The stars stayed home in support of the strike, but the below-the-line talent was a reminder of how many talented people are behind every movie.
An interview by Chaz Ebert with author Bijan Bayne about his new book, Black Trailblazers: 30 Courageous Visionaries Who Broke Boundaries, Made a Difference, and Paved the Way.
Matt writes: The world lost one of its greatest artists and humanists when Harry Belafonte passed away last month at age 96.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including The Black Phone, Men, and 4K editions of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Flatliners, and more.
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary, "Mr. Soul!", winning a 2022 Peabody Award.
A feature on Sidney Poitier's earth-shaking turn in In the Heat of the Night.
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary Mr. Soul! being nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and debuting the exclusive music video for "Show Me Your Soul" by Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathaway.
A special table of contents celebrating the legacy of the legendary and vital Norman Lear!
An article about three IndieCollect restorations—"F.T.A.", "Nationtime-Gary" and "The Story of a Three-Day Pass"—having their world premiere at this weekend's HFPA Restoration Summit.
An in-depth preview on the classic noir films that will be playing at Chicago's Music Box Theater from Sept. 6-12.
Elisha Christian on "Columbus" and "Everything Sucks!"; Superheroes and neoliberalism; Istanbul Film Festival soldiers on; Chatting with William H. Macy; Belafonte and Clark.
A report on the PBS Press Tour's highlights for the winter and spring of 2018.
A report from AFI Fest on a presentation of Otto Preminger's "Carmen Jones."
An appreciation of Joseph Sargent, Director of many classic television and theatrical films, including "The Taking of Pelham 123."
Forgotten silent star Wallace Reid; Helena Bonham Carter defends 'The Lone Ranger'; Harry Belafonte sues the King estate; the trouble with Kenan Thompson
I met a man who didn't sleep. This was in the summer of 1988. I was in Toulouse, France, to visit a friend I'd made some years earlier in London, Dominique Hoff. Her sister, Marie-Christine, told me: "There is a man you must meet. He's the smartest man I know. He was my professor in dental school. He invents dental tools, and he can fix anything with his hands. He and his wife have converted a big old barn in the country into a home and workshop and a place for his collection." His collection? I said. The sisters laughed. "You'll see."
Toulouse à partir de la fenêtre d'Hervé
Paul Delprat and his wife Danielle Moog did indeed occupy a vast old barn somewhere in the countryside. They called it Cambolevet. They were a jolly middle-aged couple, waiting for us in the farmyard. A dog came to investigate. They exuded that sense of two people who know they belong together.
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