PopTodd Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The guy won a frikkin' PULITZER for crying out loud.His reviews are consistently entertaining reading.He put out a book with this title: Plus, he did Oprah and talks about it freely. Go Roger!!! So, let's talk about Rog in here. Because he's cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey bumped uglies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I like the guy, and since so many threads featuring celebrities as headers have to do with death, this one gave me a mini-heart attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey bumped uglies?Huh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey bumped uglies? He must have a thing for black women since he is married to one.I like the guy, and since so many threads featuring celebrities as headers have to do with death, this one gave me a mini-heart attack.Sadlly Roger has been on death's door for several years. I thought the same thing. It is actually a miricle he is still around and writing. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I like Ebert and have always valued his reviews. I always enjoyed him on At the Movies with Siskel/Roeper. His reviews are always well written and entertaining, and he tends to be the critic I trust most. However, since he returned from his illness, he hands out 4 star reviews to just about anything. He's just so happy to be alive that he'll give 4 stars to anything that moves. Apparently he'll also bang anything that moves??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I like the guy, and since so many threads featuring celebrities as headers have to do with death, this one gave me a mini-heart attack. I had the same reaction. I was really dreading reading this thread given his recent health issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Siskel & Ebert really knew which scenes to pick from a movie to highlight them the best. We always watched S&E during dinner on Saturday nights, and though I didn't care much for it in the beginning, they did grow on me (especially once I was old enough to see most of the movies). Ebert, more than Siskel (never did watch the Roeper years) was really able to hand out a scathing review. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Siskel & Ebert clips are one of my favorite things on YouTube.Also: he schtupped Oprah?!??!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How could she resist? A google search suggests they went on two dates. She left early on the second one. No explicit reporting of schtuppage that I saw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I've always liked Roger. I often don't agree with his reviews but I always admire his passion for film. It's obvious that the guy is a true fan of movies, not just someone doing it because they get paid to. My favorite books of his are the collection of essays "Greatest Movies" & "Greatest Movies II" that delve into his favorite movies of all-time. The guy may have given great reviews to some shitty movies over the years, but when it comes to his choices for these books they're pretty impeccable for the most part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 This is the man that wrote the immortal lines "This is my groovy happening, and it freaks me out" (Beyond the valley of the dolls). That alone makes him a legend, but the Oprah thing, that puts him on another level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Do you guys read his blog? Its seriously some of the consistently best writing on the internet, bar none. For example: His reminisces about food Admitting his alcoholism, and experiences in AA Some powerful and beautiful shit, and you're not likely to hear it from a more genuine guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Do you guys read his blog? Its seriously some of the consistently best writing on the internet, bar none. For example: His reminisces about food Admitting his alcoholism, and experiences in AA (one of the most powerful columns I've ever read) His scathing, not so subtle flaming of Ben Lyons Some hilarious, sobering, and beautifully written shit and you're not likely to hear it from a more genuine guy. I think the loss of his speech has given him a renewed voice in writing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I agree with what Runaway Jim wrote. It even drove one of his most avid fans apeshit when he gave a glowing review to Nicolas Cage's Knowing. Ebert, I think, even put it on his Top Ten List of 2009. I loved the movie, since it challenged our ideas of what an alien or angel would be. (i've said too much. ) Furthermore, my 1st gig as a PA on Daddy's Girl,which became known as The Game Plan, I worked with someone who looked exactly like him. It was uncanny. No one believed me. There was no photographic evidence, until Facebook came along. People laughed and were like "WOW?!" It's so odd the resemblance. He looks like an older Roger Ebert but in a younger body. Since of course Ebert was heavy when he 1st came around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Do you guys read his blog? Its seriously some of the consistently best writing on the internet, bar none. For example: His reminisces about food Admitting his alcoholism, and experiences in AA (one of the most powerful columns I've ever read) His scathing, not so subtle flaming of Ben Lyons Some hilarious, sobering, and beautifully written shit and you're not likely to hear it from a more genuine guy. I think the loss of his speech has given him a renewed voice in writing.He's a pretty great twitterer, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a-me-with-a-you Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I consistently read his blog, also because he also wittily responds to some of the comments made on the articles. He often succeeds in completely refuting the arguments in a thousand word rant with just one sentence. I really like most of his reviews though he gets caught up on one negative aspect often times. A recent review of his I really liked was the one of "The Virgin Suicides". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Do you guys read his blog? Its seriously some of the consistently best writing on the internet, bar none. For example: His reminisces about food This was reprinted in the Sun-Times last week and it is a fucking great read. One of the best essays on anything that I have read, ever. And one more reason to love Roge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 The food essay is great. I'm generally oblivious to stuff anyway, but since in addition I'm nowhere near Chicago, somehow I wasn't aware of his health. That's very sad. I have fond memories of watching him and Gene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Touching article in Esquire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Touching article in EsquireI can only read parts of this at a time. I keep tearing up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I can only read parts of this at a time. I keep tearing up. The part where he's talking about Gene...just damn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 He's just so happy to be alive that he'll give 4 stars to anything that moves. After reading that article, I feel pretty terrible about saying that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 The part where he's talking about Gene...just damn.One of my favorite pieces by Ebert was written last February, ten years after Gene's death. It's a beautiful, perceptive, artful piece of prose writing. That's the thing about Ebert: He's known as a skilled critic, yes, but his real secret is that he's a skilled writer, period. I discovered Ebert as a teenager; one of the first "movie books" I ever bought was his 1988 collection of reviews. Since then, I've moved on to other, more scholarly critics, but I remain amazed at his unparalleled ability to discuss sophisticated cinematic topics in a way that the average newspaper reader can immediately grasp. He knows his stuff, but he also knows his audience. Mostly, though, I have remained loyal to Ebert because he has such a strong voice on the page. Even when I disagree with his judgment--which happens frequently--I always enjoy reading his words, because he has such a way with them. I haven't read the Esquire piece yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 thanks for the link to the article, sureshot. i've only read about half of it so far. the first time i remeber watching "sneak previews" was when siskel and ebert reviewed "my dinner with andre."the formative years, to be sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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