Written and directed by the Black Ensemble Theater's Jackie Taylor, "The BlackWhite Love Play (The Story of Chaz & Roger Ebert)"—so titled, Taylor told the Chicago Sun-Times, to honor their "seamless" relationship—follows the couple through their courtship, marriage, and Roger's death in 2013. The musical, which features a seven-piece orchestra, is now playing in Chicago, and it has Chaz's seal of approval. "Thumbs Way Up," reads the headline of her deeply personal review. You may want to take that assessment with a grain of salt, though. The website Chicago Critic laments the lack of attention paid to either Chaz's career as a civil rights attorney or Roger's reinvention, with Gene Siskel, of mainstream American film criticism, and Ebert's former home, the Sun-Times, calls it "two hours of near hagiography." Ouch. It's not terribly surprising that "The BlackWhite Love Play" would treat Roger more gently than Steve James'.
- 10/12/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
"The Shawshank Redemption," "Fargo," "Kundun," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," "The Man Who Wasn't There," "No Country for Old Men," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "The Reader," "True Grit," "Skyfall," "Prisoners." Surely one of those films won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, right? Nope. Roger Deakins has 11 Oscar nominations but, to date, has not been granted access to the Dolby Theater stage (or the Kodak Theater…or the Shrine Auditorium…he's a veteran of multiple Oscar venues at this point). Could that change with Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken?" Possibly. Deakins pushed himself quite a bit on the film and played with a few aesthetic ideas he hadn't really dabbled in before. It's only the second time he's worked in the war genre (after 2005's "Jarhead"), but he paints Jolie's canvas with striking hues of contrast. For a film that could be a formidable prestige Oscar player,...
- 12/3/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom (or, to give her her full superhero name, Tetradecamom, since she's got 14 kids--at least, the last time she looked, for all I know it could be 19 and rising) has encountered a spot of financial bother*. Lucky for Tetradecamom, however, she's a walking, laboring inspiration for all manner marketing, let's say, innovators. And help is at hand. Is it a bird? Is it plane? No, it's Peta! Tempting though it is to think that they've parachuted Pamela Anderson in to help with the feeding of the octuplets, the truth is actually a little more prosaique.
The animal activist organization has paid Suleman, the Angelina Jolie look- and whelp-alike $5,000 to stick the above poster in her back yard--which begs the comment: What took you so long, Pleather™ lovers? As an added bonus, they're throwing in a month's supply of vegan hot dogs for Mom and kids. Er, are...
The animal activist organization has paid Suleman, the Angelina Jolie look- and whelp-alike $5,000 to stick the above poster in her back yard--which begs the comment: What took you so long, Pleather™ lovers? As an added bonus, they're throwing in a month's supply of vegan hot dogs for Mom and kids. Er, are...
- 3/25/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.