Hardcore fans of Disneyland love the park, but they dream for years about going to one specific place: Club 33. The exclusive establishment, first built into the New Orleans Square section of Disneyland in 1967, can only be accessed by paying members and their guests. And membership isn’t cheap; it supposedly costs thousands of dollars a year after an … Read more
Chaz Ebert Chaz is the CEO of several Ebert enterprises, including the President of The Ebert Company Ltd, and of Ebert Digital LLC, Publisher of RogerEbert.com, President of Ebert Productions and Chairman of the Board of The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation, and Co-Founder and Producer of Ebertfest, the film festival now in its 24th … Read more
The Jeselnik Offensive Season 2 maintains the show’s thematic consistency. The viewers see Anthony Jeselnik inviting new guests to perform some of the best sketches and performances on captivating subjects. He also uses his wit and humor to dissect some of the most significant weekly topics. The second season was released on July 9, 2013, … Read more
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’s Adam Wingard won’t be returning for the sequel, leaving the door open for a new director. THR reports that Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard will not return for the sequel. According to insiders, the split is amicable and was due to scheduling issues, but the … Read more
They’re the words X-Men fans have been waiting to hear since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox half a decade ago: Marvel is beginning work on their first X-Men feature film. Although there have been rumblings that Marvel was looking for potential writers to tackle the project late last year, it now appears they’ve settled on their … Read more
Considerably more straightforward, and much better, is Raoul Peck’s documentary “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” showing in the festival’s Special Screenings section. A South African photographer, Cole (1940-90) captured images of life under apartheid that were compiled in an influential book, “House of Bondage” (1967). LaKeith Stanfield reads the film’s semi-fictionalized voice-over, which is in the first person—ostensibly from Cole’s perspective—but is based on information from his … Read more
Class of 1999 is a dystopian sci-fi film set in a future where high school violence is rampant. To restore order, the government employs robotic teachers programmed to control and discipline students. The film, released in 1990, explores themes of authority, rebellion, and the perils of advanced technology. Here’s how you can watch and stream … Read more
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes writer Michael Lesslie tapped to pen Marvel’s upcoming X-Men movie. Since the moment it was revealed that Disney was considering acquiring 20th Century Fox, Marvel fans have been imagining the X-Men joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’re still a number of years away from Marvel’s first … Read more
The cause of Friends star Matthew Perry’s death has been clear for months: Perry died from “acute effects of ketamine.” Perry, who had a long history of substance abuse issues, was found unresponsive in the hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on October 28. He was only 54 years old. According to the medical examiner’s toxicology report at … Read more
Martin Scorsese famously said that cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out–though, of course, it’s about lots of other things, including lighting, sound, music, performance, and design elements. Bordwell and Thompson’s interest was very much in that spirit. They cared about how stories were told, not just about what messages … Read more