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post #121 of 151
7/21/08 at 12:22pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

And now there's a statement from Roger on his site that he's permanently parting ways with the show as well. He hopes to keep the "thumbs" going, but isn't revealing his plans yet.

Statement from Roger Ebert

Wow, two separate statements on the same day. Makes me wonder what Disney was up to.
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post #122 of 151
7/21/08 at 12:34pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by TonyD
that note from roeper says the show will continue, but not with disney.

"In the meantime, it is my intention to proceed elsewhere with my ninth year as the co-host of a movie review show that honors the standards established by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert more than 30 years ago. I will be free to share the details on that program in the near future.”"

Not "the" show since Disney seems to own it, but "a" show. Doesn't really matter much if they are able to get something going with decent distribution.
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post #123 of 151
7/21/08 at 12:56pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

i doubt that the stations who currently run the show would choose a show with whomever replaces roeper over the new show that will have roger's and roeper's name on it.
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post #124 of 151
7/22/08 at 12:52pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by TonyD
i doubt that the stations who currently run the show would choose a show with whomever replaces roeper over the new show that will have roger's and roeper's name on it.

I hope not, but where I live it has been hard to even watch the current show produced by Disney. They randomly change when it shows, but most of the time it is in the middle of the night on Sunday mornings. To catch it, I generally set the DVR to record for an hour and a half to catch the 30 minute show (even then I don't always get it).
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post #125 of 151
7/22/08 at 1:22pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

They're getting Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz for the new At the Movies.

`At the Movies' gets new hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz - Yahoo! News
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post #126 of 151
7/22/08 at 1:36pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

Well, I won't be watching either of them since they know nothing about films. I watched Lyons on MSNBC once and that was enough.
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post #127 of 151
7/22/08 at 2:27pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by DavidJ
I hope not, but where I live it has been hard to even watch the current show produced by Disney. They randomly change when it shows, but most of the time it is in the middle of the night on Sunday mornings. To catch it, I generally set the DVR to record for an hour and a half to catch the 30 minute show (even then I don't always get it).
thats exactly what i do, with the dvr.
somehow the tivo always gets the time right.
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post #128 of 151
7/22/08 at 2:30pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
Well, I won't be watching either of them since they know nothing about films. I watched Lyons on MSNBC once and that was enough.
that's not really fair, saying they know nothing about films.
did you read the article.
these 2 guys have roots in movies especially Mankiewicz.
I've seen him on the occasional accidental AMC watching, he seems informed to me.

in any event if it keeps a similar format i'll watch it.
i like anything that has peole talking about movies.

I will watch the Ebert and Roeper show first though.
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post #129 of 151
7/22/08 at 4:46pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by TonyD
I like anything that has people talking about movies.

+1
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post #130 of 151
7/22/08 at 6:09pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale
+1
you plus one'd me and fixed my spelling.

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post #131 of 151
7/22/08 at 6:42pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by TonyD
that's not really fair, saying they know nothing about films.
did you read the article.
these 2 guys have roots in movies especially Mankiewicz.
I've seen him on the occasional accidental AMC watching, he seems informed to me.

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I have a problem whenever a critic (in this case Lyons) says "xyz" is one of the greatest movies right up there with BEETLEJUICE, CLUELESS and SCREAM. Of course, this guy might be a lot better for the "mainstream" crowds.
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post #132 of 151
7/22/08 at 11:07pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
I have a problem whenever a critic (in this case Lyons) says "xyz" is one of the greatest movies right up there with BEETLEJUICE, CLUELESS and SCREAM.

He's got a point.
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post #133 of 151
7/22/08 at 11:19pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

"Citizen Kane, man. Your great-uncle really did a great job with that! It was approaching the level of, like, Moving Violations! High praise from me, dude."

Never heard of Ben Lyons, so I'm just having fun.
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post #134 of 151
7/23/08 at 3:59am

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by Greg_S_H
They're getting Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz for the new At the Movies.

Yeesh. I don't have much of an opinion on Mankiewicz but Lyons is a moron. You might as well hire some no-name frat boy to review movies instead of him because it would be the same effect but likely much cheaper.
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post #135 of 151
7/24/08 at 12:58pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

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Originally Posted by TonyD
i doubt that the stations who currently run the show would choose a show with whomever replaces roeper over the new show that will have roger's and roeper's name on it.
I'm not following you. Doesn't Disney own the Ebert & Roeper title? If Roeper is leaving and Ebert is already gone, how does anyone have a show with Ebert & Roeper is the title?

Roeper is leaving to start his own show, Ebert won't be doing any. Ebert's name won't be on any show, I presume. Roeper's name won't be associated with At The Movies at all. Correct?

