Author Archives: sheila

Snapshots

Posted on May 22, 2013 by sheila

– I’ve been a bit absent here. I miss it but I have been busy with other things, primarily a recovery process from my illness. That is going VERY well, and it’s amazing to me but I am doing much … Continue reading →

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For Roger Ebert: Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell

Posted on May 19, 2013 by sheila

I’m a huge admirer of Sarah Polley’s career, in general. Her latest film, a documentary, is called Stories We Tell, and it’s incredible. My review here at Roger Ebert.

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Arthur and Marilyn

Posted on May 18, 2013 by sheila
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Soul Stirring Indeed

Posted on May 15, 2013 by sheila

Beautiful weather, busy as busy can be, with all kinds of projects, personal and professional. I’ve been in a Sam Cooke phase, this song in particular.

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For Roger Ebert: Sightseers

Posted on May 9, 2013 by sheila

Sightseers, directed by Ben Wheatley, opens this Friday. A couple caravan through the Midlands area of England, killing people along the way. It’s hilarious. Loved it. My review for Roger Ebert.

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Ebert Fest 2013: Two Panels, Two Films, and the Glorious Tilda Swinton

Posted on May 7, 2013 by sheila

The organ pipes in The Virginia Theatre, Urbana, Illinois. Photo by me at Ebert Fest. All throughout Ebert Fest, there were amazing panels, held at the Pine Lounge in the gorgeous student union (which also had the hotel attached to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Niccolò Machiavelli: “Fear and the absence of hatred may go well together.”

Posted on May 3, 2013 by sheila

Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy, May 3, 1469 We first had to read The Prince in high school. I remember it as drudgery. I flat out didn’t get it. I read it again a couple years later, and … Continue reading →

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For Roger Ebert: What Maisie Knew

Posted on May 2, 2013 by sheila

My latest for Roger Ebert: a review of What Maisie Knew, the modern-day telling of Henry James’ 1897 novel. It’s good. It’s upsetting.

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TFF 2013: Run & Jump

Posted on April 29, 2013 by sheila

Will Forte is great, playing an uptight humorless brain researcher living with a family in Ireland, studying Conor, a 38-year-old man who had a sudden stroke and has returned home totally altered, unable to connect, interact. So many pitfalls. Could … Continue reading →

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Ebert Fest 2013: Bernie, with Richard Linklater and Jack Black

Posted on April 28, 2013 by sheila

2012 was a heavy-hitting year. An embarrassment of riches. We had The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, Amour, Beyond the Hills, Argo, Lincoln. The majority of these were in my Top 10 list for 2012. But one … Continue reading →

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