Movie Namesakes: “No Escape”
A new movie called “No Escape” comes out next week, but there’s a 20-year-old movie with the same name you may have forgotten.
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Ascendance of N.W.A; Kodak’s first digital moment; ILM’s Star Wars VR lab; TV is not the new film; Adam Nimoy, son of Spock.
Marvel, Star Wars Highlights and More From D23
Highlights of the live-action portion of 2015’s D23, featuring “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Captain America: Civil War,” and more!
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Highlight Upcoming Films at D23
Love Pixar and Disney? You’re not going to believe what they have in store for you.
The Blinding Light of “Sholay”: A 40th Anniversary Appreciation
“Sholay” turned 40 this weekend. Why it still matters.
The Young Person’s Guide To Max Von Sydow, Part Two
Further evidence that Max von Sydow starred in more than just “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens.”
The Young Person’s Guide To Max Von Sydow, Part One
A guide to the work of the legendary Max von Sydow, star of more than “Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens.”
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Meryl Streep performances ranked; Malick and the tao of the sojourning soul; Soderbergh and sex at the movies; Resurrection of America’s slums; Pleasures of Blumhouse films.
Conversations with Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix”
“Vertigo” is an obvious inspiration for “Phoenix,” but there are other films and books that the film brings to mind.
Bright Wall/Dark Room Excerpt August 2015: “Paris License” by Karina Wolf
An excerpt from the August issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room on “Charade.”
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Colleges censor stand-up comics; Edward Norton on the monetization of Oscars; Nine-year-olds’ open letter to Disney; William Friedkin revisits golden era; “Shaun the Sheep” filmmakers.
Roof Dreams: How Indie Films Series Elevated Films Chicago Got Off the Ground
A piece on the Chicago-based screening series known as Elevated Films.
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Daily Dot kills its comments section; Netflix’s racist algorithm; Veil of diversity in “Sleepy Hollow”; Warning for screenwriters; Why story structure formulas don’t work.
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How to behave with disabled people; Hollywood’s terrorist typecasting; Laying bare the anatomy of Oscar-bait; Randal Kleiser on “Summer Lovers”; Clues to origins of “mostly lost” films.
The five arias from operas that movies can’t live without
The fat lady sings again and again.
Keep Moving!: The Films of Richard Lester.
An appreciation of Richard Lester as a retrospective of his work is about to unfold in New York City.
Short Films in Focus: “The OceanMaker”
An interview with the director of “The OceanMaker,” and the short film itself.
Fantasia Fest’s Frontières market is trying to change how genre films get made
The story of the fascinating Frontières market from the 2015 Fantasia Festival.
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The good kind of crazy; John Hughes’s original “Vacation”; How Charlie Hebdo’s money is dividing France; A dream undone; The wandering years.
You Picked the Wrong Guy to Bully: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, 1954-2015
An obituary for wrestler and actor “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.
