Strong-women movies dominate the box office; Rashida Jones on the pornification of everything; Barbara Stanwyck and her biographer; why “cat lady” is just another sexist dismissal of unattached women; a valentine to the silent film, “Sparrows.”
Links to all the articles by RogerEbert.com’s women writers during this week-long event. Updated daily.
Alyssa Rosenberg considers the women on the big screen and the small screen in the past year.
Peter O’Toole 1932-2013; revisiting the Boston bombings; when Shaft ruled Hollywood; why we need more than three genders; how “Gravity” harkens back to film’s silent era.
Jemima Bucknell defends the much-maligned HBO show “Ja’mie: Private School Girl,” with it’s drag portrayal of a teenage girl.
Writer, producer and human rights lawyer Paula Kweskin discusses the documentary “Honor Diaries,” now available on DIRECTV’s Audience Channel.
A sensational look at Stephen Sondheim’s career through the lens of six songs.
Nell Minow considers the special place of Barbara Stanwyck among Hollywood’s Leading Ladies.
The new co-production from three cable networks doesn’t give them much bang for their bucks.
Ian Grey visits Sherlock Holmes, and deduces why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective is perfectly suited to episode television—and endlessly re-inventable.
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013; the war on smarm; Bilge Ebiri on “Inside Llewyn Davis”; Christmas with X-Men; the fan-led revival of “The Assassination of Jesse James.”
The National Board of Review selects “Her” as best picture; is Jennifer Lawrence the new Anne Hathaway?; Melissa Anderson considers Barbara Stanwyck; how to defend your high school musical; Afghanistan returns to the movies.
New York Film Critics Circle deems “American Hustle” best picture; the Oscar documentary shortlist; the earning potential fo the regional film festival circuit; Ted Hope’s 30 really bad things in the indie film biz; Buffalo’s remaining movie theater may go dark.
Critics group nominates “The Wolf of Wall Street” for several awards, perhaps without seeing it; why the kerfuffle between Elan and Diane on that plane last week is a lesson on why people shouldn’t believe everything they read; hwo Disney successfully misrepresented “Frozen.”
Seventy-five years late, an early film production by Orson Welles finally had its New York City premiere.
Paul Walker, who died yesterday in a car crash at 40, was an action film star known for his Everyman charm and his ability to provide a dependable center for the craziness around him.
Written and directed by Frank Darabont, TNT’s noir mini-series is a remarkably accomplished and thoroughly enjoyable piece of work.
Glenn Kenny highlights the picks of Blu-ray releases for the month of November
Critics Christy Lemire, Sheila O’Malley and Susan Wloszczyna talk about 1980s cult film “Ms. 45” on the occasion of a re-release.
The AV Club picks 33 TV shows to binge on over the long weekend; a black writer explains why it’s hard to watch 12 Years a Slave with a white person; how Supergirl, of all movies, changed the way Hollywood treated Thanksgiving.
