You Should Read This Article About Ebert
I normally try to avoid Esquire--I've heard enough about the six suits every man needs to own--but the magazine's moving, depressing, and somewhat hopeful story about Roger Ebert's life since he lost his lower jaw (and with that, speech) is being passed around all over the place, and you should probably read it if you care at all about one of the most talented, influential film critics ever. Why do bad things happen to good critics, instead of maybe Gene Shalit or someone?
Need some new Thanksgiving Dinner arguments to try to convince your 3D loving family to stop voting 3D (apparently they forgot the last 8 years of 3D)? Look no further. Roger Ebert has provided Newsweek with a handy outline of nine reasons you should hate the resurgence of this... / Continue →
Libel! Just kidding; he liked it. So much so that he decided to write his own piece about why he did the story. Another good read on the subject of R. Ebert. It turns out he's a pretty decent writer himself.
(If you missed the Esquire article, here it is.)... / Continue →
Legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Roger Ebert, who elevated film critique while at the same time simplifying it to thumb positioning, has died. His longtime publisher the Chicago Sun-Times brings the news, which comes just days after Ebert announced he'd be lightening his... / Continue →
