The Feminine Grotesque: On The Warped Legacy of Joan Crawford
An essay on the legacy of actress Joan Crawford.
Features
2016 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival, Part II
A preview of dozens of films coming out this summer.
New Position: A Defense of “Under the Cherry Moon”
An appreciation for Prince’s 1986 directorial debut and “Purple Rain” follow-up, “Under the Cherry Moon.”
Short Films in Focus: “One Year Lease”
An interview with the director of “One Year Lease” and a presentation of the short film.
Thumbnails 4/29/16
Meryl Streep’s tragic romance; Algorithm killed Relativity Media; David Milch stays in the game; Appreciation of “Nine Lives”; Veronica Cartwright on “Alien.”
“Last Night At The Alamo”: Texas Filmmaker Eagle Pennell Restoration Bowing In L.A. This Week
A restoration of Eagle Pennell’s 1983 film “Last Night at the Alamo” will screen this week at L.A.’s Cinefamily.
Dario Argento’s “Deep Red” and “Tenebrae” Get Massive Blu-ray Re-releases
A piece on two recent Dario Argento re-releases, “Deep Red” and “Tenebrae.”
Sometimes It Snows in April: Images of Prince
An essay on Prince’s masculinity, artistry and blackness.
Dearly Beloved: The RogerEbert.com Staff Remembers Prince
The staff of RogerEbert.com shares their memories of Prince.
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Fans, fiction and representation; Emer Kinsella on a life in music; Glenn Kenny on “The Girlfriend Experience”; LAPD officer performs a rescue; Why we grieve artists we haven’t met.
Ronit Elkabetz: 1964 – 2016
A tribute to the late Israeli actress and filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz.
Mark Caro Presents “Is It Still Funny?” at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
Mark Caro investigates the comedic viability of classic funny films with a new series at the Music Box Theatre.
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Karyn Kusama is not going away; Why music biopics fall flat; Pupinia Stewart is stealing my sanity; Interactive storytelling reshaping cinema; Price of “Girlfriend Experience” too high.
Bright Wall/Dark Room April 2016: “An Attempt at Something” by Matt Brennan
An excerpt from the April 2016 issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room about “The Hours.”
A farewell to Nashville film critic Jim Ridley: a civic institution and everybody’s friend
A tribute to the late Jim Ridley from friend and colleague, Noel Murray.
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Brad Bischoff on “The Grasshopper”; Seismic shift in the film festival world; Relevance of “The Second Civil War”; Ta-Nehisi Coates on “Black Panther”; Ode to “Bad News Bears.”
No Survivors and Heroes: “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
One of our critics looks at what “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” says about life in 2016.
Much More Than Movies: The Best of Roger’s Journal
A look at some of Roger’s best journal writing.
The Society of the Real: How An Intrepid Group of Newsreel Cameramen Changed Documentary Film
Robert Drew is not a household word, but he should be; all modern documentary cinema comes from 1960s innovations by him and his collaborators.
