Roger Ebert

Lou Weisbach Hired by Hollywood Movie Corp. to Exclusively Represent Upcoming Film, The Jerry Greenberg Story
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Hollywood Movie Corp. CEO Mikel Ravenscroft and Jerry Greenberg of Mirage Records announce that they have hired Lou Weisbach to exclusively represent the major global motion picture, "The Jerry Greenberg Story: Man Behind the Music." Jerry Greenberg is the American music...
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All 10 of Martin Scorsese’s Directing Oscar Nominations, Ranked
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When Martin Scorsese was nominated for Best Director for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” he entered rarified air, becoming the living director with the most nods in that category. In all, the revered filmmaker has an impressive 10 nominations—to go...
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The Tourist Returns for Tumultuous Second Season on Netflix
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The first season of “The Tourist” was a clever little thriller over on Max, but that company continued its cavalcade of confusing choices and dumped the second outing, allowing the show to travel to Netflix, where it has been consistently...
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30 Minutes On: Dune Part One
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“Dune” is a sandworm for would-be adapters. Many have summoned it, but until now, none have been able to ride it. Alexander Jodorowsky tried and failed to adapt Frank Herbert’s 1965 bestseller in the early seventies. David Lynch made a...
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Code 8 Part II
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Released in the spring of 2020, Jeff Chan's anti-police sci-fi action film "Code 8," produced and starring brothers Robbie and Stephen Amell, flew mostly under the radar, despite its timely themes. Although a sequel series fell apart with the collapse...
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A Preview of the 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
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For those who have had their appetite for Gallic cinema whetted by the success of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Rendez-Vous with French Cinema” is returning to New York’s Walter Reade Theater for its 29th year to provide American...
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God Save Texas
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There's a wonderful scene in Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater's sprightly comic docudrama "Bernie," about a murder in the town of Carthage, Texas, where a man in a diner explains that Texas is actually five states, then pithily summarizes each one. A version...
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The True Triumph of Robert Downey Jr.’s Second Act
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in less than two weeks, Robert Downey Jr. is probably going to win an Academy Award. He’s already taken home the Golden Globe and the SAG Award for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, the man who decides to get revenge...
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Home Entertainment Guide: February 2024
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10 NEW TO NETFLIX "Everything Everywhere All at Once""Fury""It Could Happen to You""Marcel the Shell with Shoes On""Melancholia""Moneyball""Pacific Rim""She's Gotta Have It""Thanksgiving""X" 12 NEW TO BLU-RAY "Afire" Every Christian Petzold film should be a big event for movie lovers. He's...
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The Roaring Twenties Joins the Criterion Collection
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“The Roaring Twenties,” Raoul Walsh’s essential 1939 gangster movie that turns Prohibition into a tragic nostalgia trip, is a terrifically entertaining film in its own right, rough and witty and fast on its feet in a way that only a...
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