Essays
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Movie Of The Year (2013): The Infinite Aperture of ‘Gravity’
Every year, Film School Rejects names a Movie of the Year. For 20163, that honor goes to Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. Here’s why.
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How I Used The Black List to Sell My First Script and Find Representation in Less Than a Month
by Declan O’Dwyer I did the whole film school thing ‐ but not until I was 26 ‐ when I got divorced. Jacked my old life…
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Scene of the Year: The Torturous Moments of ’12 Years a Slave’
Far more movies than any one person can watch get produced and released every year. That’s why film fans get so anal retentive and self-important…
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Performer of the Year (2013): Tom Hanks
Every year, Film School Rejects names a Performer of the Year. For 2013, that honor goes to Tom Hanks. Here’s why.
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Fade Out: Joan Fontaine (1917–2013)
I was already in love with movies before someone showed me Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca at the tender age of nineteen, but something about it opened…
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Fade Out: Peter O’Toole (1932–2013)
Gregory Peck. Rex Harrison. Cliff Robertson. John Wayne. Marlon Brando. Robert DeNiro. Ben Kingsley. Forest Whitaker. These are the people who won Best Actor in…
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An Apparently Necessary Defense of ‘Love Actually’
On the 10th anniversary of its release, we professed our love for Richard Curtis’ holiday-themed rom-com.
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Fade Out: Paul Walker (1973–2013)
Actor Paul Walker was killed this afternoon in a car accident in Santa Clarita, California. He was the passenger in a friend’s Porsche, which hit…
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Finding Renewed Fear in ‘Child’s Play’ 25 Years Later as a Parent Whose Kid Has Talking Toys
Horror movies change as we grow older.