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.
Features
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.
Orson Welles at 100
On the wealth of new books and materials about Orson Welles on his 100th birthday.
Newton Minow Special Airing on WTTW
A special on Newton Minow, father of RogerEbert.com film critic Nell Minow, airing on WTTW.
Thumbnails 5/8/15
Welles and “Lady from Shanghai”; David Chase on David Lynch; Memories of “Follow That Bird”; Ranking Schwarzenegger’s Movies; Robert Barnett on “Tears of God.”
Thumbnails 5/7/15
The Marvel-Industrial Complex; Chatting with Helen Hunt; Top Ten Spielberg Summer Movies; Aboard Frankenheimer’s “Train”; Farewell to David Letterman.
Good Pitch Chicago Welcomes Filmmakers for Second Year
Good Pitch Chicago welcomes filmmakers at its second event on Tuesday, May 5th.
Thumbnails 5/4/15
Summer action heroes are several shades of gray; Memories of Baltimore; “Silicon Valley” is not misogynistic; The Onion is not a joke; James Horner on Terrence Malick.
The Cokey Comedies of the Silent Screen Era
A piece on the history of cocaine use in silent cinema.
Thumbnails 5/1/15
How Hollywood keeps out women; Why color correction matters; Spike Lee on digital film viewing; All things shining in “The Tree of Life”; Togetherness in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
