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Sep 12 2008

Ebert Attacked, This Time Not By Roeper or Thyroid

Now I expect this behaviour from Kayne West - an egotistical rapper who thinks the world is his playground and also his punching bag. West was arrested today at LAX after he and a bodyguard attack TMZ photographers and smashed their cameras (Although unrelated to the story at hand, got here to watch the video [...]

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Aug 12 2008

The Olympics According to Ebert

Published by dwhitney under Featured, commentaries

I have always thought of the Olympic opening ceremonies as a little overdramatic and dare I say cheesy. Well thanks to a 300 million dollar budget and the artistic vision of renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, 2008’s Bejing ceremonies were legendary - despite the frequent flood warnings and technical difficulties interrupting the broadcast thanks [...]

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Apr 23 2008

More Ebert

Published by dwhitney under Breaking News, Film Festivals

I have a little addition to my post yesterday about Roger Ebert and his annual Eberfest of unsung films. Today, which happens to be the festival’s opening day, Ebert has debuted a blog title Roger Eberts’ Journal, which can be found on his website.
His first post relays a story of an encounter with science fiction [...]

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Apr 22 2008

Ebertfest

Published by dwhitney under Film Festivals

It turns out Roger Ebert will not let a little thing like thyroid cancer stop his namesake engagment, Ebertfest. “The show must go on,” he recently told the Chicago Sun Times website. And while it is still unclear in what capacity Ebert will be attending, he will definitely be present at his 10th annual celebration [...]

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