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Black Critics Group to Honor Van Peebles, Horne, Ebert
*The African-American Film Critics Association will honor director Melvin Van Peebles, the late Lena Horne and film critic Roger Ebert at its second annual awards ceremony in December. Van Peebles is...
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Roger Ebert Caught in N-Word Twitter Drama
*Roger Ebert has backed away from his controversial use of the N-word on Twitter after jumping into a literary language debate on Wednesday. The film critic was responding to controversy over the...
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‘I Will Follow’ Debuts to Strong Indie Box Office: Film Expands to 22 Screens...
*Los Angeles, CA — The critically-acclaimed drama I WILL FOLLOW hailed by Roger Ebert as “one of the best films I’ve seen about the loss of a loved one,” tallied the third highest reported grosses...
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Oprah Inducted Into Illinois Broadcasters Hall of Fame
*After nearly three decades of broadcasting from Chicago, Oprah Winfrey has become finally become a member of the Illinois Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame. Film critic Roger Ebert was among...
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Remembering Roger Ebert: Famed Film Critic Dies at 70
Film Critic Roger Ebert (R) and his wife Chaz arrive at the American Society of Cinematographers 17th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel on February 16, 2003 in Los...
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Westboro Baptist Church to Target Roger Ebert Funeral
*They’re at it again. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, which has picketed the funerals of U.S. servicemen and planned to picket the funerals of Sandy Hook shooting victims, announced this...
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EUR Perspective: Remembering Roger
*The best way to sum up the life and career of Roger Ebert, the extraordinary film critic and and writer who passed away far too young last week? Let’s paraphrase a lyric from the title track of the...
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‘Fruitvale’s’ Ryan Coogler, Roger Ebert Honored by Sundance Insitute
(L-R) Vanguard Leadership Award recipient Chaz Ebert and Vanguard Award recipient Ryan Coogler attend the 2013 Celebrate Sundance Institute Los Angeles Benefit hosted by Tiffany & Co. at The Lot on...
View ArticleRoger Ebert Wanted Philip Seymour Hoffman to Play Him in a Biopic
*At a New York screening of the new Roger Ebert documentary, “Life Itself,” Ebert’s widow, Chaz, got emotional multiple times, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and was unable to sit through the...
View ArticleSpike Lee to Attend ‘Do The Right Thing’ Anniversary Screening at Ebertfest
*Director Spike Lee will be front and center at a 25th-anniversary screening of his film “Do The Right Thing” at late movie critic Roger Ebert’s film festival. Ebert gave “Do The Right Thing” four...
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