Roger Ebert

Film Independent at LACMA celebrates 'Valley Girl'

2013-05-16 06:00:00

Film Independent at LACMA is holding a 1980s costume contest after the 30th anniversary screening of Martha Coolidge's endearing comedy "Valley Girl" on Thursday evening at the Leo S. Bing Theater. The romantic comedy was inspired by Frank Zappa and his...

American Cinematheque to celebrate the late Roger Ebert

2013-05-12 13:21:00

Thumbs up to the American Cinematheque. The independent, nonprofit cultural organization is paying homage to the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert with a new film series, "The Great Movies: A Tribute to Roger Ebert." The influential...

Roger Ebert's last thumbs up: Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder'

2013-04-09 12:52:00

When Roger Ebert died last week little more than a day after declaring he was taking a “leave of presence,” people turned to see what the legendary film critic’s final published review was. Some were dismayed to find it was a rather...

CNN Films acquires SXSW doc 'Our Nixon' to air on the network in August

2013-04-24 15:45:00

Richard Nixon is hot again. Fresh on the heels of Discovery Channel's critically acclaimed documentary "All the Presidents Men Revisited," about the scandal that brought down President Nixon and the movie it inspired, CNN Films and Cinedigm have...

Director Ramin Bahrani ups the creative stakes with 'At Any Price'

2013-04-21 08:00:00

Expand or die. This ominous motto of economic imperialism courses throughout the film "At Any Price," set against the imperiled world of modern-day family farming. Director Ramin Bahrani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Hallie Elizabeth Newton, spent...

1984's 'Repo Man' possesses a healthy cynicism

2013-04-14 08:00:00

Iggy Pop was living in an efficiency apartment near the Whisky a Go Go when a gangly Brit visited him, seeking a theme song for his first movie. The filmmaker was Alex Cox, a graduate of UCLA film school, and the movie was "Repo Man," which would, after a...

Review: Marveling at meditative 'To the Wonder'

2013-04-11 17:22:00

Terrence Malick, as unconventional, esoteric and spiritual as ever, has created an ocean of love in "To the Wonder," filling it with calm seas, treacherous storms, incredible beauty and a god who watches over it all. Love in all its many facets is...

'To the Wonder' producers and Ben Affleck on Ebert's final review

2013-04-11 13:17:00

When news broke a week ago of the death of film critic Roger Ebert, his last published review at the time was a lukewarm notice of sci-fi film "The Host." It seemed more fitting when a review of "To the Wonder," opening Friday, was published posthumously....

The third 'Great Gatsby' trailer is pretty great

2013-04-05 12:01:00

If people were lining up to be skeptical of a film adaptation of a classic 1925 novel in 3-D, I'd be near the front of the queue. Wouldn't it be nice if we could leave "The Great Gatsby" alone? Didn't the soporific 1974 movie teach us anything? Can we not...

Roger Ebert: A look back at five reviews of fan-favorite films

2013-04-04 17:24:04

Remembrance: Roger Ebert, film's hero to the end

2013-04-04 16:20:00

This post has been corrected. See below for details. It seems like only yesterday — in fact, it was only yesterday — that I read that Roger Ebert was taking what he called, with typical verbal skill, "a leave of presence" to fight the cancer...

R.I.P. Roger Ebert! 'Evil Dead' to battle 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'

2013-04-05 07:30:00

After the coffee. Before trying to find somewhere to hide. The Skinny: One of my favorite things about Roger Ebert, besides his movie reviews and musings on life, was his willingness to go on Howard Stern's show and have a few laughs with the shock...

The American Cinematheque celebrates the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert with a new film series.

2013-05-12 10:30:27

Chaz Ebert, the wife of film critic Roger Ebert, leaves Holy Name Cathedral following a funeral service for her husband on Monday.

2013-04-09 07:31:00

Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, died on Thursday at age 70.

2013-04-05 10:44:47