So bummed about this news; so grateful for his life and work.
Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer – Chicago Sun-Times
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One reason crime movies tend to be intrinsically interesting is that the supporting characters have to be riveting.
Roger Ebert in his review of Gone Baby Gone.
The single worst argument Siskel and I ever had came after a coin flip, when we were unable to decide what we had been flipping for. We eventually had a two-out-of-three flip to settle the question of the original flip.
Roger Ebert’s Glossary of Movie Terms
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Wrong-Headed Commanding Officer. The commanding officer exists solely for the purpose of taking the hero off the case, calling him on the carpet, issuing dire warnings, asking him to hand over his badge and gun, etc.
The 10 best foreign films of 2010 – Roger Ebert’s Journal
Biutiful, Cell 211, and Home look good. I didn’t like Mother all that much, but what do I know?
The 10 best foreign films of 2010 – Roger Ebert’s Journal
Biutiful, Cell 211, and Home look good. I didn’t like Mother all that much, but what do I know?
The 10 best foreign films of 2010 – Roger Ebert’s Journal
Jodie Foster goes to college :: rogerebert.com
I don’t see myself getting married much before I’m 26. I won’t have the time, and, besides, I’m not mature enough to be nice to anyone else. I like being alone, without anyone to bother me. What if I got married to someone who wouldn’t let me lock myself in my room for six days and read?
Mother :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
Apparently Roger Ebert was posted his review of “Mother” while I was watching it. (via). I like this conclusion:
“Mother” will have you discussing the plot, not entirely to your satisfaction. I would argue: The stories in movies are complete fictions and can be resolved in any way the director chooses. If he actually cheats or lies, we have a case against him. If not, no matter what his strange conclusions, we can be grateful that we remained involved and even fascinated.
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
“When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.”
The best films of 2009 – Roger Ebert’s Journal
“There was hell to pay last year when I published my list of Twenty Best. You’d have thought I belched at a funeral. So this year I have devoutly limited myself to exactly ten films.
On each of two lists.”
Roger Ebert’s Journal: The autumn leaves of red and gold
I love Roger Ebert.
The General
The General. I’ve grown to love me some Buster Keaton. Seems like every scene in this movie has a laugh built-in. But it’s not just a gag to hold you over until something happens. They’re all connected with the chase or to at least show you what the hero is like. And I love the efficiency of the stunts. Everything seems so cleanly done. Great stuff. Roger Ebert on The General.
Update: This movie is also set in my home state of Georgia. Just sayin’…
Please don’t repeat that tired old meme about how I shouldn’t believe everything I read on Wikipedia. It knows a damned sight more than I do.
Poets put lovers under trees, and nobody asks where that tree came from. Why can’t Kubrick put his aging man in a bedroom?
Haven’t seen the movie and don’t plan to, but I like Roger Ebert’s assessment here: “Some superheroes speak in a kind of heightened, semi-formal prose, as if dictating to Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations… ‘Iron Man’ doesn’t seem to know how seriously most superhero movies take themselves.“
Mark Larson 