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Charles Ealy

Assistant Features Editor

Charles Ealy writes and edits stories about movies, books and the arts for the Austin American-Statesman. He has been a journalist since graduating from the University of Missouri in 1977. He came to the Statesman in 1981, where he worked until 1987. He then moved to The Dallas Morning News, where he worked until 2006, primarily in the business and arts sections. While at The News, he obtained a master's degree in humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas. He returned to the Statesman in the fall of 2006. He regularly attends the Cannes Film Festival and is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association. 

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From left, actors Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan join directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen at the screening of the film “Inside Llewyn Davis” at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, set in 1960s Greenwich Village, is a critics’ favorite so far this festival.

Exploring the highs and lows in Cannes

CANNES, France — American movies are faring well this year in Cannes, with the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” holding on to the No. 1 spot in the competition for the Palme d’Or, according to a poll of critics compiled by Screen International. Set in 1960s Greenwich Village, “Davis” focuses ...

  • 12:00 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck in David Lowery’s ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,’ which will screen in the Critics Week selection in Cannes.

Cannes gears up with plenty of U.S. fare

The annual Hollywood invasion of the south of France begins Wednesday when the Cannes Film Festival kicks off with the European premiere of “The Great Gatsby,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, then continues for about two weeks with five American movies among the 20 in competition for the Palme ...

  • 12:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013

'Girl Rising' screening

“Girl Rising,” a new educational movie, focuses on nine girls who face obstacles in getting an education. It will screen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Galaxy Movie House & Eatery, 8300 N. FM 620. Volunteers will be collecting new or gently used school supplies and backpacks for children in Afghanistan ...

  • 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013

Free screening of ‘Access to the Danger Zone’

Doctors Without Borders will host a free screening of the documentary “Access to the Danger Zone” at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at the Stateside theater, 719 Congress Ave., next to the Paramount. The free screening focuses on the challenges of providing aid to people in conflict zones. It’s narrated ...

  • 4:02 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013

‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ selected for Critics’ Week

“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” the new movie from Dallas director and former Austinite David Lowery, has been picked for a special screening at the Critics’ Week sidebar in Cannes, festival directors announced Monday. “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” stars Casey Affleck as Bob Muldoon, a bank robber who’s married to Ruth ...

  • 3:04 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013

Banff, Off-Centered and Attic festivals also coming up

April is a big month for film festivals in Austin. In addition to the well-established Cine Las Americas and the Austin Jewish Film Festival, three more movie events will be held in the Austin area this weekend and next weekend. The action-packed Banff Mountain Film Festival starts at 8 p.m. ...

  • 5:24 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013
Attendees manage the escalators of the Austin Convention Center on Saturday as they attend the second day of the South by Southwest Conference & Festival’s Interactive in Austin.

SXSW Film: Director Danny Boyle reveals what he can about new movie ‘Trance’

Danny Boyle teased South by Southwest into a bit of a frenzy of curiosity Saturday by presenting a dramatic clip of his new mind-bending movie “Trance,” which is scheduled to open in Austin in late April. Starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel, “Trance” is visually stylish, with an ...

  • Updated: 9:53 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013
Scarlett Johansson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Don Jon’s Addiction.”

SXSW plans record number of red carpets

Celebrities will be out in full force in Austin this month, as a record number of 33 red-carpets events will be held at various venues around town when the South by Southwest Film Festival kicks off March 8. Three red-carpet events will be staged on the first day, with Steve ...

  • 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013
Expect Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” to have the director’s usual spectacular visuals. The film includes stars Charlie Hunnam, front left, and Rinko Kikuchi.

Must-see movies 2013: What’s headed to the big screen this year

Sequels, prequels and remakes will probably rule the coming year at the box office. But moviegoers will have lots of options in 2013. For lovers of comedy, Sandra Bullock returns to her funny roots this spring with “The Heat,” co-starring Melissa McCarthy of “Bridesmaids.” And Will Ferrell will reprise his ...

  • 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess, of course, is the heart and soul of “Downton,” and it’s great fun to see her arch an eyebrow at the bluntness of the American mother of Lady Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in season three of the series, which premieres Sunday on KLRU. Smith was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actress in mini-series or TV movie for her role in the series last season.

Dowager steals the show — again — as ‘Downton’ comes back to TV

Postwar modernity throws the folks at “Downton Abbey” for a loop as season three premieres Sunday. And the conflict between modern and traditional can clearly be seen in the much ballyhooed arrival of Martha Levinson (Shirley MacLaine), who immediately squares off with the Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith). Smith’s ...

  • 12:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013