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R.I.P. Clarence Avant, Godfather of Black Entertainment (1931-2023)

Chaz Ebert | 2023-08-18

A tribute to Clarence Avant, the Godfather of Black Entertainment, who passed away on August 13th, 2023 at age 92.

When Angela Bassett Found Her Inner Tina Turner

Mack Bates | 2023-06-22

An appreciation of Angela Bassett's performance in What's Love Got to Do with It?

Sweet Home Chicago Series for Juneteenth: Video Interview with Filmmaker Mark Harris

Sonia Smith-Evans | 2023-06-21

A video interview with Chicago director Mark Harris, conducted by Sonia Smith-Evans, SVP of Development and Production for The Ebert Company.

Meet the Writers of Black Writers Week 2023

Chaz Ebert | 2023-06-19

The full list of writers who contributed to RogerEbert.com's Black Writers Week 2023 (June 19-25, 2023).

Barbara Walters (1929-2022)

Nell Minow | 2023-01-01

A tribute to television news legend Barbara Walters

Matt writes: Louise Fletcher, the brilliant actress whose timeless portrayal of Nurse Ratched in Milos Forman's 1975 classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" brought her cinematic immortality, died this past Friday at age 88.

Festivals & Awards

A Recap of the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Robert Daniels | 2022-07-13

Our critic recaps the highlights of this year's KVIFF.

Chaz's Journal

Our Favorite Roger Reviews: Love Jones

Roger Ebert | 2022-04-05

A reprint of Roger Ebert's review of Love Jones, with an introduction from Kahil El'Zabar.

TV/Streaming

Pose Demands Attention in its Celebratory, Legacy-Considering Final Season

Roxana Hadadi | 2021-04-28

A review of FX's final season of Ryan Murphy's Pose, premiering on May 2nd.

Features

19 Films That Celebrate the Art of Female Friendship

Nell Minow | 2021-03-10

A feature on some of the best representations of female friendship in movie history.

Festivals & Awards

Black Cinema to be Celebrated by the Critics Choice Association at December 2nd Ceremony Honoring Murphy, Long, Ejiofor and Lemmons

The Editors | 2019-11-22

An article about the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Black Cinema scheduled for Monday, December 2nd, in Los Angeles.

Festivals & Awards

Jojo Rabbit Wins Audience Award and Taika Waititi Wins Ebert Director Award at TIFF

Chaz Ebert | 2019-09-16

An article about "Jojo Rabbit" winning the TIFF Grolsch People's Choice Award and its director Taika Waititi wins the Ebert Director Award at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

Festivals & Awards

Sundance 2019: David Crosby: Remember My Name, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, Love Antosha

Brian Tallerico | 2019-01-28

On three bio-docs from Sundance about David Crosby, Leonard Cohen, and Anton Yelchin.

Features

Penny Marshall: 1943-2018

Peter Sobczynski | 2018-12-18

A tribute to the late Penny Marshall, TV star and trailblazing director of Big, A League of Their Own and more.

Features

Christmas Movie Recommendations from Our Writers

Chaz Ebert | 2018-12-12

Writers at RogerEbert.com offers their recommendations for Christmas movies.

Chaz's Journal

My List of Movies to See Before the End of 2018

Chaz Ebert | 2018-11-26

Chaz Ebert reveals her list of movies from 2018 to see before awards season 2019.

Features

Natural Woman: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

The Editors | 2018-08-17

A tribute to Aretha Franklin.

Ebert Club

#328 May 15, 2018

Matt Fagerholm | 2018-05-15

Matt writes: The 2018 Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert is there to cover all the highlights. Check our site's official Cannes page where you will find all the coverage penned by Barbara Scharres, Ben Kenigsberg and Lisa Nesselson, as well as video dispatches from Chaz. Embedded below is her first from this year, which provides a breakdown of the jury as well as various enticing selections from filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Spike Lee and Jean-Luc Godard.