Music Box Memories: A Legendary Theatre Celebrates 90 Years
Our Managing Editor and staff give some love to Music Box on its 90th birthday.
Features
The Story of Richard Williams and His Unfinished Fairy Tale, The Thief and the Cobbler
A tribute to the late Canadian-British animator Richard Williams, and an ode to his unfinished fairy tale, The Thief and the Cobbler.
On Jacqueline Audry’s Newly Restored Lost Queer Cinema Classic, Olivia
Audry’s work challenged social constructs dictating how a woman should behave and desire, in part motivated by how she was treated within the industry.
Bright Wall/Dark Room August 2019: A Treadmill to Nowhere By Julia Selinger
The August excerpt from BWDR is on Clue.
Son of the father: Peter Fonda, 1940-2019
From a childhood of pain, a lifetime of art.
30 Minutes on: “The Mule”
Clint Eastwood faces the one enemy Clint Eastwood can’t beat.
30 Minutes On: “Prometheus”
A nightmare movie ruled by nightmare logic, and gorgeous from start to finish.
20 Years of Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey
The Limey is the point when Soderbergh confidently admitted his comfort zone is the genre film.
Toni Morrison: 1931-2019
A tribute to the towering novelist of the Black experience, Toni Morrison, who died on August 5th at age 88.
The Active Eye: D.A. Pennebaker, 1924-2019
Appreciating the art of one of the greatest documentary filmmakers.
Short Films in Focus: Sweet Steel
An interview with writer/director Will Goss about Sweet Steel, and a presentation of the short film.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Fails to Build on Legacy of Original and Reboot
A review of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and the lessons it can teach creators about using Nazi imagery in 2019.
Happy One Year Anniversary to Our First Female Editor, Nell Minow
An article celebrating the one-year anniversary of our first female editor at RogerEbert.com, Nell Minow.
Who Tells Our Stories: Gender Progress Behind the Screen is Reflected On It
A piece on progress in who gets to tell stories reflected in films like Can You Forgive Me?, Late Night, The Souvenir, Revenge, and more.
Someone to Trust, Something to Prove: The Films of Leonardo DiCaprio
A feature on the career of Leonardo DiCaprio through five performances: Titanic, Catch Me If You Can, The Aviator, Shutter Island, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Book Excerpt: Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir
A book excerpt from Seventh Row’s latest e-book about Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir.
Abbas Kiarostami, the Filmmaker and the Man: an Interview with Godfrey Cheshire
RogerEbert.com contributor Godfrey Cheshire talks about his new book Conversations with Kiarostami, a collection of his interviews with the legendary Iranian director.
Mysterious Traveller: Rutger Hauer, 1944-2019
Dashing or menacing, depending on the role, Rutger Hauer was a one-of-a-kind screen presence.
Chicago Stories Gala 2019 to Feature Play by Chaz Ebert on October 5th
An article about the Chicago Stories Gala presented by Victory Gardens Theater on October 5th, 2019, presenting debuting playwrights Chaz Ebert and Stacy Janiak, and honoring Justina Machado and Phillipa Soo.
