Features
Short Films in Focus: “Necronomica”
The October 2014 installment of Short Films in Focus: “Necronomica”.
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Tech’s women problem; “Gone Girl”‘s women problem; Gillian Anderson on sexism; Stephen Cone and Stephen Cefalu, Jr. on “This Afternoon”; Amazing review of “Amazing Spider-Man 2.”
Chaz Ebert to Honor Documentarians This Weekend at Diverse Voices in Docs 2014 Graduation
Chaz Ebert, Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop will honor documentarians of color at the Diverse Voices in Docs 2014 graduation THIS WEEKEND.
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Pressure on female celebrities; Misogyny on “MasterChef”; Shut up Kevin Smith; Debunking myths of black education; Reflections on “The King of Comedy.”
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“Outlander” and TV’s sexual revolution; Chatting with John Carpenter; When cinema stops making sense; “The Simpsons”/”Family Guy” crossover; Soderbergh’s “The Knick.”
Tonight is What It Means To Be Young: “Streets of Fire” at 30
An appreciation of “Streets of Fire” on its 30th anniversary.
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Migizi Pensoneau on “The Daily Show”; Why NYT TV criticism is so bad; Netflix’s terrible selection; David Simon on the death of the middle class; John Cusack: “Hollywood is a whorehouse.”
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The movies’ greatest pop music moments; Filmmakers can use drones; Lena Dunham’s advice series; The genius of “Lolita”; How men talk about relationships in rom-coms.
New Trailer Released For the Wachowski’s “Jupiter Ascending”
The trailer for “Jupiter Ascending,” from Lana and Andy Wachowski.
Chaz Ebert to Honor Documentarians at Diverse Voices in Docs 2014 Graduation
Chaz Ebert, Kartemquin Films and the Community Film Workshop will honor documentarians of color at the Diverse Voices in Docs 2014 graduation.
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Is feature filmmaking dead?; Gripes with “This Is Where I Leave You”; Remembering Peter von Bagh; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in black-and-white; B. Ruby Rich on “Life Itself.”
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Drew Tobia on “See You Next Tuesday”; Charles M. Blow: “Up From Pain”; Talking about Kevin Smith; Rob Walker on “The Haunting”; Joe Berlinger on the changing market for documentaries.
Stuart Acher Returns
Stuart Acher caught Roger Ebert’s attention at Sundance 15 years ago. We caught up with him.
“At the Movies” Ends Its Long Australian Run
An article about the end of the legendary “At the Movies” with David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz.
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“Mahogany,” Diana Ross and me; Nathan Rabin on John Green; Hidden plight of child grooms; 10 tips on turning your short film into a feature; Variety critics list best festival films of 2014.
10 Champaign-Urbana Stereotypes That Are Completely Accurate
A look at Brian Arthur’s affectionate (and true) article written for Movoto.com.
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David Lowery on “Stray Dogs”; Black stars top box office; What makes a film “gay”; David Lynch on “Eraserhead”; 10 worst films on “Mystery Science Theatre 3000.”
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The death of adulthood in American culture; Forget wife-beating, enjoy football; Travels in Poland and Israel; Rape culture in Alaska; Tackling the GamerGate controversy.
