Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2024: The Apprentice, The Shrouds
"The Apprentice" depicts the friendship between Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, while in "The Shrouds," David Cronenberg reflects on old obsessions.
"The Apprentice" depicts the friendship between Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, while in "The Shrouds," David Cronenberg reflects on old obsessions.
Chaz offers a video preview of the most exciting titles passing through this year's festival.
From a Donald Trump origin story to the return of Furiosa, here’s a look at the movies everyone’s excited to see at the world’s most prestigious film festival.
It’s way too early to guess what movie has the best odds of taking home the festival’s prestigious top prize. But that’s part of the fun.
Another diary dispatch from a critic's time at Cannes, including thoughts on new films by George Miller and James Gray.
James Gray delivers a highlight of the Cannes competition with the forthrightly autobiographical Armageddon Time.
A preview of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which includes new films by David Cronenberg, Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt, Park Chan-wook, and many more.
A look at who could be nominated for Best Director at the upcoming Oscars.
On the best television of 2019, including Watchmen, Unbelievable, When They See Us, and Fleabag.
An AFI Fest 2015 report on "The Big Short" and the Q&A that followed with the filmmakers and stars.
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival opened with "The Judge," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, and we were there.
Marie writes: The Ebert Club Newsletter is now three years old! And the occasion calls for some cake - but not just any old cake, as it's also now officially Spring! And that means flowers, butterflies and ladybugs too. Smile.
Marie writes: It was my birthday June 25th. Unlike Roger however, I'm a Crab not a Gemini. So to celebrate and with my brother's help (he has a car), I took my inner sea crustacean to Barnet Marine Park on the other side of Burnaby Mountain... and where our adventure begins....
The Grand Poobah is still working away on his memoirs from his quiet retreat in Harbour Country, Lake Michigan and where last week, we caught glimpse of Roger's assistant Carol Iwata, visiting the soda fountain at Schlipp's Pharmacy in Sawyer for a chocolate milkshake. Leading me to wonder "exactly where is that milkshake?" See map. Smile.