A preview of this year's Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago.
A video interview with documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield of "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," premiering on HBO on Monday, April 27th.
Sheila writes: I wanted to share with you all this gorgeous video celebrating Ebertfest. Shot by the talented crew at Shatterglass Studios at Ebertfest 2014, it is a 14-minute video capturing the unique vibe at the film festival, its intimacy and joy, its celebrity guests, and the beauty of the Virginia Theatre. Passes for Ebertfest 2015 are on sale at the Ebertfest site. Hope to see many of you there. Happy holidays, and a very happy New Year!
A report on three fantastic TIFF 2014 docs: "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," "The Look of Silence" and "Seymour: An Introduction."
A report from the Telluride Film Festival on Jon Stewart's "Rosewater" and Nick Broomfield's "Tales of the Grim Sleeper."
From the Grand Poobah: Club members Gerardo and Monica Valero from Mexico City went to see the David Letterman Show a few years ago and informed him of something that is discussed on the air...
I have before me a schedule of the 2007 Toronto Film Festival, which opens Thursday and runs 10 days. I have been looking at it for some time. I am paralyzed. There are so many films by important directors (not to mention important films by unknown directors), that it cannot be reduced to its highlights. The highlights alone, if run in alphabetical order, would take up all my space.
HONOLULU -- I've been away from the Hawaii Film Festival for a few years, and things have changed. Two indications:
Ebert's Best Film Lists1967 - present
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PARK CITY, Utah -- I have seen 11 films so far at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and the most affecting involves a couple of kids from a Chicago public housing complex who were given tape recorders by National Public Radio, and asked to record the story of their lives.
TORONTO, Canada--Like scouts at a pre-season game, the North American movie industry is gathered here in Toronto, eyeing the developing autumn movie season. The Toronto Film Festival, now in its 21st year, is the major launching pad for many of the films that will be honored, applauded and damned during Oscar Season, which started, in case you missed it, on Labor Day.
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