Roger Ebert

Outrageous Oscars docu snubs: Bill Maher is in good company

Being Emmys biggest loser (0 for 21) should have prepared Bill Maher for yesterday's snub by the Oscars for his incendiary feature documentary "Religulous." Though the film, which dares to question organized religion, made a...

The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending...

Following THE A LIST and THE X LIST, one highly respected group of critics moves back to the beginning of the alphabet for THE B LIST: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS ON THE LOW-BUDGET BEAUTIES, GENRE-BENDING MAVERICKS,...

The Internet and the end of free speech

I’ve had a collection of thoughts rattling around in my noggin for some time now, some connected but most not. Many of them were prompted by a post I read a while back on Nick Carr’s blog. The post was, Who killed the...

You review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Did Kevin Smith's latest get you hot under the collar? Not so hot ... Zack and Miri Make a Porno With that provocative title, and the fact that it brings together two of the highest profile names in US comedy, Zack and Miri...

What did you think of the new Bond film?

CNN’s iReporters haven’t wasted any time in letting us know what they think of “Quantum of Solace”: Daniel Craig plays James Bond in “Quantum of Solace.” - “Too many action scenes and not enough ‘Substance,’ ” said TheVideoMan,...

Slumdog Millionaire sold out!

Slumdog Millionaire not only getting the some of the best reviews in recent years but also doing brisk business in arthouses. The Danny Boyle directed film, focusing on three slum children in Mumbai and their tryst with fate as...

Running Off, Barking At Cats

Roger Ebert -- yes, that Roger Ebert -- is writing one of the best blogs around. Not just about movies either. I think blog-writing has made Ebert's movie reviews better -- more fun, more adventurous. His review of Charlie...

Scorsese by Ebert

Scorsese by Ebert: three glorious words that should make you immediately stop reading and head out the door to your nearest bookstore or to Amazon.com. If you're still reading, then it appears I have some convincing to do.

'B List' highlights obscure film gems

By Mae Anderson Associated Press "The B List" (Da Capo Press. $15.95. 288 pages), edited by David Sterritt and John Anderson The literary version of having a movie-critic friend intent on convincing you that there's a movie of...

Utah Motion Picture Advisory Committee: The screening process

These scripts got a thumbs-up: fun-loving shenanigans by kids stranded at an airport; the unifying forces of the game of baseball overcoming a distressing setting; all-American, clean-cut teens singing and dancing.

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