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Give a FECK!: Chaz Ebert on Her New Book About Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness
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It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness, launching on May 7, 2024, is a book by Chaz Ebert, publisher of RogerEbert.com. In it, she combines personal stories, academic research, news events, and practical steps, and warm...
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The Bikeriders, a Motorcycle Club Film, Highlights a Positive Woman’s Role
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When selecting movies to screen at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this past August, “The Bikeriders” by director/writer Jeff Nichols was making its premiere. Not only the stellar cast of Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Michael Shannon captured...
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Director Maureen Bharoocha on Rita Moreno’s Two Requests Before Signing on for Campy Horror The Prank, Watching the EGOT Winner Break Bad
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When director Maureen Bharoocha sent Rita Moreno the script for the horror-comedy film “The Prank” the EGOT winner had a few requests before signing above the dotted line. “She read it over a weekend and was like, ‘I have two...
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Latina Documentaries Tell a Different Story
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“She did not allow society to contain her voice,” says director Carla Gutiérrez of her documentary’s subject, Frida Kahlo. Having won Gutiérrez the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary for editing at Sundance, “Frida” will premiere on Prime Video March...
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Like and Survive: Horror Cinema’s Anti-love Affair with Podcasting
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Even as they become endangered in real life, radio DJs are a tenacious presence in the movies. Just last year, “John Wick: Chapter 4” paid tribute to “The Warriors” with a nearly shot-for-shot recreation of the sultry-voiced DJ who told...
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Imaginary
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“Imaginary” is the newest chapter of the Blumhouse lineup, directed by “Truth or Dare” producer Jeff Wadlow. Blumhouse has a hit-or-miss roster, and “Imaginary” feels like another chapter in the list of filler films. It suffers from the plague of...
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Space: The Longest Goodbye
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The crew of a space craft peering out its window at the vast, impossibly blue Earth below. An astronaut shares, "I really miss the sound of rain and the fresh air that comes with it." The morose timbre of the...
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Accidental Texan
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A bad first impression won’t necessarily ruin a movie. If anything, it’s more important that a film stick the landing, so the audience doesn’t walk out grumbling, “it was okay, but that ending.”  Still, sometimes a movie stumbles so badly...
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Glitter & Doom
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The Indigo Girls are having a moment. The upcoming documentary "It's Only Life After All" profiles the beloved singer-songwriting duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers in a way that feels long overdue. And then, of course, "Closer to Fine," a...
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American Dreamer
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Home ownership is considered a staple of economic stability for most Americans. So, if you were given the opportunity to buy a $5 million dollar mansion ‘as is’ for $240,000 knowing when the owner expires you could hit the real...
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