Ebert Club
#394 November 24, 2020
Matt writes: In the sixth edition of RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert's "My Happy Place" series, she shares various ways we can each find joy during the 2020 holiday season when under lockdown.
Matt writes: In the sixth edition of RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert's "My Happy Place" series, she shares various ways we can each find joy during the 2020 holiday season when under lockdown.
A dispatch from a virtual New York Film Festival on the latest from Philippe Lacôte, Eugène Green, and Philippe Garrel.
An article about Melissa Haizlip's acclaimed documentary "Mr. Soul!" being extended in virtual theaters through Thursday, September 24th.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including The Lion King, Stuber, The Art of Self-Defense, and special editions of Ringu, An American Werewolf in London, and When We Were Kings.
The experts sound off on what films to watch in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
A Far-Flunger offers questions that illuminate the themes of Tarantino's latest.
A tribute to the towering novelist of the Black experience, Toni Morrison, who died on August 5th at age 88.
Matt writes: The 21st annual edition of Roger Ebert's Film Festival (a.k.a. Ebertfest), concluded last Saturday, and you can find all the onstage Q&As embedded in our festival coverage. Brian Tallerico covered the opening night screening of "Amazing Grace," while Nick Allen covered the Day 2 panels ("Challenging Stigma Through the Arts" and "Women in Cinema") and screenings ("Coeur Fidele," "Rachel Getting Married" and "Bound," culminating in an unforgettable Q&A with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon). Peter Sobczynski covered Day 3 of the festival ("Sebastian," "Cold War," "Cane River," "A Year of the Quiet Sun" and "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"), and Nick did the write-up for Day 4 ("Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise," "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", "Almost Famous" and "Sideways"). The 2018-19 University of Illinois College of Media Roger Ebert Fellows, Curtis Cook, Pari Apostolakos and Eunice Alpasan, also contributed their own dispatches.
Director Philippe Falardeau talks about directing Liev Schreiber in their new boxing movie, "Chuck."
A report on three films from the second weekend of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Matt writes: Hello, Ebert Club subscribers! I'm Matt Fagerholm, Assistant Editor at RogerEbert.com, and I'll be taking over the Ebert Club newsletter. My inimitable predecessor, Sheila O'Malley, has gotten me up to speed on what you'll be expecting from this membership, and I'm very excited to provide you with a sneak peek at some of the most enticing titles in both current and classic cinema.
A tribute to the greatest of all time.
A collection of Roger's pieces about The Greatest, Muhammad Ali.
It has been one of the great honors of my life to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. We met first when I was chosen to accompany him on a good-will tour to Japan. After a week together in Tokyo, we were friends, and after that I spent years traveling the world with him. On humanitarian missions and promotional tours, and even twice on secret diplomatic missions covertly arranged by the White House.
