Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert (2 page)

Foreword, by David Bordwell
........................ xiii

Introduction
....................................... xix

Prologue: Death of a Dream Palace ................... xxix

Review of La Dolce Vita ...................... xxxiv

INTERVIEWS AND PROFILES

Introduction ........................................ i

Warren Beatty
....................................... 3

James Stewart
........................................ 9

Robert Mitchum
.................................... 14

Mitch and Jimmy: Some Thoughts
..................... 21

Lee Marvin
......................................... 25

Ingmar Bergman
.................................... 35

Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader
..................... 47

Robert Altman
..................................... 53

Werner Herzog
..................................... 59

Meryl Streep
....................................... 64

Woody Allen
....................................... 68

Spike Lee
.......................................... 75

Tom Hanks
........................................ 82

Errol Morris
........................................ 93

Steven Spielberg
.................................... 98

THE BEST

Introduction ....................................... 103

1967: Bonnie and Clyde
............................... 105

1968: The Battle of Algiers ............................. io8

1969: Z ...........................................11o

1970: Five Easy Pieces
................................. 113

1971: The Last Picture Show
........................... 115

1972: The Godfather
.................................. 118

1973: Cries and Whispers
.............................. 121

1974: Scenes from a Marriage
........................... 124

1975: Nashville
..................................... 127

1976: Small Change
.................................. 131

1977:3 Women
...................................... 133

1978: An Unmarried Woman
........................... 135

1979: Apocalypse Now
................................ 138

1980: The Black Stallion
............................... 141

1981: My Dinner with Andre
........................... 144

1982: Sophie's Choice
................................. 147

1983: The Right Stuff
................................. 149

1984: Amadeus ......................................151

1985: The Color Purple
............................... 154

1986: Platoon
....................................... 157

1987: House of Games ................................160

1988: Mississippi Burning
.............................. 163

1989: Do the Right Thing
.............................. 167

199o: GoodFellas
.................................... 170

1991:JFK
......................................... 173

1992: Malcolm X
.................................... 177

1993: Schindler's List
................................. 181

1994: Hoop Dreams
.................................. 184

1995: Leaving Las Vegas
............................... 188

1996: Fargo
........................................ 191

1997: Eve's Bayou
................................... 194

1998: Dark City
..................................... 197

1999: Being John Malkovich
............................ 200

2000: Almost Famous
................................. 202

2001: Monster's Ball
................................. 205

2002: Minority Report
................................ 208

2003: Monster
...................................... 211

2004: Million Dollar Baby
............................. 214

2005: Crash ........................................217

FOREIGN FILMS

Introduction .......................................221

Tokyo Story
........................................ 223

The Music Room
.................................... 225

Au Hasard Balthazar
................................. 229

Belle dejour
........................................ 233

The Wild Child
..................................... 236

Claire's Knee
....................................... 238

Last Tango in Paris
................................... 240

Fellini's Roma
...................................... 246

Stroszek
........................................... 249

The Marriage of Maria Braun
........................... 251

Wings of Desire
..................................... 253

Raise the Red Lantern
................................. 255

The Scent of Green Papaya
............................. 257

Spirited Away ......................................260

City of God
........................................ 262

DOCUMENTARIES

Introduction ...................................... 265

Woodstock
......................................... 267

Harlan County, U.S.A . .............................. 272

Gates of Heaven
..................................... 274

Say Amen, Somebody
................................. 276

The "Up" Movies
.................................. 278

28 Up
.......................................... 278

35 Up
.......................................... 281

42 Up
.......................................... 284

Shoah
............................................. 287

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
................. 293

Crumb
............................................ 296

Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madam
......................... 299

Microcosmos
........................................ 302

OVERLOOKED AND UNDERRATED

Introduction ......................................305

Thieves Like Us
..................................... 307

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
...................... 309

Saint Jack
.......................................... 313

El Norte
........................................... 315

To Live and Die in L.A
................................ 319

Trouble in Mind
..................................... 321

Housekeeping
....................................... 323

The Rapture
........................................ 325

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
........................ 328

The Saddest Music in the World
.......................... 331

ESSAYS AND THINK PIECES

Introduction ....................................... 335

That's the Way It Is: The Color Purple and the Oscars
...... 337

Legacy of Star Wars
................................. 341

John Cassavetes: An Appreciation
..................... 345

Why I Love Black and White
......................... 349

The Case for an A Rating
............................ 354

Well, Are Movies Better Than Ever?
................... 364

A Pulitzer for the Movies
............................ 368