“Chicagoland” Tackles Big Problems in Broad Brushstrokes
The CNN documentary series “Chicagoland” looks at Chicago’s problems with violence and school reorganization.
Features
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Why DiCaprio doesn’t get lucky at the Oscars; Atheism in Hollywood; Famous rejection letters; Wes Anderson as an advertiser; Auteur theory and Kent Jones.
“Let It Go” Gets a Send-Up from Chicago Newscaster Dan Ponce
A parody of “Let It Go” tackles Chicago’s long winter.
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Eric Kohn attends the Oscars; The economical realities of being an actor in Hollywood; Product placement at the Oscars; A woman confronts her critics; Remembering the Laser Age.
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Kim Novak and aging; Michelangelo Antoniono’s Blow-Up; A comical story about Church organists; In defense of jaywalking; An argument to bury the ‘In Memoriam’ segment.
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Lost, Oscar-nominated films; Lupita Nyong’o and beyond; Evaluating Ellen DeGeneres as the Oscar host; Oscars snubs and surprises; A recap of the Oscars from The New York Times.
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Generation X has midlife crisis; Oscar predicability; Popular Twitter accounts making money; Casting directors getting praised for their work; Charlie Chaplin’s monologue.
Able-Bodied Actors and Disability Drag: Why Disabled Roles are Only for Disabled Performers
Scott Jordan Harris argues that disabled characters should not be played by able-bodied actors.
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Stephen Tobolowsky remembers Harold Ramis; Alec Baldwin says goodbye to public life; A snipe at Jared Leto and his performance in Dallas Buyers Club; Jimmy Fallon is not funny.
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.
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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.