BTW, like others, here in Little Rock I had to set up a time frame of about two hours to increase my chances of recording the show early on Sunday morning.

Edit: I read the article and there is a brief mention the Ebert could be associated with Roeper's new show. I've got to think his association will be off camera, perhaps he'll write reviews to be read on-air, I don't know.
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post #136 of 151
7/27/08 at 12:17pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

Ebert has a journal/blog entry discussing the end of the show:

The balcony is closed - Roger Ebert's Journal
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post #137 of 151
7/27/08 at 1:10pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

ebert is great.
he even posted those clips of him and gene arguing then laughing about it.
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post #138 of 151
7/27/08 at 1:26pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

Yeah, I thought that was cool that he would post those. I think most would be too vain.
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post #139 of 151
7/27/08 at 4:10pm

Re: Roger Ebert reviewing again in 2007 (after surgery in June 2006)

I think he's grown up enough over the years to look back and laugh.

It's also possible that that kind of sniping was even affectionate, like when you watch Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for the first time and think they hate enough, and on later viewings seeing the underlying affection at play there. The fights and the sniping are part of the fond memories. After Siskel died, all of the pretenders to the throne including Roeper had to be too respectful to Ebert for that to again be possible.

I love Ebert's blog. While his website keeps things professional and film-focused, the blog is entirely personal. He's giving us a window into his life at probably the most vulnerable time he's ever gone through.
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post #140 of 151
10/21/09 at 8:23pm

Posted April, 2007:
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Not to sound crude or insensitive, but...........6 months tops.

It just seems like that's always the way it is with celebs. It's always "Doing just fine" and then...gone within months.

So...any hot stock picks?

Jon

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post #141 of 151
10/21/09 at 8:27pm
WTH, why'd you do that.
I saw this and thought that's it.


sheesh.

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post #142 of 151
10/22/09 at 6:14pm

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So...any hot stock picks? 


I was somewhat reactionary that day.
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post #143 of 151
2/14/10 at 9:53am
 Roger's fans will want to read a profile in the March 2010 ESQUIRE.
Leonardo DiCaprio is on the cover.
This excellent piece, written by Chris Jones, is one you really should not miss.
Edited by Henry Gale - 2/14/10 at 5:05pm
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post #144 of 151
2/14/10 at 12:25pm
Roger Ebert OWNS twitter.  If you are not following him you are missing the best reason to be on Twitter.

http://www.twitter.com/ebertchicago

Sam
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post #145 of 151
2/14/10 at 4:25pm
^ between roger and kevin smith it almost looks like they're competing to tweet the most on my twitter home page.
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post #146 of 151
2/17/10 at 3:04pm
Great, great article: http://www.esquire.com/features/roger-ebert-0310

Lengthy but worth every word.

--
H
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post #147 of 151
2/17/10 at 4:09pm
Indeed.
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post #148 of 151
2/17/10 at 4:28pm
Thanks for pointing to that article. Impressive and shocking.


Quote in the article from Roger Ebert:

A few years ago, when learning about his condition, I started to buy each and every book title of Ebert. Why?

First of all because I thoroughly liked his work, I don't need to agree with every one of his conclusions, but it's always an intellectual joy to read his texts. Just an example: my son and I often quote to each other from the article "Your Movie Sucks", which is hilarious.

Secondly, I remembered how often I glanced through his reviews, using them as an aid to decide which movies to buy on the media, and how useful and valuable that has been to me - totally for free. Not to mention the sheer intellectual pleasure.

I hoped (and hope) he will benefit from actual sales of his books, and in that case he fully deserves my contribution. And after all, it's not a bad sale for me either! So I'm now a proud owner of almost all of Roger Ebert's work, as far as it was published in books.


Cees
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post #149 of 151
2/18/10 at 7:35pm
Ebert responds to the Esquire profile

Man, that photo is shocking. It's amazing how much our jaws define our faces. Ebert's condition reminds me of an old man with his dentures out, only so much more extreme.

Back in November I asked him if he'd have started his blog if his last reconstructive surgery had taken. He replied: "The blog would have happened sooner, but now it has become necessary to my sanity, almost." It's sort of poetic, in a depressing sort of way; one of the great writers of our generation now communicates almost exclusively through his writing. His disability has made him a sharper, and far more prolific writer.

Read one of his reviews from the 1980s and read one of his reviews from today. You'll note that his writing was far less dynamic, far more critical, and socially more naive. Many of the things that appalled him back then either thrill him, amuse him, or bore him today. One of the great joys of rogerebert.com is the opportunity to explore the evolution of an important writer over more than 40 years worth of writing.
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post #150 of 151
2/18/10 at 7:57pm
Simply, he writes so damn well. 

Like Cees, I have been buying more and more of his books and enjoying each one.
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