Movie Personality Islands: The Formative Films of My Life
A critic looks back on the films that formed the way she reads cinema and life.
Features
Thumbnails 6/18/15
25 indie directors to know; RIP Kirk Kerkorian; Designs of “Dick Tracy”; Tim Burton pays tribute to Christopher Lee; Preview of BAMcinemaFest.
Unsinkable Passion: How to Watch “Life Itself” on Roger’s Birthday
Want to watch Life Itself on Roger’s birthday? Here’s how.
Burying the Dinosaurs: Why Blockbuster Directors Need to Change
Being young, white male directors with one indie hit gets you a blockbuster like Jurassic World. Why doesn’t the same hold true for female directors and directors of color?
Thumbnails 6/15/15
The case against innocent bystanders; John McTiernan’s “Basic”; Cause of addiction has been discovered; Remembering Dusty Rhodes; J.J. Abrams on Dick Smith.
Entertaining the -Isms
The importance of engaging in all aspects of film analysis, even the -isms, and even in summer blockbusters.
Thumbnails 6/12/15
Director and cast of “Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party”; Genius of Ornette Coleman; Richard Brody on “Heaven Knows What”; Critics flunk “Ferris Bueller”; “Inside Out” director Pete Docter.
Thumbnails 6/11/15
Eskil Vogt’s “Blind”; Reflections on “Ex Machina”; Evangelicals open door to debate on gay rights; How “Jaws” misrepresented the great white; Cara Seymour interviews Mary Harron.
Follow RogerEbert.com Writers on Twitter
A round-up of Twitter pages for the writers at RogerEbert.com.
Bright Wall/Dark Room June 2015: A History of Violence
The June 2015 installment of Bright Wall/Dark Room featuring an in-depth analysis of the controversy regarding “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Thumbnails 6/8/15
Jean Harlow: Bombshell; Adjusting to a world that won’t laugh with you; Death of mid-June box office champs; How to pull off an insane hallucination sequence; “Silicon Valley” recap.
Thumbnails 6/5/15
Curtis Mayfield’s “Claudine” soundtrack; Women in Noah Baumbach’s films; Filming “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”; Films of Billy Wilder; Chatting with Nathan Silver.
Unholy Dedication: A History of Jackie Chan’s “Police Story” Franchise
With another Police Story film opening this week, 30 years after the original, Simon Abrams offers a primer.
Thumbnails 6/4/15
Forum on “White Men Can’t Jump”; Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds”; Eight essential Charlize Theron performances; Why “Undisputed” is a masterpiece; Disney’s recycled animation.
Lorenzo Soria Elected as HFPA President
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announces its new president.
Female Filmmakers Night at the Midwest Independent Film Festival
A report on the June 2015 Female Filmmakers Night at the Midwest Independent Film Festival.
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.
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.
