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  Casting my nomination ballot this week for the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle not only helped me hone in on my choices for each of the awards categories, but it also helped me [...]

Original caricature by Jeff York of Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (copyright 2016)  

It’s a yearly tradition here at The Establishing Shot to pick the favorite images from each movie year and 2016 will be no exception. What constitutes a favorite image? They’re the shots from [...]

Today, Diane Keaton was named as the 45th recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Sir Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, heralded her with the following [...]

Original caricature by Jeff York of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka (copyright 2011)   Come with meAnd you’ll beIn a world of pure imaginationTake a lookAnd you’ll seeInto your [...]

Making picks for a 10 best films list is never easy, especially in a year like 2015 when there were so many really terrific ones. In fact, I can’t remember an Oscar season when the possible [...]