Thumbnails 10/16/14
“The San Francisco Bay Guardian” shuts down; Gabriel García Márquez chats with Akira Kurosawa; Kim Dickens on Fincher’s “woman problem”; Comedy club charges per laugh; R.I.P. Elizabeth Peña.
Features
“1941”: An Appreciation and Interview with Bob Gale
An appreciation of “1941” and interview with Bob Gale.
Book Excerpt: “Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in American Film” by Peter Labuza
An excerpt from “Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in
American Film” by Peter Labuza
about Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven”.
Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2014: “The Flower of Evil” by Karina Wolf
An excerpt from the October 2014 edition of “Bright Wall/Dark Room” on “The Hunger.”
“Mountains of the Moon”: Bob Rafelson’s lost classic
An interview with Bob Rafelson on “Mountains of the Moon.”
Thumbnails 10/13/14
David Lynch’s Los Angeles; Islamophobia on cable news; Interview with U2; Journalism startup Latterly; Why social impact is more important than ever for documentaries.
New York Comic-Con: “Penguins of Madagascar” and “Home”
A report from the New York Comic-Con previewing the upcoming films, “Penguins of Madagascar” and “Home.”
Thumbnails 10/10/14
Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize; 10 greatest vampire movies; Shonda Rhimes interview; Christianity Today hates “Left Behind”; Genius of nudity in “Gone Girl.”
Thumbnails 10/9/14
“Twin Peaks” returns; Is Cancellation Bear unbearable?; Richard Kelly on “Gone Girl”; MZS on “American Horror Show”; Remembering Geoffrey Holder.
Film is What You Use to Make Movies
What do the Quentin Tarantino and Interstellar stories say about the growing divisions between celluloid lovers and digital projection?
Short Films in Focus: “Necronomica”
The October 2014 installment of Short Films in Focus: “Necronomica”.
Thumbnails 10/6/14
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.
Thumbnails 10/3/14
Pressure on female celebrities; Misogyny on “MasterChef”; Shut up Kevin Smith; Debunking myths of black education; Reflections on “The King of Comedy.”
Thumbnails 10/2/14
“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.
Thumbnails 9/29/14
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.”
Thumbnails 9/26/14
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.
