Latest Roger Ebert News
Chaz Ebert Executive Producing Emmett Till Film
The movie will be based on the book Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America, which was written by Till's mother Mamie Till-Mobley and award-winning journalist Christopher Benson....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 May 2015
'The Grey' Affected Roger Ebert So Much, He Walked Out Of Next Screening
Remember The Grey? The Liam Neeson survival-action movie? It passed audiences by in 2011, making little impression box-office and taking just over $70 million on a budget of $25 million.Liam Neeson starred in the survival...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 April 2015
Oscar Nominations Court Controversy
The reaction to this week's Oscar nominations was a loud one, because Academy voters played it so safe in a year when films expanded to explore a diverse array of themes. Throughout 2014, actors and...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 January 2015
'The Maltese Falcon' Sells For $4 Million, But What's The Most Expensive Movie Item?
The Maltese Falcon, a statuette of a bird featuring in the classic 1941 detective thriller, sold for more than $4 million at Bonhams auction house on Monday (November 25, 2013).The Maltese Falcon Sold For $4...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 November 2013
Dance Tribute To Roger Ebert Led By Tilda Swinton, To Barry White Song
If there’s one thing Tilda Swinton knows how to do (and we reckon she knows how to do far more than just the one thing), it’s ‘create a stir’ and that’s exactly what she did...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 April 2013
Tilda Swinton Kicks Off Spontaneous Dance Party In Memory Of Roger Ebert
Tilda Swinton might be one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood, but the woman isn’t afraid to get down, yo! At the annual Ebertfest – the affectionate name for “Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival,...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 April 2013
Ben Stiller Received Personal Apology From Roger Ebert Over Zoolander Review
Funnyman Ben Stiller received a personal apology from Roger Ebert after the legendary film critic slated his 2001 movie Zoolander.The late writer, who lost his battle with cancer earlier this month (04Apr13), published a scathing...
By WENN on 22 April 2013
Ebertfest Day Two Continues To Celebrate The Legacy Of Roger Ebert
The passing of Roger Ebert earlier this month was met with unanimous respect for one of the movie industries' most revered critics and essayists. Over the course of the week, Ebkert will have his praises...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 April 2013
Late Film Critic Roger Ebert Laid To Rest At Chicago Cathedral
Roger Ebert funeral was held today in his native Illinois, with the great film critique laid to rest in front of family, friends and well wishes at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral. The only man to...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 April 2013
Richard Roeper Remembers The Late Roger Ebert
Before his death on Thursday after a reoccurrence of cancer, Roger Ebert forged a reputation as a stellar film critic. His honest, brash style made his reviews thoroughly entertaining, and despite his unflinching style, he...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 April 2013
Remembering Roger Ebert – The Late Critic Who Made Reviewing Films His Art
It’s not often actors and film directors combine to praise a film critic. But – such was his influence to cinema – it’s hard to find a bad word for Roger Ebert, who passed away...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 April 2013
Film Buffs Mourn Roger Ebert's Death At Age 70
The world of cinema mourns the death of Roger Ebert today. The most influential film critic and the man, who taught a generation to love “the movies” died yesterday at the age of 70.Ebert had...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 April 2013
Roger Ebert Dies Aged 70: The Five Movies He Hated The Most
Roger Ebert, the esteemed American journalist, movie critic and screenwriter, has died aged 70 after a long battle with cancer. Ebert worked as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 right up until his...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 April 2013
A Leave Of Presence: Movie Critic Roger Ebert Scales Back His Work, As Cancer Returns
The famed movie critic Roger Ebert has been forced to scale back his reviewing work, after a “painful fracture” in his leg has been re-diagnosed as a cancer. “The 'painful fracture' that made it difficult...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 April 2013
Fractured Hip, But No Surgery: Roger Ebert Tweets After Hospitalization
The renowned film critic Roger Ebert is in hospital with a broken hip, Chicago Sun-Times reports today (December 7, 2012). Doctors have told the press that Ebert – who has been reviewing movies for the...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 December 2012
Movie Reviews: Skyfall
When the last 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, opened in 2008, critics railed at the decision to turn Bond into an action hero. He is too good for that! remarked Roger Ebert in the Chicago...
