Festivals & Awards
Celebrating Michael Kutza: Founder of Chicago International Film Festival to be Honored at July 14th Gala
An article about the July 14th gala honoring Chicago International Film Festival founder and CEO Michael Kutza.
An article about the July 14th gala honoring Chicago International Film Festival founder and CEO Michael Kutza.
An article about the "Sembene Across Africa" screenings that took place this month. Previously the film was not readily available in Africa.
A video highlighting the principles championed by Roger Ebert.
Roger Ebert's speech on empathy for the "11th Hour" series on April 9th, 1994, being republished here in honor of his birthday June 18.
An article about Melissa Haizlip and Samuel D. Pollard's "Mr. SOUL!", screening Saturday, June 16th, at AFI DOCS. And Rory Kennedy's "Above and Beyond: NASA'S Journey to Tomorrow.'
A special edition of Thumbnails spotlighting the efforts being made to amplify diverse voices in film criticism following the report by Dr Stacy Smith at USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
Our eighth and final video dispatch from the 2018 Cannes Film Festival includes tributes to cinematographer Ed Lachman and the late sports writer William Nack.
A special edition of Thumbnails featuring conversations with film critics.
Our seventh video dispatch from the 2018 Cannes Film Festival features a roundtable discussion between Ben Kenigsberg, Jason Gorber and Lisa Nesselson.
A collection of Roger's reviews of the first six films in the "Star Wars" franchise.