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The Film Stage Show Ep. 530 – Dune: Part Two (with Max Evry)
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Max Evry (author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History) to discuss Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two. Enter...
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#479 March 5, 2024
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
Matt writes: It was on February 28th, 2014, that RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert gave me the green light to publicly announce that I had been hired to join her team. My initial job title was Assistant Editor at Ebert Publishing,...
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Renate Reinsve on A Different Man, Another End, and Life After The Worst Person in the World
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
At the start of 2022, in the lead-up to the Oscars, Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve was in the spotlight. So was the story of how close she came to quitting acting before Joachim Trier offered her the role of Julie...
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True/False Review: Alien Island Examines UFO Sightings During the Pinochet Regime
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Chile went through political turmoil in the 1970s when Augusto Pinochet became their president. With the Pinochet regime already in power and ending civilian rule in 1984, UFOs were hovering above the sky. One day, radio jockeys Cristina Carvelli, Daniel...
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THE COMPLEX FORMS: Watch This Trailer For Italian Sci-fi Drama
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to solve their fate by selling their body to a mysterious entity in exchange for money. When enormous, centuries-old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a...
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Sound And Vision: Garth Jennings
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at several music videos by director Garth Jennings. If you ask me who my favorite music video director is,...
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Introduction to Women Writers Week 2024
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
When Chaz Ebert invited me to become an editor at rogerebert.com, she said it was her plan to have at least half of the reviews and articles on the site written by women. I was thrilled to be a part...
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Vote for Neuro(diversity): On the 20th Anniversary of Napoleon Dynamite
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
I revisited Dustin Hoffman’s extraordinary performance as the autistic Raymond in “Rain Man” (1998) and for the first time noticed how many shots are from Raymond’s point of view: the play of light and shadow on a diner floor, the...
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How Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Adapts the Un-Adaptable
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
In the lexicon of modern pop culture, few board games have made as many film/TV appearances as Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax and David Arneson’s tabletop roleplaying game. From “Stranger Things” to “Community” to “Futurama,” TV shows have had their...
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Why Closer Still Matters Two Decades After Its Release
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
In the mid-2000s, when adult dramas still reigned supreme, director Mike Nichols decided to adapt another play. Back in 1966, he began his career as a Hollywood director with a critically acclaimed adaptation of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia...
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