Roger Ebert News

DINOSAUR 13 was the first film deal closed at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it also premiered.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that the final Film Comment Double Feature of 2014, on December 2, will be Fred Zinnemann's last two films.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center will present Let There Be Light: The Films of John Huston, December 19 - January 11,

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) presents the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival, featuring 112 events which will explore the theme of Journeys, today, Oct. 25-Nov. 9, 2014.

'Life Itself,' (Magnolia Pictures) the acclaimed documentary chronicling the life of world renowned film critic Roger Ebert, is back on the big screen in Chicago for one night only this Wednesday as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.

The independent film comedy “#STUCK” is premiering in theaters on Friday, Oct. 10, thanks to a strategic crowdfunding campaign spearheaded by crowdfunding agency FilmBreak.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today NYFF Opening Acts, a ten-day series from September 15-25 celebrating the films of some of the directors who will be showcasing their bold new works at the upcoming 52nd New York Film Festival

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC is working on a 10-hour miniseries called DECALOGUE, which will focus on the Ten Commandments “in a modern setting.”

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The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced today the complete schedule for the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival, 112 events which will explore the theme of Journeys, Oct. 25-Nov. 9, 2014, with pre-Festival programs on Oct. 6 and 21, at venues across Chicago.

The 2014-2015 season of 'Concerts from the Library of Congress' brings a stellar roster of performers, ensembles and scholars from around the world in commemoration of the 150th birthday of founding patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. The concerts are complemented by guest speakers, curators, panels, film screenings and displays of rarely seen manuscripts, letters and memorabilia from the Library's holdings. Concerts kick off Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. with a performance by gospel and soul music legend Mavis Staples.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Indiewire and its parent company SnagFilms, in partnership with Film Comment magazine, announced today a call for entries for the 2014 New York Film Festival Critics Academy

According to Entertainment Weekly, Will Ferrell is in talks to star as Russ Meyers in an upcoming biographical movie. The Simpsons writer Christopher Cluess is penning RUSS AND ROGER GO BEYOND.

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent filmmakers, announced today that Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, will be presented with the 24th annual Industry Tribute

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two week run in 2013, returns for a limited engagement at the Detroit Opera House, July 1 through July 13, 2014.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two week run in 2013, returns for a limited engagement at the Detroit Opera House, July 1 through July 13, 2014.

There's no better way to beat the heat of summer than by viewing a great film in the cool comfort of the Music Hall Historic Theater on Chestnut Street, or in the Loft on Congress Street. Continuing the Music Hall tradition of singular cinema, July screenings span a wide range, including indies, international films, and documentaries exclusive to the Seacoast.

Life Itself, the acclaimed, life-affirming new documentary about the late film critic Roger Ebert will be shown at Museum of the Moving Image in a preview screening with Ebert's widow Chaz Ebert, Variety film critic Scott Foundas, and filmmaker Rahmin Bahrani in person on Tuesday, June 24. This event is a highlight of the Museum's June/July summer programming that will also include special screenings of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm, a screening of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls introduced by critic Adam Nayman, and a personal appearance by up-and-coming martial artist Marrese Crump with a screening of The Protector 2, in which he stars with Tony Jaa and RZA.

Life Itself, the acclaimed, life-affirming new documentary about the late film critic Roger Ebert will be shown at Museum of the Moving Image in a preview screening with Ebert's widow Chaz Ebert, Variety film critic Scott Foundas, and filmmaker Rahmin Bahrani in person on Tuesday, June 24. This event is a highlight of the Museum's June/July summer programming that will also include special screenings of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm, a screening of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls introduced by critic Adam Nayman, and a personal appearance by up-and-coming martial artist Marrese Crump with a screening of The Protector 2, in which he stars with Tony Jaa and RZA.

Sony Pictures Classics will release LAND HO! on JULY 11TH. The film, by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz, stars Paul Eenhoorn and Earl Lynn Nelson. Check out the trailer below!