Movie

Two exciting virtual events—the screening of the film “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise,” co-directed by Rita Coburn on Thursday, February 11th at 6pm CST; and the film workshop by Rita Coburn this Saturday morning, February 13th, at...

An unrivaled master of the macabre, John Carpenter is best known as the man behind horror classics like “Halloween,” “The Thing,” and “Assault of Precinct 13.” Rightly hailed as masterpieces on the strengths of their sharply...

The 2021 Rotterdam International Film Festival kicked off its all-virtual 50th anniversary edition on February 1, running through a brief week to February 7, and presenting three trademark sections of adventurous work. Showcasing emerging directors has...

Any expansion of the talents of “Bob’s Burgers” to other shows is a good thing. Last year, the show’s creator Loren Bouchard took his skills to the great “Central Park” on Apple TV and now he’s...

Christopher Plummer knew that he would remain best known to a mass audience as Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” (1965), a worldwide mega-hit that he sometimes called “The Sound of Mucus,” but he...

Theo Anthony’s “All Light, Everywhere” is one of the more mind-bending films from Sundance this year, and also the only one I saw that included an extensive bibliography in its closing credits. The film finds Anthony...

For Black History Month, I would like to recommend three excellent recent films I have executive produced: “Passing,” “A Most Beautiful Thing,” and “Mr. Soul!”. I deeply believe in each film and I think they each in their...

The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation is joining the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in presenting the inaugural No Malice Film Contest for Illinois youth and young adults. Young filmmakers between the ages...

Edgar Wright really wants you to listen to the music of Russell and Ron Mael, also known as Sparks. And instead of just recommending a song, or making a playlist, he’s assembled “The Sparks Brothers,” a 140-minute tribute to the brotherly...

HBO Max is smartly using its brand power to highlight the company’s productions from around the world like last month’s acclaimed “30 Coins” and now the HBO Asia import “The Head,” a remarkably bingeable thriller set at the...