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The Only Feminist Movie Ever Made Turns 20 This Year

“If you’re going to let one stupid prick ruin your life,” then you need to rewatch Legally Blonde

Shannon Melero

PublishedJuly 8, 2021

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New Documentary Examines the Shady Ethics of Classic Indie Film <i>Kids</i>

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New Documentary Examines the Shady Ethics of Classic Indie Film Kids

Director Larry Clark is called "sketchy" in The Kids, which played the Tribeca Film Festival

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedJune 17, 2021

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Rachael Leigh Cook on <i>Josie</i>, Sexism, and All the Haircuts She Made Us Get

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Rachael Leigh Cook on Josie, Sexism, and All the Haircuts She Made Us Get

In a 2001 review, Roger Ebert wrote, “Josie and the Pussycats are not dumber than the Spice Girls, but they’re as…

Emily Alford

PublishedMay 25, 2021

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An Appreciation of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, a Film With No Equal

Since the beginning, people have struggled to describe Russ Meyer’s 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, and no…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedSeptember 27, 2016

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Shut Up; Xanadu Ruled

“Magic,” the biggest hit from 1980’s Xanadu, is somewhat unheralded as an empowerment anthem. One of that year’s…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

PublishedAugust 11, 2015

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5/22/14

Trailer for the Roger Ebert Documentary <em>Life Itself</em> Looks Beautiful

Trailer for the Roger Ebert Documentary Life Itself Looks Beautiful

The trailer for Life Itself, a documentary chronicling the life and work of film critic Roger Ebert is out and it…

Night Editor

PublishedMay 22, 2014

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12/9/13

RogerEbert.com Is Dedicating This Week to Women

By all accounts, Roger and Chaz Ebert's partnership was a great one; they were a pair of people who both loved and…

Kate Dries

PublishedDecember 9, 2013

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Amanda Bynes Insists Drug Den Pix Were Fake: 'Those Aren't My Toes!'

Amanda Bynes is threatening to sue In Touch for running "fake" photos of herself along with the exclusive interview…

Anna Breslaw

PublishedMay 23, 2013

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4/24/13

Here's Tilda Swinton Leading 1,500 People in a Barry White Dance-Along

And you thought Tilda Swinton couldn't get any cooler. At Roger Ebert's Film Festival this weekend, Swinton danced…

Meher Ahmad

PublishedApril 24, 2013

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4/8/13

Westboro Baptist Church Will Picket 'Fag Enabler' Roger Ebert's Funeral

The Westboro Baptist Church, the independent Baptist church generally known for being a rather arbitrary hate group…

Tracie Egan Morrissey

PublishedApril 8, 2013

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In a Perfect World, Courtney Love Would Judge a Talent Show Where Contestants Shoot Butterflies Out of Their Asses

Courtney Love addressed (started) a rumor that she'll be hosting one of the many talent shows currently choking the…

Doug Barry

PublishedApril 7, 2013

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Roger Ebert's Wife Chaz Says Their Life Together Was 'More Beautiful and Epic Than a Movie'

For many of us who grew up eagerly awaiting the Saturday showing of Siskel and Ebert — and who later came to…

Laura Beck

PublishedApril 5, 2013

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Amanda Bynes Informs Twitter That She Has An Eating Disorder

Sigh. Amanda Bynes' repeated insistence on only using her (technically crappy; see above) Twitter selfies comes from…

Anna Breslaw

PublishedApril 5, 2013

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4/4/13

Jose Canseco Thinks Direct TV is Using a 'Tecknique' Called Legal Extortion

In today's edition of Tweet Beat, Jose Canseco takes on Direct TV, One Direction may have grown women pining over…

Meher Ahmad

PublishedApril 4, 2013

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Roger Ebert's Twenty Best Reviews

Roger Ebert was anything but your stereotypical snobbish film critic; he was a man who would review anything. He was…

Kate Dries

PublishedApril 4, 2013

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4/4/13

My Roger Ebert Story

Famed film critic and all-around brilliant human being Roger Ebert passed away today at the age of 70. Herewith, a…

Will Leitch

PublishedApril 4, 2013

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4/4/13

Roger Ebert Is Dead

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert died of cancer today. He was 70. To say he will be missed is an understatement.

Katie J.M. Baker

PublishedApril 4, 2013

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Beyonce Doesn't Like Labels But 'I'm a Modern-Day Feminist, I Guess'

While she's been a lightning rod for claims of both feminism and anti-feminism (particularly since announcing her…

Anna Breslaw

PublishedApril 3, 2013

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1/3/13

Roger Ebert Can't Believe That Anyone Would Care So Much About Justin Bieber Smoking Weed

In this edition of Tweet Beat, Roger Ebert ponders the sacrifice made by the paparazzo who died trying to get a…

Madeleine Davies

PublishedJanuary 3, 2013

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Rebel Wilson Hosting the MTV Movie Awards? So Far the Apocalypse Is Awesome

The MTV Movie Awards have finally figured out what it will take to get us to watch the MTV Movie Awards: they have…

Anna Breslaw

PublishedDecember 21, 2012

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