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The Garfield Movie
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I cannot think of a single reason for another Garfield movie, and apparently, the people who made this couldn't, either. It reminds me of the legendary comment about “Nancy,” which, like “Garfield,” was originally a comic strip known for the...
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Cannes 2024: The Weirdo Films of Cannes
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With so many films playing in Cannes, from the competition to the sidebars like UCR and Fortnight, right through to the special presentations and other premieres, it’s often a point of amazement to ponder the sheer diversity that you get...
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Cannes 2024: The Substance, Visiting Hours
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At this point in Cannes, exactly half the competition titles have premiered, which means that audiences are now primed to engage in a classic festival ritual. If you subject viewers to six days of some of the most demanding cinema...
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Jack Flack Always Escapes: Dabney Coleman (1932-2024)
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It takes a lot of courage to play a buffoon, and Dabney Coleman, who passed on May 16 at the age of 92,  had it in spades. Not many character actors of his constitution in 1980 -- white, male, middle-aged, thick...
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Cannes 2024 Video #3: Megalopolis, Kinds of Kindness, Oh Canada, Bird, Wild DIamond
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The Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development. In this video, critic Isaac Feldberg joins Chaz to briefly discuss Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," Yorgos Lanthimos' "Kinds of Kindness," Paul Schrader's "Oh Canada," Andrea...
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Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
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Over sixty years ago, directors Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall joined forces to tell the story of America’s push toward the pacific. “How The West Was Won” was a tremendous undertaking. Produced through the three-strip Cinerama process, it...
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Chaz Ebert To Moderate Panel On Purpose-Driven Filmmaking at Cannes Film Festival
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On Monday, May 20th at 2:00PM CEST Chaz Ebert will be moderating a panel at Roger Ebert Conference Center in the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. Entitled "Purpose-Driven Filmmaking: Empathy and the Movies," panelists will discuss the trend...
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Chaz Ebert and Esteemed Panelists Discuss Purpose-Driven Filmmaking at Cannes Film Festival
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On Monday, May 20th at 2:00PM CEST Chaz Ebert will be moderating a panel at Roger Ebert Conference Center in the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. Entitled "Purpose-Driven Filmmaking: Empathy and the Movies," panelists will discuss the trend...
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Cannes 2024: Emilia Pérez, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, Caught by the Tides
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If someone told you that Cannes was showing an original musical about a ruthless cartel kingpin who wants to transition and secretly hires a top-flight lawyer to set the logistics in motion, which director would you guess was at the...
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Cannes 2024: Megalopolis
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Immediately upon exiting “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s wine-backed passion project, I had a single, inescapable thought: I’m glad I got to watch Coppolla’s “Chi-raq.” For some, that admittedly jarring comparison will be a total turnoff. After all, for Spike Lee,...
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