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  • Short Films in Focus: “Hell You Talmbout”

    by - Aug 1, 2017
    “Hell You Talmbout” is a condensed version of the phrase “What the hell are you talking about?” In the case of the short film featured this month, the question pertains to Black Lives Matter and other...
  • Jeanne Moreau: 1928-2017

    by - Aug 1, 2017
    Jeanne Moreau, one of the greatest film actresses of all time, had an English mother and a French father. An avid reader who identified most with the rebellious Antigone, Moreau defied her disapproving father to train...
  • The frontier in his eyes: Sam Shepard, 1943-2017

    by - Aug 1, 2017
    “I hate endings,” the late Sam Shepard told The Paris Review in 1997. “Just detest them. Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster … The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up...
  • “The Sinner” is a Fantastic Summer Mystery Series

    by - Jul 31, 2017
    I’m totally hooked on USA’s “The Sinner,” the excellent adaptation of Petra Hammesfahr’s mystery novel starring Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, and Bill Pullman, directed by “Christine” director Antonio Campos. At the beginning of every summer, outlets...
  • This is Reality: Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell and Algee Smith on “Detroit”

    by - Jul 29, 2017
    Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” is a film that we are going to talk about for a long time. That conversation will concern more than its incredible craft, which features Bigelow recreating the proverbial war zone that is...
  • Comic-Con 2017: Requiem for a Lost Fan-Fueled Dream of Comic-Cons Past

    by - Jul 28, 2017
    Last year’s San Diego Comic-Con was heavily themed on a science fiction series that only lasted three season—”Star Trek.” In recognition of its 50th anniversary, the Wednesday night special movie screening under the stars was the...
  • Comic-Con 2017: Women Rocking Hollywood Panel

    by - Jul 28, 2017
    Comic-Con’s “Women Rocking Hollywood” panel of female directors, as led by Leslie Combemale, was filled with thanks for the support they give each other. Participants in the panel included Victoria Mahoney, Aurora Guerrero, Tina Mabry, Rosemary Rodriguez,...
  • Comic-Con 2017: Interview with Cast and Producers of Hulu’s “Future Man”

    by - Jul 27, 2017
    Josh Hutcherson stars in the time traveling action comedy series “Future Man,” coming to Hulu on November 14. In an interview with RogerEbert.com at Comic-Con, the cast and producers talked about why it was important to...
  • Comic-Con 2017: The Problem with Hall H

    by - Jul 27, 2017
    Growling and grumblings amongst the costumed and uncostumed crowd at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con seemed to suggest trouble this way comes. After the exhibition hall closed on Sunday, one woman was overheard proclaiming that San Diego...
  • A worthy cause: Godfrey Cheshire’s book on Iranian Cinema

    by - Jul 27, 2017
    My friend Godfrey Cheshire is writing a book about Iranian cinema. The fundraising page is here. I have contributed to his fundraising campaign, and I am encouraging other movie lovers to do the same, even if...