Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Those Who Kill
Three new or returning shows center on serial killers—”Hannibal”, “Bates Motel” and “Those Who Kill”—with varying degrees of success.
Features
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A grown man is addicted Legos; How we define a great year for movies; Women and the Oscars; Bourne as the best action-hero; Martin Scorsese’s New York City.
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Harold Ramis dies at 69; A look at the state of film criticism; Method acting destroying the profession; Meryl Streep and the Oscars; Sex and the City ten years later.
On “Tess”, Now Out in a Beautiful Blu-ray Edition from Criterion
Peter Sobczynski sings the praises of Roman Polanski’s “Tess”, now out on Blu-ray.
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An interview with Wes Anderson; Wesley Morris on the state of gay culture; True Detective and women; Gawker founder Nick Denton tells all; Film preservation 2.0.
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The Wolf of Broadway; Kevin Costner’s potential comeback; A reporter who spent a year observing college fraternities; An examination of Kurosawa’s High and Low; Dana Stevens on Miyazaki’s last film.
On the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Passing of Gene Siskel
We remember Gene Siskel’s passing 15 years ago with this clip of Roger discussing his life, career, and friendship.
“The Americans” & “The Red Road” Continue Strong Start For TV Drama in 2014
With several new dramas returning or premiering in the next week, Brian Tallerico says The Americans and The Red Road are two to watch.
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An essay on the “Before” series; Quality undistributed films; Art that defines generations; Negative reviews of best pictures nominees; The failings of RoboCop.
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Jimmy Fallon begins his tenure on the Tonight Show; Five modern films that should be turned into literature; An extended take on the extended version of The Counselor; “Dream Projects” turned disasters; Reviews of seasons 2 of House of Cards.
Networks Take Another Stab at Keeping Diminishing Comedy Audiences
NBC hopes an Olympic-sized push will bring audiences to two new sitcoms while ABC launches another dating comedy and FXX pushes the envelope.
Book Excerpt: Meryl Streep: Anatomy of an Actor
In this excerpt from Meryl Streep: Anatomy of an Actor, Karina Longworth discusses Streep’s performance in “Silkwood.”
Meet the Writers: Christy Lemire
Writer Christy Lemire responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
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A career view on Bill Murray; Personally connecting to Her; An editor from The New Yorker waxes poetic on aging, intimacy and death; Long takes on television; and a Hollywood desert land.
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Old films into purgatory; A Nine to Five reevaluation; True Detective and literary references; Internet trolls are the worst; and a Studio Ghibli retrospective.
Meet the Writers: Glenn Kenny
Writer Glenn Kenny responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
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A conversation on The Lego Movie; Examination of Paul Verhoeven; Arguing for Steve McQueen as “Best Director”; Martin Scorsese objectifying women in movies; Mindful retweeting.
