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Tributes
What About Bob? On the Legacy of One of the Best-Loved Comedians, Bob Newhart (1929-2024)
A tribute to one of the best comedians of all time.
A tribute to one of the best comedians of all time.
The 58th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to welcome Viggo Mortensen, Steven Soderbergh, Clive Own, Daniel Brühl and more.
When Closer came out in 2004, the story of its star power overshadowed one of the sharpest character studies of its era.
An article detailing various highlights at the 2022 BendFilm Festival.
A new biography of Nora Ephron shows us the real-life events that were reflected in When Harry Met Sally…, Sleepless in Seattle, Hanging Up, and Heartburn and the private moments she kept secret, including her final illness.
On an upcoming Gene Siskel Film Center series dedicated to Haskell Wexler.
A celebration of writer/director Elaine May, who will receive an honorary Oscar this year.
A horror movie without the blood and guts, about how we become our parents.
An interview with Edgar Wright and musical duo Ron and Russell Mael about their new documentary celebrating 50 years of Sparks.
If the best comedy is essentially very serious, or has a very serious basis, then that explains the career of Charles Grodin.
An interview with Michael Koresky, author of Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the 80s Films That Defined Us.
A review of Mike Nichols: A Life and links to Roger Ebert's writing on the director.
A tribute to one of the best cinematographers of all time.
A look back at one of the biggest box office bombs of 30 years ago.
A tribute to the great Buck Henry.
An essay on the Elaine May film A New Leaf, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
A tribute to Doris Day.
An interview with director Jonathan Levine about his new romantic comedy, Long Shot.
The astounding and virtually unclassifiable movie from Elaine May gets the Criterion treatment.
An interview with Peter Hedges, writer/director of Ben is Back.
Rescuing "The Other Side of the Wind"; Why Elaine May is a National Treasure; In praise of "Bull"; A decade of Lady Gaga; Why Saying "Me Too" Isn't Enough.
A tribute to the late playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon.
An interview with Keith Carradine and Alan Rudolph.
A look back at the 1988 Best Picture-nominated comedy, "Working Girl."
Jana Monji reports on the panel for "The Shape of Water" that followed after the film's AFI FEST screening.