Roger Ebert: 1942 – 2013
Roger Ebert was wrong about a lot of movies. But he was right about *movies.*
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Author: Charley Darbo
Game of Trailers: dragons and butthurt
At this point in the seasons of television, the anticipation of Game of Thrones is at a fever pitch. Most of us fans have watched and rewatched the first two seasons so many times that we can no longer deny, even to ourselves, our complete surrender to geekdom. Luckily for us, the universe has aligned itself so that, just as I find myself reciting accidentally memorized dialogue in that crepuscular slide from conscious to unconscious, trailers for season three have begun to appear.
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Yippie Ki Yay Moviegoer: The Western as American Mythology
The Western is how America has chosen to tell its story, first to ourselves and then to the world. It is America’s contribution to world mythology, and like all mythology it is partly the truth, and partly a lie.
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Trailer Trash: Much Ado About Nothing
There are certain people in our lives we must learn to trust. Our doctor, our spouse, our pot dealer—but none as much as the people who make our movie trailers.
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The Postman Always Rings: Hollywood and America’s embrace of capital punishment
The death penalty does not deter crime. Most of the rest of the industrialized world understands this.
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