Thumbnails 6/1/15
Jeffrey Westhoff on “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”; Alex Ross Perry on “Aloha”; “Pitch Perfect” screenwriter Kay Cannon; White Elephant Blogathon returns; What “Aquarius” nails about the ’60s.
Features
Short Films in Focus: Lucy Walker’s “The Lion’s Mouth Opens”
Our monthly short films series takes a look at The Lion’s Mouth Opens by Lucy Walker, premiering tonight on HBO.
Thumbnails 5/28/15
Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer; Why “Entourage” is bound to fail; Some corporations deserve capital punishment; Women in “Mad Max” and “Transformers”; “Grace of Monaco” writer tweets all.
Thumbnails 5/26/15
Shoes that put women in their place; Best and worst of Cannes 2015; O Martyr My Martyr; John Williams on “Star Wars: Episode VII”; Jane Fonda on plastic surgery.
The Act of Not Having An Act: Cameron Crowe’s Ambivalent Humanism
A piece on the history of Cameron Crowe in light of this week’s Aloha.
Thumbnails 5/22/15
R.I.P. PJ Paparelli; “Rambo II” was the “Sniper” of its day; Amy Berg’s “An Open Secret”; “Mad Max: Fury Road” reviewed by mother-in-law; Arielle Holmes goes from addict to actress.
Thumbnails 5/21/15
Feminine mystique of “Mad Max: Fury Road”; “Game of Thrones” controversy; Misunderstood “Starship Troopers”; Letterman changed TV forever; Jon Hamm on “Mad Men” finale.
David Letterman Ruined Me
An appreciation of David Letterman on his final day on the air.
Thumbnails 5/18/15
Sam Elliott on typecasting; Why Paul Dano almost quit acting; R.I.P. Gill Dennis; Writing crime fiction changes your POV forever; Why people in old movies talk funny.
The World Won’t Stop Burning: The Films That Paved “Fury Road”
A feature on the films that connect The Road Warrior to Fury Road, the films influenced by the former which, in turn, influenced the latter.
Prashant Bhargava: 1973-2015
An obituary of filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, director of Patang and special guest of Ebertfest in 2012.
Thumbnails 5/15/15
Woody Allen on the meaninglessness of everything; The greatness of “Walk Hard”; Dean Cundey on “The Thing”; R.I.P. B.B. King; Literature should be “triggering.”
The enemies within the work of Andrew Niccol
A piece on the themes of Andrew Niccol’s work in light of the release of Good Kill this weekend.
Thumbnails 5/14/15
A.C.L.U. cites bias against women; Confessions of a location scout; Cate Blanchett on “Carol”; Uganda’s Tarantino; How “Mad Men” will end.
“Great Movies” E-Book On Sale For $1.99 Through May 24th
Roger Ebert’s 2003 book, “The Great Movies,” is on sale as an e-book for $1.99 through May 24th.
Madeline Kahn: “Why Are You Laughing?”
An article on Madeline Kahn in light of the release of a new book about her.
Bright Wall/Dark Room May 2015: Indoor Kids by Anna Sjogren
An excerpt from the May 2015 edition of Bright Wall/Dark Room, which focuses entirely on Martin Scorsese.
Cinematic Poetry: The Restoration of “The Apu Trilogy”
The Apu Trilogy has been restored and it is glorious.
“I’m Just Here For The Gasoline”: An Overview Of The “Mad Max” Saga
An overview of the Mad Max movies as we head toward Fury Road.
Thumbnails 5/11/15
Apu Trilogy returns to theaters; History of “East Side/West Side”; Cats vs. dogs onscreen; Celebrating Albert Brooks’s “Mother”; How music evolves.
