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Displaying all articles tagged:
Roger Ebert
september 11
Feb. 12, 2016
Revisiting
Zoolander
’s Weird History With 9/11
The film was part of three separate 9/11 controversies.
By
Nate Jones
now streaming
July 16, 2014
6 Great Biographical Docs to Stream Right Now
Grab your remote.
By
Lindsey Weber
vulture quiz
July 8, 2014
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? A Roger Ebert Quiz
Can you guess which movies Ebert liked and which he didn’t?
By
Lindsey Weber
movie review
July 3, 2014
Roger Ebert Documentary
Life Itself
Is a Poignant, Moving Portrait
Director Steve James cuts back and forth between Ebert’s last days and the story of his rise.
By
David Edelstein
cannes film festival 2014
May 22, 2014
After a Cannes Screening Mishap, Chaz Ebert Asks, ‘What Would Roger Do?’
The Ebert documentary malfunctioned two-thirds of the way through its only screening.
By
Jada Yuan
sundance 2014
Jan. 21, 2014
Roger Ebert Tribute
Life Itself
: Sundance’s Biggest Tear-Jerker
Roger Ebert was a Sundance staple, and audiences at this year’s fest are paying tribute.
By
Jada Yuan
happy tears
Dec. 1, 2013
Roger Ebert Memorial Sculpture Is Almost a Reality
Get the tissues ready.
By
Delia Paunescu
cannes 2013
May 22, 2013
Chaz Ebert Is Taking Cannes ‘Day by Day’
Her coping strategy includes remembering the good times with her husband.
By
Jada Yuan
dance party!!!
Apr. 28, 2013
Watch Tilda Swinton Honor Roger Ebert With a Barry White Dance-Along
“No observers allowed. Participants only.”
By
Delia Paunescu
Apr. 5, 2013
Al Jean Remembers the Time Roger Ebert Guest Starred on ‘The Critic’
Longtime Simpsons writer/producer Al Jean reminisced to Vulture about working with the legendary movie critic Roger Ebert when he guest starred […]
By
Bradford Evans
tribute
Apr. 5, 2013
Seitz: Roger Ebert on TV Was the Gateway Drug for New Film Obsessives
His TV shows with Gene Siskel had as much to do with stoking this critic’s interest in film and film criticism as anyone he knew personally.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
tribute
Apr. 5, 2013
15 Roger Ebert Passages That Epitomize His Writing
From reviews of films both classic and awful, to memorials to Gene Siskel, to an ode to his rice cooker.
By
Bilge Ebiri
tribute
Apr. 5, 2013
Remembering Roger Ebert’s Cameo on
The Critic
It didn’t stink.
By
Al Jean
tribute
Apr. 4, 2013
Edelstein on Roger Ebert: Farewell to the Mayor of Movie Critic-Ville
The work of this most famous of film writers was accessible to people who normally had no patience for critics.
By
David Edelstein
thumbs up
Apr. 4, 2013
10 Videos to Remember Roger Ebert By
From his famously scathing reviews to his eloquent defense of film criticism.
By
Kyle Buchanan
and
Gilbert Cruz
obits
Apr. 4, 2013
Roger Ebert Dies at 70
Sadly, just a day after announcing his “leave of presence.”
By
Jesse David Fox
sad news
Apr. 3, 2013
Roger Ebert’s Taking a ‘Leave of Presence’ to Treat Cancer
He will still write, but much less often.
By
Jesse David Fox
critics
Dec. 27, 2012
Roger Ebert Reviewed More Films This Year Than Ever
More than 300. And
Argo
’s his favorite.
By
Zach Dionne
health
Dec. 21, 2012
Roger Ebert Facing Continuing Health Problems
“Not in best of shape,” he writes.
By
Zach Dionne
injuries
Dec. 7, 2012
Roger Ebert Hospitalized for Hip Fracture
His wife says he was busting out “tricky disco dance moves.”
By
Zach Dionne
Sept. 12, 2012
Siskel and Ebert: Film Criticism’s Most Underrated Comedy Duo
In 1993, Al Jean and Mike Reiss left their position as showrunners of The Simpsons. Over four seasons, they helped transform the cartoon from […]
By
Stephen Winchell
Apr. 26, 2012
Patton Oswalt and Roger Ebert, Sittin’ In a Tree
Patton Oswalt had to drop out of this weekend’s Ebertfest Film Festival last minute due to the shooting schedule of his new movie, which sucks! […]
By
Adam Frucci
patty-cake
Mar. 21, 2012
Siskel and Ebert Played Patty-Cake Before Every
At the Movies
Taping
“They performed it with complicated hand/knee slaps and everything.”
By
Zach Dionne
Mar. 2, 2012
Roger Ebert Won’t Dignify Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie With a Review
Roger Ebert did not enjoy Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. To be more specific, he hated it so much that he abandoned his synopsis halfway […]
By
Hallie Cantor
tv
Nov. 30, 2011
At the Movies
on Hiatus
It’s not a lack of viewers, it’s a lack of funding.
