; An expose on Scarlett Johansson; A letter to Lena Dunham; Challenging David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.
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Veronica Mars gets technology right; The five things that separate The Grand Budapest Hotel from the rest of Anderson’s films; The five things you need to know about technology and media; An interview with Walter Murch; Reviewing last night’s Scandal episode.
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Tragedy strikes at SXSW; Nebulous platitudes and James Franco; TV actors don’t need movies; Connecting The Sopranos and Irreversible; Eviscerating Nymphomaniac: Vol I.
Book Excerpt: Steven Spielberg and Duel: The Making of a Film Career
An excerpt from Steven Awalt’s new book on “Duel”, the made-for-television movie that launched Steven Spielberg into feature filmmaking.
