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He's putting the Ebert in Ebertfest!

View image Roger bounces back. (Photo by Dom Najolia/Chicago Sun-Times) THIS is the Roger Ebert I know and love! Read the full piece on RogerEbert.com: Message from Roger Ebert on the eve of the 9th Overlooked Film Festival (aka Ebertfest):…

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Return to Twin Peaks

"It is happening again." From my essay on the DVD release of "Twin Peaks Season 2" at MSN Movies: "A path is formed by laying one stone at a time." -- The Giant The robin, the mill, the saw blades,…

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Greetings from Boulder

Wish you were here! Sorry I haven't posted for a while. A death in the family, followed by the Conference on World Affairs (where I'm going through "Chinatown" with the audience, as well as serving on other panels) has kept…

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"40 years is not enough" -- Roger Ebert

Message from Roger Ebert, now posted at RogerEbert.com: As I look at the date, I realize I was named film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times forty years ago today. I had no idea I was embarking on a lifelong career,…

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The silence of the monks

View image A theory of relativity: "Into Great Silence." From my review of "Into Great Silence" at RogerEbert.com: We get a lot of movies about noise these days: gunshots, screams, explosions, fist thunks, thunderous roars, revving engines, squealing tires and…