When Roger Ebert Was a Cub Critic
Reflections on knowing the late film critic in the early days of his career
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Reflections on knowing the late film critic in the early days of his career
Fede Alvarez's remake of the 1981 Sam Raimi classic is a stylish, inventive, gruesome homage.
Why we'll miss him
The 1993 thriller, returning to theaters this weekend in 3D, marked the second time Steven Spielberg started a new era in cinema—for better and for worse.
Does Pixar's worsening case of sequel-itis mean the studio's heyday is already past?
Lovers parting ways always promises some dramatic tension. These screenwriters made the most of it.
Hollywood took Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's book about alien body snatchers and made a film adaptation with actors who appear to be actual pod people.
Alfred Hitchcock's creepy classic has inspired five decades' worth of scary-movie auteurs with its technical mastery, its unexpected drama, and its terrific subtlety.
Derek Cianfrance's latest working-class tale showcases why he's the best autobiographical filmmaker working today: His confessions don't alienate his audience.
The new documentary Room 237 spotlights some strange fan theories about The Shining—but are they stranger than any given "eureka" theory about a film's meaning?
Authors are notorious for hating the movie adaptations of their work, but Philip K. Dick, Dennis Lehane, Anne Rice and others found themselves pleasantly surprised.
Colonel Blimp—newly re-released by the Criterion Collection—packs emotional depth and a touch of magic as it tells the story of two men's true friendship in wartime.
According to these filmmakers and stars, doing the deed in front of a camera requires communication, bravery, a sense of humor, and some serious endurance.
What if Tina Fey & co. had focused on how stuffy colleges are chasing after free spirits these days, instead of on an undercooked plotline about motherly guilt?
Kubrick wanted to tell the tale of Dietrich Schulz-Koehn, a swing-loving Luftwaffe officer who wrote about the music scenes in Nazi-occupied cities using the pen name "Dr. Jazz."
Morgan Freeman, Gerard Butler, and Aaron Eckhart's new movie imagines North Korea attacking the White House—and exploits every stereotype about the American id.
Why can't Tina Fey extend her domination of the small screen to the big one?
Lynne Ramsay, who walked out on 'Jane Got a Gun' without explanation this week, isn't the first acclaimed filmmaker to suddenly quit a project.
Money has always shaped filmmaking, and the yuan's new allure will make for a more-diverse movie industry and less simplistic portrayals of Asian characters onscreen.
For starters, it's hard to find dresses that can hide doves well.
James Fallows on Jerry Brown's second chance. Plus: the mystery of the second skeleton, how gay couples are getting marriage right, the end of the retail salesperson, and more.
