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Stephen Farber is a film critic for The Hollywood Reporter. He has written reviews and articles on film for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Movieline, Esquire, New York, New West, and many other publications. Farber has written four books on film: The Movie Rating Game; Hollywood Dynasties; Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case; and Hollywood on the Couch.

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Mexico’s Drug War Thriller
Jan 21, 2012 4:45 AM EST
Stephen Farber talks to Miss Bala’s filmmakers, Gerardo Naranjo and Diego Luna. MORE
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Movies About Movies
Dec 28, 2011 4:45 AM EST
Stephen Farber examines the history of film looking at itself—and offers his top 10 movies about... MORE
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Old Master Wim Wenders Tackles 3-D
Dec 23, 2011 4:45 AM EST
The German director’s Pina Bausch documentary is the latest in a long line of film innovations. MORE
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Killing a Hollywood Legacy
Oct 13, 2011 9:34 PM EDT
'Texas Killing Fields' is a haunting look at the other side of violence—from Michael Mann's... MORE
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The Oscars' Foreign Language Flop
Feb 22, 2011 5:38 PM EST
The category is such a mess that at a screening of one of this year's five nominees, there were... MORE
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Hollywood's Bad Mother Obsession
Dec 28, 2010 7:08 PM EST
Nothing seems to delight Oscar voters like a mother from hell: Monsters from Black Swan, The... MORE
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Will Brits Own the Oscars?
Sep 9, 2010 6:35 PM EDT
The British are coming!... MORE
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Randy Quaid is a Genius Actor—Honest!
Jul 1, 2010 6:54 PM EDT
Quaid’s off-screen antics have dented his reputation—but Stephen Farber looks at the actor’s... MORE
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A Movie Breaks the Abortion Taboo
Apr 12, 2010 6:35 PM EDT
In the new Ben Stiller movie, a character decides to have—and actually goes through with—an... MORE
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Polanski's 'Ghost' Haunts Berlin
Feb 14, 2010 9:39 AM EST
Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer premiered at the Berlin Film Festival without him, and eerily... MORE
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10 Films You Should Have Seen in 2009
Dec 4, 2009 4:30 PM EST
Herb and Dorothy, anyone? Adam? The Lemon Tree?... MORE
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Lee Daniels Reveals His Gritty Vision
Nov 1, 2009 9:05 PM EST
The Precious mastermind on how a hard-knock upbringing fueled his desire to make the film. MORE
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The Journey Behind Precious
Oct 18, 2009 7:50 PM EDT
Fall’s most anticipated film tells the story of an abused teen—but its director’s odyssey is almost... MORE
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Telling the Story of Keats' Love Connection
Sep 15, 2009 9:15 PM EDT
Jane Campion’s Bright Star, a Cannes favorite, marks the director’s return to film for the first... MORE