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Roger Ebert Tribute (1942-2013) – We Remember

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Today marks the ninth anniversary of critic Roger Ebert’s tragic passing. One of the true giants of film criticism, together with fellow late critic Gene Siskel, Ebert paved the way for easily digestible, marketable film criticism with his famous...

JoBlo: From movie fan to film critic to movie producer…

Posted 5 years ago

ARCADE DREAMS Kickstarter campaign RIGHT HERE! I thought I’d take this opportunity with Thanksgiving taking place in the USA, to look back at my professional life thus far and be grateful for everything I’ve received to this point and share...

C’mon Hollywood: Why critics are important

Posted 9 years ago

While it’s lessened quite a bit over the years, there’s still this cultural image of a film critic as a bespectacled balding guy in a professor’s tweed jacket (the one’s with the darker colored fabric on the elbows for some...

Once’s John Carney may direct Ferrell and Gad in Russ & Roger Go Beyond

Posted 10 years ago

It's been four months since Michael Winterbottom left the film, but STX Entertainment may have finally found a new director for their Roger Ebert/Russ Meyer biopic RUSS & ROGER GO BEYOND. Deadline has learned that John Carney (ONCE, BEGIN AGAIN)...

Director Michael Winterbottom exits Will Ferrell comedy biopic Russ & Roger

Posted 10 years ago

According to The Wrap, Michael Winterbottom has dropped out of directing RUSS & ROGER, STX Entertainment's planned buddy comedy biopic starring Will Ferrell as filmmaker Russ Meyer and Josh Gad as movie critic Roger Ebert, due to creative differences. But...

Josh Gad will play Roger Ebert in Russ & Roger opposite Will Ferrell

Posted 11 years ago

While I didn't always agree with Roger Ebert's reviews, I've definitely missed his voice in the years following his death. That voice is set to return, in a form, now that Josh Gad has closed a deal to star as...

Josh Gad eyed for role of Roger Ebert in Russ & Roger Go Beyond

Posted 11 years ago

Back in August we told you about the upcoming movie RUSS & ROGER GO BEYOND, a film that plans to explore the friendship and working relationship between the late great film critic Roger Ebert and filmmaker Russ Meyer who teamed...

Review: Roger Ebert- Life Itself (Sundance 2014)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The life and times of famed film critic Roger Ebert, from his early days at the Chicago Sun-Times, to his fame on Siskel & Ebert, to his ultimate illness and passing. REVIEW: Roger Ebert is a person that a...

Cool Videos: Hilarious Siskel & Ebert Outtakes

Posted 12 years ago

I miss those lazy afternoons when we had only two channels, and I got wrapped up in watching SISKEL & EBERT. The pair had a terrific dynamic which is perfectly displayed in this video of outtakes from the 1980s. Here...

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