Festivals & Awards
Mr. Soul! Wins 2022 Peabody Award
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary, "Mr. Soul!", winning a 2022 Peabody Award.
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary, "Mr. Soul!", winning a 2022 Peabody Award.
An annotated table of contents featuring our complete coverage from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Matt writes: A true icon of the silver screen, Ray Liotta, died on May 26th at age 67, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of richly textured performances in both film and television. Though he never received an Oscar nomination, his co-stars who did benefitted immensely from acting opposite him. That is certainly true of Joe Pesci, whose brilliant Oscar-winning turn in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" was enhanced immeasurably by the expressions of Liotta during their infamous restaurant scene.
A reprint of an op-ed in the May 25th, 2022, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times, by After School Matters working in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago and the Union League Boys & Girls Club.
Matt writes: The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is now in full swing through Saturday, May 28th, and RogerEbert.com is there to cover all of the highlights.
An updating table of contents for all of our Cannes 2022 coverage.
A recap of Ebertfest from three University of Illinois Ebert Fellows.
The bios and headshots for our esteemed guests at Ebertfest 2022.
Lucian Georgescu and Barry Gifford on The Phantom Father; Incriminated White Females; A Night in Bridgerton; The Automat Warms the Soul; Bill Hader on Barry.
Matt writes: Last week, RogerEbert.com presented its 2022 edition of Women Writers Week, featuring remarkable reviews, interviews and essays from essential female writers including our site's publisher Chaz Ebert; Contributing Editor Nell Minow; critics Sheila O'Malley, Christy Lemire, Tomris Laffly; frequent contributors Marya E. Gates, Nandini Balial, Ciara Wardlow; and many others.
A table of contents featuring all the content from Women Writers Week 2022.
An annotated table of contents spotlighting all the writers contributing to Women Writers Week 2022 at RogerEbert.com.
Matt writes: The College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently announced that the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies will officially launch this year, with programming to begin in Fall 2022.
An article about the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
An article about the February 15th, 2022 episode of the Fandor Festival Podcast featuring RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert.
Matt writes: This past weekend, we lost the beloved comedy director Ivan Reitman, who passed away on February 12th at age 75. His death makes the palpable sense of loss in his son's recent blockbuster, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," feel all the more poignant.
An article about Rebecca Hall's debut feature, "Passing," and why it stirs the imagination.