Movies
Cinerama Dome Among ArcLight, Pacific Theaters To Close Due To Pandemic Losses
Enlarge this image People wearing protective face masks walk by the closed Cinerama Dome theater during the coronavirus pandemic on April 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, Calif. David Livingston/Gett... More »
Sam Fragoso Launches Fifth Anniversary Campaign for his Talk Easy Podcast
Chaz's Journal Chaz Ebert April 12, 2021 Tweet It was in 2016 that Sam Fragoso began his own podcast, Talk Easy, in an effort to create a space where activists, artists and politicians could "just sound like people." As he celebrates the ... More »
Cliches Are Fair Game in Disney+'s Charming Big Shot
TV/Streaming Nick Allen April 12, 2021 Tweet Sports metaphors are a fact of life, and so are stories about underdogs. The latest sports story about an underdog team and its gruff coach, “Big Shot,” does not get any points for originality,... More »
'Ma Rainey' Hairstylist Talks Horsehair Wigs, Historic Oscar Nomination
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamika Wilson, who is currently nominated for an Oscar in the hairstyling and makeup category for their work on the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" recei... More »
Breaking Bread on the 25th Anniversary of Big Night
Features Bill Ryan April 09, 2021 Tweet In the 25 years since Stanley Tucci’s “Big Night” was released in 1996, there has been, in America, a great upsurge of movies and television shows revolving around the world of restaurants, chefs, a... More »
Home Entertainment Guide: April 2021
TV/Streaming Brian Tallerico April 09, 2021 Tweet 10 NEW TO NETFLIX "At Eternity's Gate""Croupier""Get on Up""Insidious""Legally Blonde""My Fair Lady""Philomena""The Pianist""Savages""Saving Private Ryan" 10 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD "Barb and S... More »
'I Feel Like I'm An Olympian': Youn Yuh-jung On Her Historic Oscar Nomination
Enlarge this image Youn Yuh-jung plays a grandmother in the Oscar-nominated film Minari. She's the first Korean actor to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Courtesy of A24 ... More »
'Dance Can Give Community': Twyla Tharp On Choreographing Through Lockdown
Enlarge this image Twyla Tharp, shown above at Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2008, says the pandemic has impacted her body: "In terms of routine, discipline, just ordinary day-to-day activities — the body doesn't know itself at the ... More »
ABC’s Rebel Wastes Talent on Fictional Version of the Erin Brockovich Legacy
TV/Streaming Brian Tallerico April 08, 2021 Tweet Erin Brockovich serves as a producer on ABC’s “Rebel,” a show built around her celebrated ability to navigate unjust systems in her pursuit of justice. As a Brockovich avatar, the great an... More »
Pure Human: Neil Burger on Voyagers
Interviews Glenn Kenny April 08, 2021 Tweet Back in 2002, the screenwriters, directors, and show runners Brian Koppelman and David Levien, now the masterminds behind Showtime’s series “Billions,” asked me to come to a screening of a new f... More »