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All posts by Colin Biggs
Celebrate Roger’s Birthday with “Life Itself” and RogerEbert.com
To celebrate Roger Ebert's birthday this Wednesday, the Life Itself team, along with RogerEbert.com, Chaz Ebert is hosting a major event on Google+ Hangout. She will also be joined by the award-winning director of "Life Itself," Steve James. The Hangout will b...
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Putting Women in Their Place: Actresses Back in the Spotlight
When the average moviegoer is asked to name some of the greatest female characters, the first names that spring to mind are Ripley and Sarah Connor. Actresses were asked to do exciting things after the 1940s and 50s and films were littered with great female pe...
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In Memoriam: Ruby Dee (1922-2014)
Actress and civil-rights activist Ruby Dee passed away last night at the age of 91. Dee, a veteran of film and stage, was the winner of multiple awards including a Grammy, an Emmy, a Screen Actors Guild award and the National Civil Rights Museum’s Lifetime Ach...
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Josh Brolin Joins Coens for “Hail Caesar!”
Josh Brolin loves playing an idiot for Joel and Ethan Coen, so it should come as no surprise that the newly named Avengers villain has signed on with George Clooney to star in Hail Caesar! Just to be clear Hail Caesar! is an original project written by the Coe...
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Hardy in Talks to Join DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
Tom Hardy has been a busy man in 2014. After captivating audiences on the bigscreen in Locke, his forthcoming drama The Drop hits theatres in September and he is currently finishing three more films in post-production. Not quite feeling his plate is full enoug...
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“Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas” Is A Subversive Revenge Tale
Heinrich von Kleist's novella about the legend of Michael Kohlhaas is considered one of the first examples of modern literature. Kohlhaas is a hero of 16th Century Germany, but his name isn't as instantly recognizable as someone like William Wallace, thus the ...
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Ann Hornaday, Movies and Mass Shootings
Taxi Driver is considered one of the classics of Martin Scorsese's filmography, but when that title is mentioned most don't think of the film, they recall John Hinckley Jr. and his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. That association has undoub...
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“Winter’s Sleep” Headlines Cannes Film Festival Winners
The coveted Palme d'Or prize for best picture was awarded today, and like most years at Cannes, there was no front-runner winner. Speculation had Leviathan, Mommy or perhaps even early awards favorite Foxcatcher as potential top honors out of all the festival ...
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“Whiplash” Clip: J.K. Simmons Knows How to Motivate Students
Whiplash took the Sundance Film Festival by storm this January when it won not only the Audience Dramatic Award, but it also took home the Grand Jury Award. Damien Chazelle, the writer behind The Last Exorcism Part II and Grand Piano, made his directorial debu...
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In Memoriam: Gordon Willis (1931-2014)
Cinema lost a true great when it was announced that legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis passed away. Gordon Willis was responsible for some of the greatest looking pictures of all-time over the course of his 31 year career. His trademark shadow-play is ins...
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