Jonathan Leithold-Patt
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Jonathan Leithold-Patt is a 23-year-old film writer and artist going into his last semester at Columbia College Chicago. If there's anything that comes close to his love of watching films, it is the joy and enrichment he gets from learning more about them through writing and study.

Watch Tense Trailer for Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’

It was ten years ago that director Clint Eastwood dropped a bomb on the Oscar season at the very last minute, stealing all the thunder from the other contenders and paving the way to victorious Best Picture and Best Director…

Watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s Gonzo Vision in ‘Inherent Vice’ Trailer

  Movie fans must not fret any longer: the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s hotly anticipated Thomas Pynchon adaptation, Inherent Vice, landed yesterday, and it promises an entirely unique vision from the methodical American auteur. The first ever film adaptation…

New “Young Ones” Trailer Shows a Strikingly Rugged Future

  No, as it turns out, Young Ones is not a movie about the staff of The Young Folks, nor does it bear any relation to the website on which you’re reading this. It does, however, feature a cast of…

See Johnny Depp and His Mustache in “Mortdecai” Teaser Trailer

  Johnny Depp hasn’t had a great run these last few years. A string of high profile flops, including Transcendence, The Lone Ranger, and Dark Shadows, has somewhat turned the tide against his popular star image, while his ability to draw…

Eddie Redmayne is a Genius in “The Theory of Everything” Trailer

  Among the many unknown but promising Oscar plays of the upcoming season is James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne as scientific genius Stephen Hawking. The film tells of his life and studies during his tumultuous college…

Where Have All the Credits Gone?

    Too many of today’s movies have something missing. It’s a conspicuous absence, although the average moviegoer probably doesn’t notice. It used to be one of the most essential, obligatory cinematic identifiers, integral to any film’s artistic fiber. Can…

Growing Up on Film: A Top 10

There’s a reason films about growing up have galvanized the cinema’s attention for so long, and there’s a reason we keep returning back to them. Everyone has gone through it: the first steps, the juvenile ecstasies, the aching disappointments, the…