It’s October, which means that prestige movie season is in full swing, and there are plenty of big, potential Oscar contenders slated for release this month: Argo, Cloud Atlas, um, Here Comes the Boom, maybe? Point is, the art houses are all but overflowing with terrific offerings this month, from dramas and documentaries to comedy and horror; our picks for the month’s dozen best bets are after the jump. … Read More
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Roger Ebert’s Memoir Headed to Hollywood
Roger Ebert has made an exciting announcement via Twitter: “Whoa! My memoir has been optioned for a doc by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and Steven Zaillian, with Martin Scorsese as exec producer.” The 70-year-old Chicago Sun-Times critic’s 2011 book, Life Itself, spans his complete autobiography, from his Illinois childhood through his… Read More
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