Female horror writers you should be reading; "Community" showrunner Dan Harmon reveals all (or some); why critics hate 'The Newsroom'; Jane Campion is tired of film; Britain legalizes gay marriage; Jean-Luc Godard in 3-D.
The racial empathy gap in moviegoing; the struggle to preserve old videotape; how critics view the "bad mothers" in "The Killing"; candidates for the best modern black-and-white films; Questlove reflects on the Trayvon Martin verdict.
The best action movies since "Die Hard"; reminiscence of Allen Ginsberg; grading a letter by GOP House members; too many "women's hookup stories"; Stevie Wonder to boycott Florida over "Stand Your Ground" law; Samuel Fuller's "White Dog."
An interview with Nicolas Winding Refn, director of "Valhalla Rising," "Drive" and "Only God Forgives," among other films. Simon Abrams talks to the filmmaker about midnight movies, meeting Alejandro Jodorowsky, and the possibility that he might day make a Wonder…
A writer takes Ebert's famous London stroll; lessons to be learned from the verdict in the Trayvon Martin shooting; Netflix controls the B movie industry; fictional works of art that should exist; writers mine deep readings in "Pacific Rim."
"Die Hard", which was released 25 years ago today, might be the most widely-imitated action film of all time. Who would have thought that a glorified deal memo would turn out to be a classic?
What happens when actors play themselves? Something funny, and often magical, as this Leigh Singer supercut proves. Text by Matt Zoller Seitz.
"The Age of Innocence" revisited; why mosquitoes bite some people and not others; film critic decides not to see "Ender's Game" because he doesn't want his money going to a homophobe; Los Angeles County beefs up arts grants; 25 funniest…
"28 Days Later" might be one of my favorite films. It's not as politically or satirically ambitious as George Romero's zombie pictures, but as a visionary piece of pure cinema—a film that, to paraphrase Roger, is more about how it's…
Susan Seidelman has been making films for over 30 years. Her work includes "Desperately Seeking Susan," the pilot for "Sex and the City," and her new sports comedy "The Hot Flashes." Her story is the story of women in Hollywood:…
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