By Lew Irwin on 08 November 2012
Is 'The Dark Knight Rises' Immune From Criticism?
Is 'The Dark Knight Rises' immune from criticism? Some of its fans certainly seem to think so. It would appear that some of Christopher Nolan's supporters have been getting a little carried away with upholding...
By Lew Irwin on 19 July 2012
Movie Reviews Ice Age Continental Drift
Critics have given the fourth Ice Age movie, Continental Drift , a mostly cool-to-cold reception. Sean O'Connell in the Washington Post , suggests that viewers are nonetheless likely to overlook its faults. "Logic [in the...
By Lew Irwin on 13 July 2012
Movie Reviews Savages
There's nothing quite like an Oliver Stone movie to set the critics off in all directions like ants when a stone is dropped on their anthill. Savages is no exception. It's often Stone's liberal politics...
By Lew Irwin on 06 July 2012
Movie Reviews Magic Mike
It may seem surprising that a movie about male strippers would become one of the best-reviewed films of the year, but such is the case with Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike , starring Channing Tatum and...
By Lew Irwin on 29 June 2012
Movie Reviews Rock Of Ages
Over rock and roll's "ages" since the 1950s -- and especially since the 1980s -- pop music lovers have split into separate in-groups, each one becoming a veritable religion unto itself, each one scorning the...
By Lew Irwin on 15 June 2012
Movie Reviews Prometheus
Clearly, given the reputation that Ridley Scott's Alien had as one of the great classics of sci-fi film, his prequel, Prometheus , has fostered high expectations. Several critics have suggested that they have gone unfulfilled....
By Lew Irwin on 08 June 2012
Movie Reviews Snow White And The Huntsman
Somewhat surprisingly, given what several critics regarded as a put-offish title, there are only a handful of negative reviews for Snow White and the Huntsman , starring Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth in the title...
By Lew Irwin on 01 June 2012
Movie Reviews The Raven
It's as if the makers of The Raven were begging for trouble. After all, they've made the victim of a serial killer who recreates Edgar Allan Poe's lethal pendulum -- a critic! So now it's...
By Lew Irwin on 28 April 2012
Cusack's 'The Raven' Take A Beating From Critics
The last few days have not been kind to John Cusack and his new period thriller The Raven. On paper, the movie looks intriguing; an imagining of what happened at the end of Edgar Allen...
By Lew Irwin on 27 April 2012
Movie Reviews Act Of Valor
Film critics seem to be having difficulty getting a handle on Act of Valor -- understandable given the fact that the movie reportedly started out as a training and recruitment film for Navy SEALs. It...
By Lew Irwin on 24 February 2012
'The Vow' Aiming To Woo Valentines Day Romantics
Romantic-flick 'The Vow', starring Rachel Mcadams as the wife of Channing Tatum's character who awakes from a coma with no memory of their life together, is expected to clean up at the box-office this weekend....
By Lew Irwin on 10 February 2012
Reviews In For Woman In Black, Daniel Radcliffe’S First Post-potter Performance
Daniel Radcliffe will soon be appearing on cinema screens, in his first ever role since the end of the Harry Potter franchise. The screen adaptation of the popular stage play The Woman In Black is...
By Lew Irwin on 02 February 2012
Movie Reviews Man On A Ledge
Virtually all the critics are avoiding using the term "gripping" to describe Man on a Ledge , the drama starring Sam Worthington in which for most of the film he is seen perched on a...
By Lew Irwin on 27 January 2012
Dolly Parton's Joyful Noise Labelled 'A Hot Holy Mess'
Reviews of Dolly Parton 's new movie Joyful Noise have been less than complimentary to the country music star, who celebrates her 66th birthday next week. The New York Times critic, Stephen Holden, went so...
By WENN on 13 January 2012
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