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2 September 2008 2:01 PM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Sam Rockwell has flashed his talent on-screen. Now he wants to prove he has skills on the hardwood as well in a new film. The star of the upcoming Choke told MTV Movies Blog that he has signed on with James C. Strouse, director of Grace Is Gone, for an ...

Adam Sweeney

3 July 2008 9:45 AM, PDT | From blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news

The blog entry "In Search of Redemption" inspired an outpouring of reader comments remarkable not only for their number but for their intelligence and thought. It became obvious that many of us go to the movies seeking some sort of release or healing. Many of you mentioned titles that especially affected you; two of my most-admired films, "Hoop Dreams" and "Grave of the Fireflies," were frequently listed. You all had your reasons. Now Ali Arikan, a longtime contributor to this site, has written me about why he was so affected by a relatively unlikely title, "The Out-of-Towners." His reasons were personal; he can post them below if he chooses to. But in connection with his explanation, he quoted the first paragraph of one of my reviews.

It was for "Frequency" (2000), Gregory Hoblit's movie about a man who uses a freak of his dad's old ham radio to be able

Roger Ebert

28 May 2008 9:19 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Steve James

We're in a Golden Age of documentary filmmaking right now. Having been on the festival circuit recently with our film, "At the Death House Door," Peter Gilbert and I have been seeing firsthand the wealth and variety of accomplished documentary films being made here and abroad. And according to programmers, these festival films are being selected from hundreds and even thousands of submissions. Yet I don't see a commensurate growth in the number of "longitudinal documentaries" . ones like "Hoop Dreams" or "Stevie" or Barbara Kopple's "American Dream" (which Peter shot) that track people's lives and stories over several years. For me, longitudinal docs are the most deeply satisfying form. Spending years following a story is the ultimate act of filmmaking discovery, because you don't know where the journey is leading, no matter how perceptive you think you are. Indeed, you hope and pray you'll be surprised,

Steve James

3 articles from 2008