Roger Ebert Film Festival

In Praise of a Real Man

Rod Lurie | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment


Rod Lurie

If Roger Ebert's throat cancer -- devastating and unforgiving -- has not been able to stop him, then nothing as petty as the collapse of one of the nation's stalwart journalistic enterprises is going to either.

Roger Ebert's Boyhood Home Gets Historical Marker

AP | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago


URBANA, Ill. — Film critic Roger Ebert's boyhood home is getting the thumbs up. Officials in Urbana, Ill., decided to honor the Chicago Sun-Tim...

Roger Ebert Forced To Skip His Film Festival

AP | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Roger Ebert says he'll have to skip this year's Ebertfest film festival after breaking a hip. The 65-year-old movie critic wr...