Ebert’s Top Movies of 2012
by: Roger Ebert A funny thing happened on the way to the Oscars. Not to the Oscars. To me. I sustained a hairline fracture of [more…]
N.C. Film Industry Reaches Record Highs in 2012
BY : DANIEL LEHMAN Film and television production in North Carolina reached record-breaking numbers this year, which state officials say is due mostly to tax credit [more…]
2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
by: Sheryl Cannady The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and [more…]
Global Film and Television Industries Today: An Analysis of Industrial and Cultural Relations
by: Nolwenn Mingant et Cecilia Tirtaine Globalization has led to an increase in contacts between the film and television industries of different countries, particularly within the English-speaking world. [more…]
50 Best Films of 2012
By Film Comment Nothing like a good battle royal of cinephile cults to whip voting into a frenzy. In our poll’s lucky 13th edition, Leos Carax’s [more…]
The Best Movies of 2012
by: Richard Brody These are the years of radical cinema in all directions—extremely idiosyncratic efforts both in the lower-budget realms of independent filmmaking and in [more…]
How Accurate Is Argo?
BY: DAVID HAGLUND Argo, the new movie from actor-director Ben Affleck, has mostly been getting raves—including a qualified but fairly strong endorsement from Slate’s own Dana [more…]
Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters
by: Scott Schlesinger While summer blockbusters like The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises saw record highs, Hollywood recently set a new record — and [more…]
How Does the Film Industry Actually Make Money?
By: Adam Davidson I’ve been trying to come to terms with two seemingly irreconcilable facts. First, “Men in Black 3” has made more than $550 million [more…]