Witnessing the outpouring of sentiment on Roger Ebert’s death has been revelatory — both a stunning testament to one man’s outsize influence on film criticism over five decades, and more broadly, a timely reminder of the enduring importance of film in our society. Ebert certainly was on to something when he first sat down with fellow hometown Chicago critic Gene … More Details

Robert Duvall, one of our finest living screen actors, turns 81 tomorrow. Born to a career military officer from Virginia and his wife, an amateur actress and descendant of General Robert E. Lee, Duvall’s childhood was peripatetic, as his father was transferred frequently to various bases around the country. (The military bearing Duvall absorbed from his father would later come … More Details