Festivals & Awards
Meet the Guests of Ebertfest 2022
The bios and headshots for our esteemed guests at Ebertfest 2022.
The bios and headshots for our esteemed guests at Ebertfest 2022.
A tribute to the great comedy director.
A look at the narrative features that premiered at this year's Tribeca Festival.
An interview with actor/filmmaker Melora Walters about her directorial efforts, Waterlily Jaguar and Drowning, as well as her performances in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and the Hulu series Pen15.
Matt writes: Early last month, I had the tremendous honor and joy of interviewing one of my lifelong heroes, Julie Andrews, and her amazing daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, for RogerEbert.com. The conversation was originally intended to run during the week of Andrews' AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony (which was scheduled for this past Saturday, April 25th), but after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to release the article yesterday in anticipation of Andrews and Hamilton's new podcast, "Julie's Library," which premieres tomorrow. Our conversation also covers the pair's latest book, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years, their excellent Netflix series, "Julie's Greenroom" and their cherished memories of Jim Henson and the Muppets.
From Sundance, a dispatch about the latest films from Miranda July and Kirsten Johnson.
A closer look at the 13 reviews by Roger Ebert chosen for the front page today to mark the anniversary of Roger's passing and the Day4Empathy.
A collection of memories from fans of Roger Ebert.
Rosanna Arquette’s 2002 documentary “Searching for Debra Winger” is so much more salient now in light of the recent reckoning, if a little more difficult to watch.
Such exposure can only improve a contender's chance of gaining a berth in an acting category.
A critic considers the death of his father in light of cinema's handling of the end of life.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD and Netflix, including "Big Little Lies," "Colossal," and "The Lovers."
A tribute to Debra Winger, on the occasion of her first leading role in over 20 years in this week's "The Lovers."
Chaz Ebert highlights films with the potential to get us through the confusing political times of the Trump presidency.
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival opened with "The Judge," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, and we were there.
Lord Richard Attenborough, legendary director and actor, has passed away at the age of 91.
For the last three weeks, two films with female protagonists ("The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Frozen") have been at the top of the box office. Carrie Rickey does some numbers on the history of box office numbers and films with women as protagonists.
Sandra Bullock's character in "Gravity" defies the norms of female characters in Hollywood films.
Marie writes: Not everything is what is seems...(Click images to enlarge.)