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Joel Schumacher, who passed away today at the age of 80 following a year-long battle with cancer, had a long and varied career that saw him directing a number of very successful films. But he is...

Two notes. That’s all it took to scare millions of people out of the water, and out of their skins. And with Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” making its debut on the Ultra HD format for the film’s...

When Robert Warshow wrote his directive concerning film criticism, he put it, as many writers reflexively did in the 1940s, as an observation concerning males: “A man watches a movie, and the critic must acknowledge that...

It is staggering to think about the breadth of roles Ian Holm played, and how perfect he was in most of them.  Holm, who died last week in London at 88 of causes related to Parkinson’s...

“Dads” is so earnest and likable that you might feel bad for not loving it more. A celebration of fatherhood and the changing role of men, it’s directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, and costars her father, actor-director...

HBO’s version of “Perry Mason” is closer to “Boardwalk Empire” or “L.A. Confidential” than what fans of the Raymond Burr hit may be expecting. The most popular version of the Erle Stanley Gardner character was played...

The following video of Roger Ebert accepting his honorary degree at the 2004 AFI commencement ceremonies is being published today in honor of Roger’s birthday. Below the video, which was originally posted on YouTube by the American...

This special edition of Thumbnails features articles and videos republished in honor of Roger Ebert’s birthday on June 18th.—The Editors As an introduction, here is an excerpt from Roger’s essay, “Go gentle into that good night,” published...

There should be reasons to celebrate “You Should Have Left.” Not only does it mark the underrated Kevin Bacon’s first film role since 2016, but it reunites him with director David Koepp, who helmed the star’s...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was probably attracted to “7500,” premiering on Amazon Prime today, as an acting exercise. How much can an actor convey in a very limited space, almost exclusively in close-up and with few of the...