By
Sarah Bennett
roger ebert
Nov. 7, 2011
Roger Ebert Can’t Afford to Finance
At the Movies
Anymore
Get on Kickstarter, Roger!
By
Amanda Dobbins
wordplay
Sept. 12, 2011
The New Yorker
Has Rejected All of Zach Galifianakis’s Cartoon Captions
He hasn’t been able to crack their esoteric formula.
By
Kyle Buchanan
clickables
Aug. 17, 2011
Read the First Pages of Roger Ebert’s Memoir,
Life Itself
“I was born inside the movie of my life.”
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
June 22, 2011
Watch Taiwan’s NMA.tv Take on Roger Ebert vs. Bam Margera
We’re speechless.
By
Kyle Buchanan
controversy
June 21, 2011
Roger Ebert Now Says He Was ‘Probably Too Quick to Tweet’ About Ryan Dunn’s Death
“That was unseemly.”
By
Mike Vilensky
beef
June 21, 2011
Roger Ebert Attacks Ryan Dunn for Drunk Driving, and Bam Margera Fires Back
This is unnecessary.
By
Amos Barshad
clickables
Apr. 25, 2011
Read Roger Ebert’s Winning
New Yorker
Cartoon Caption
He finally won!
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
Apr. 15, 2011
Vote for Roger Ebert in
The New Yorker
’s Cartoon Caption Contest
It’s actually the funniest of the batch.
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
Apr. 13, 2011
Watch Roger Ebert’s TED Talk About Losing His Voice
With assistance from his wife, Chaz.
By
Kyle Buchanan
sxsw
Mar. 16, 2011
Logan Hill, SXSW Film Juror, Explains Why You Need to Watch for
Natural Selection
The ambitious sperm-donor/odd-couple comedy tries many things, and succeeds at all of them. And we have a clip.
By
Logan Hill
Feb. 10, 2011
Roger Ebert’s Withering Takedown of Just Go With It
So, did famed film critic Roger Ebert enjoy the new Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston/Supermodel comedy Just Go With It? I don’t know! Let’s check […]
By
Adam Frucci
tv
Jan. 20, 2011
Roger Ebert Will Wear a Prosthetic Chin on His New Show
Looks good!
By
Kyle Buchanan
books
Jan. 6, 2011
Ebert on
Huck Finn
: ‘I Should Have Shut Up’
He says he was wrong to post a tweet containing racially provocative language.
By
Kyle Buchanan
censorship
Jan. 5, 2011
Roger Ebert Has Strong Feelings on
Huck Finn
Controversy
Very strong, uncensored feelings.
By
Kyle Buchanan
roger ebert
Jan. 4, 2011
Ebert Names Co-Hosts for
At the Movies
And one is a 24-year-old.
By
Willa Paskin
roger ebert
Dec. 15, 2010
Roger Ebert Says Elvis Mitchell Was Not Dropped From
At the Movies
“One source who had seen the pilot shot earlier this year with Lemire and Mitchell said it showed little on-air chemistry between the two.”
By
Amos Barshad
clickables
Nov. 9, 2010
Read Roger Ebert’s Total Burn on a Foreign Hilary Duff DVD
“The Perfect Man takes its idiotic plot and uses it as the excuse for scenes of awesome stupidity,” says Ebert.
By
Amanda Dobbins
beef
Oct. 8, 2010
Secretariat
Smackdown: Ebert vs. O’Hehir
Is ‘Secretariat’ a “work of creepy, half-hilarious master-race propaganda almost worthy of Leni Riefenstahl”?
By
Lane Brown
movies
Sept. 23, 2010
Casey Affleck to Roger Ebert:
I’m Still Here
Had No Point
“There are ideas in the film that are interesting to me. I don’t have a point to make, though.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
pickup lines
Sept. 10, 2010
Roger Ebert Resurrects
At the Movies
Now known as ‘Roger Ebert Presents at the Movies.’
By
Willa Paskin
quote machine
Apr. 30, 2010
Emily Mortimer to Steer Clear of Shite From Now On
Plus: Mickey Rourke on Genghis Khan, dog lover.
movies
Apr. 28, 2010
Read Ten of the Most Disturbing Quotes From Roger Ebert’s Sex Pistols Screenplay
“Come on, mum. Give us a kiss.”
By
Edith Zimmerman
movies
Apr. 26, 2010
Read Roger Ebert’s 1977 Sex Pistols Screenplay
’Who Killed Bambi?’ was started but never finished.
By
Edith Zimmerman
quote machine
Mar. 29, 2010
Jay-Z and Pete Wentz Are Mated for Life
Plus: ‘G.I. Jane’ reconsidered.
Mar. 25, 2010
Ebert Still Working On That TV Show
Working title: ‘Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies.’
By
Lane Brown
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