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The Actors Rumored to Star in the Beatles Biopics Look Nothing Like Them. Good.
Too often, we overvalue actors who expertly imitate their iconic real-life subjects. A great biopic performance often requires more than mimicry.
Too often, we overvalue actors who expertly imitate their iconic real-life subjects. A great biopic performance often requires more than mimicry.
Unavailable for decades and loathed by the band, this 1970 film is finally getting its due—and paints the Fab Four’s final days in poignant, tense tones.
The glamour inside, the protests outside, and everything in between.
A tribute to television news legend Barbara Walters
A look at many of the documentaries that premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Death on the Nile, Cyrano, and 4K releases of The Apartment, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and 'Round Midnight.
A review of the new series McCartney 3,2,1, premiering on Hulu on July 16.
An ode to the movies starring, about, and influenced by The Beatles in honor of Danny Boyle's Yesterday.
A remembrance of award-winning filmmaker and Ebert Symposium guest Toni Myers.
An article about the first ever Roger Ebert Symposium entitled "Empathy for the Universe" set for Monday, October 1st, in Urbana.
An interview with Julie Taymor, director of "Across the Universe," which will be rereleased in theaters for three days only, courtesy of Fathom Events.
"Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand."
An appreciation of Richard Lester as a retrospective of his work is about to unfold in New York City.
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including "The Killers," "While We're Young," "Home," "Maggie," "Danny Collins," and more!
Sheila writes: John Lennon kept a sketchbook throughout his life, filled with little drawings and doodles, and in 1986 Yoko Ono commissioned Oscar-winning animator John Canemaker to make them into a short film. The short film, "The John Lennon Sketchbook" hit Youtube officially on May 15 of this year. The images are accompanied by audio recordings of John and Yoko talking about their relationship, bantering and joking. It's lovely. You can watch the film below.
