ROGER EBERT

Roger Ebert and wife Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)
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OWN
Roger Ebert's Wife Shares The Details Of His Final Moments
By Lisa Capretto, OWN
"He was really happy that morning."
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ENTERTAINMENT
Josh Gad Will Play Roger Ebert In Will Ferrell Comedy
By E. Oliver Whitney
Josh Gad and Will Ferrell will play the guys behind the X-rated "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."
ENTERTAINMENT
What Is It Like to Be a Film Critic?
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
I love it, but it's also harder than it looks. As someone who loves movies and loves talking about movies, it's amazing to be get paid to watch films and then tell you what I think about them. Some of my earliest memories of and contact with films was via Roger Ebert and the shows "Sneak Previews" and "At the Movies," and I never would've guessed that I'd be doing it myself some day.
ENTERTAINMENT
"Life Itself"  --  Roger Ebert and the Everlasting Power of Movie Criticism
By Paul Cantor, Contributor
Writer based in New York
That much I gleaned from watching Life Itself, the acclaimed documentary from director Steve James (Hoop Dreams), which is based on Ebert's 2011 memoir, and is actually streaming on Netflix now.
COLLEGE
I Saw Roger Ebert at the Oscars -- Did You?
By Anthony Berteaux, Contributor
Campus Editor At Large at San Diego State University
Every time I go see something in a theater, I never really go in alone, but Roger Ebert comes with me, as with questions of what Roger would write.
ENTERTAINMENT
Trooper Shines Much-Needed Spotlight on Iraq Vets and Uranium Poisoning
By Joshua Kors, Contributor
Investigative Reporter
Movies, said film critic Roger Ebert, are like an "empathy machine." Their mission: to help us understand a bit more about others' hopes, their fears, their dreams. Movies allow us to walk in others' shoes. They help us "identify with the people who are sharing this journey with us."
ENTERTAINMENT
The Jerusalem Film Festival: Cinephilia Among Sirens
By Annette Insdorf, Contributor
Columbia University Film Professor; Moderator “Reel Pieces,” 9...
The JFF programming is vibrantly eclectic, with over 200 movies from 50 countries. While many are Israeli, others span varied genres, nations, themes and styles. I've experienced the thrill of discovery with two of the selections screened thus far.
BOOKS
Roger Ebert's Life Itself: A Presence Profoundly Felt, Even After His 'Leave of Presence'
By Joseph H. Cooper, Contributor
Columnist, PsychologyToday.com and The Fiscal Times
While all 55 chapters are 4-star reads, the final nine offer moving evidence that, for a man who could not speak, he had restorative observations to make and therapeutic reflections to share.
ENTERTAINMENT
Life Itself, the Film, the Book, and the Ebert I Knew
By Cynthia Dagnal Myron, Contributor
Award-winning former reporter for the Chicago Sun Times and Ar...
Watching the film of his life, I was proud of the man on the screen and that second life he found. He was not quite the man I knew, but... I really did know, somehow, back then, that the man he would become was in there, getting ready for his "close up."
ENTERTAINMENT
ReThink Review: Life Itself -- On Roger Ebert and Why I Review Movies
By Jonathan Kim, Contributor
Movie Critic for ReThink Reviews
I'm not a movie expert or someone trying to be what I think a critic is supposed to be, but simply a guy who loves movies and loves writing about them.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Life Itself' Crafts Heartfelt, Candid Portrait Of Roger Ebert
By Matthew Jacobs
Days before the shoot was slated to begin, Ebert, who'd battled papillary thyroid cancer since 2002, entered the hospital
IMPACT
Mothers and Fathers Across Borders Can Influence Peace
By Molly Alexander Darden, Contributor
Journalist; Founder/Editor, First Rate America: Choosing the G...
Women tend to see issues as more personal -- 'people-related' issues that can be resolved over time for the good of all. They
ENTERTAINMENT
Roger Ebert Wanted Philip Seymour Hoffman To Play Him In A Movie
By Christopher Rosen
ENTERTAINMENT
Live From the Sundance Film Festival: Monday, Jan. 20
By Marshall Fine, Contributor
Author, film critic, filmmaker
I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite between Life Itself, Steve James' documentary about the late film critic Roger Ebert, and To Be Takei, by Jennifer Kroot, about the amazingly resilient career of actor George Takei.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Roger Ebert Documentary 'Life Itself' Shines At Sundance
By Mike Ryan
Again, there are some legitimately funny scenes, but “Laggies” suffers from way too many “Nobody in real life would ever
ENTERTAINMENT
Quotation Maven Mardy Grothe Never Metaphor He Didn't Like
By Michael Sigman, Contributor
Writer/editor/music publisher
But one can turn Aristotle on his head (not literally, of course): looking for the similar in the dissimilar may indeed be
POST 50
For My Dear Friend Roger Ebert and Other Loved Ones Lost in 2013
By Cynthia Dagnal Myron, Contributor
Award-winning former reporter for the Chicago Sun Times and Ar...
This year, I knew I was old. And among the lamented were, for the first time, close friends who'd shared my journey. The first and most difficult for me, still, to release, was Roger Ebert, my old Sun Times colleague and biggest "fan"who believed in my talent more than anyone, always.
ENTERTAINMENT
Upcoming Movie About Roger Ebert Needs Your Support
By Christopher Rosen
CULTURE & ARTS
12 Years a Slave Reframed: A Narrative of White Racist Pathology
By Roya Rastegar, Contributor
Critic and curator, Ph.D.
None of us are safe from the pathology of white racism. The most intimate corners of our lives and eyes have been infected. But are we ready to see it, and be well?
BUSINESS
Who Gets Back to Me?
By Roger Wright, Contributor
Author "Finding Work When There Are No Jobs"
Besides the question, "When will I find work?," is there any question more important to someone searching for work, than "Who gets back to me?"
CULTURE & ARTS
Jeff Garlin's Dealin' With Idiots
By Roger Wright, Contributor
Author "Finding Work When There Are No Jobs"
Garlin's new movie tells the stories of a group of parents and coaches on a youth baseball team. But even thinking of this hilarious gem as a baseball movie for a moment is wrong. Baseball is part of the set design, but that's where it stops.
CHICAGO
'The Screen' In Millennium Park Opens With Ebert Tribute On Late Film Critic's 71st Birthday
“If we were to rent this screen for each event it would cost about $30,000 each time, not to mention the learning curve to
CHICAGO
Roger Ebert 'Kindness' Cartoon: Late Film Critic's Memorable Quote Inspires Touching Comic (PHOTO)
In the FAQ, Than says he launched the website in February of 2012 as a place where inspirational quotes from famous people
ENTERTAINMENT
HBO Films Shine in Cannes
By Annette Insdorf, Contributor
Columbia University Film Professor; Moderator “Reel Pieces,” 9...
Now that the Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close, it's clear that HBO has grown into a major film-making force beyond the small screen.
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