
Chaz's Journal
Odie Henderson: An Anniversary Celebration
An article celebrating Odie Henderson as a contributing film critic at RogerEbert.com for eleven years.
An article celebrating Odie Henderson as a contributing film critic at RogerEbert.com for eleven years.
Matt writes: One of television’s greatest trailblazers, Norman Lear, turned 100 on July 27th. In his "breakfast thoughts" video posted on Instagram during the final day of his 99th year, he spoke about the importance of “living in the moment. The moment between past and present, the hammock in the middle of after and next. The moment. Treasure it. Use it with love.” Thank you Norman for all you have done with your century’s worth of moments to make the world a better place. Your gifts keep on giving, and our lives are all the richer for it.
Celebrating the 103rd birthday of former Sunday School teacher Catherine Stovall.
An article celebrating the 100th birthday of TV icon Norman Lear.
The full list of writers who contributed to RogerEbert.com's Black Writers Week 2022 (June 19-26, 2021).
An article about filmmakers Jason Delane Lee and Yvonne Huff Lee, whose short film, "Lifeline," screened at this year's Ebertfest.
Matt writes: June 18th, 2022, marked what would've been Roger Ebert's eightieth birthday. In celebration of his legacy, we republished the 2014 Google+ Hangout event honoring Roger that featured RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert, Werner Herzog, Steve James, Alan Polsky, Anne Thompson, Matt Zoller Seitz, Ali Arikan, Sam Fragoso, Josh Golden, Kartina Richardson and the late John Singleton.
An article about the new episode Jason and Yvonne Lee's Lagralane Spirits podcast featuring special guests Chaz Ebert and Brenda Robinson.
Meet the Guest Editors of Black Writers Week 2022: Robert Daniels, Sergio Mims and Danielle Scruggs.
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary, "Mr. Soul!", winning a 2022 Peabody Award.
An annotated table of contents featuring our complete coverage from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Matt writes: A true icon of the silver screen, Ray Liotta, died on May 26th at age 67, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of richly textured performances in both film and television. Though he never received an Oscar nomination, his co-stars who did benefitted immensely from acting opposite him. That is certainly true of Joe Pesci, whose brilliant Oscar-winning turn in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" was enhanced immeasurably by the expressions of Liotta during their infamous restaurant scene.
A reprint of an op-ed in the May 25th, 2022, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times, by After School Matters working in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago and the Union League Boys & Girls Club.
Matt writes: The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is now in full swing through Saturday, May 28th, and RogerEbert.com is there to cover all of the highlights.
An updating table of contents for all of our Cannes 2022 coverage.
A recap of Ebertfest from three University of Illinois Ebert Fellows.