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We'll still hear Ebert at the movies
Roger Ebert's death is mourned by many, but I will remember it as bringing down the curtain on a special guy in a special time: He was multimedia before multimedia was cool. In today's angrily polarized political times, I particularly appreciate how...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Old Town (Chicago, Illinois), Gene Siskel, Entertainment, Movies
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Roger Ebert, my mentor
As I sit here at my computer tonight I realize I'm doing what I saw Roger Ebert do so many times before — stopping everything to crank out a deadline appreciation for an artist who has just passed on. Only this time the artist is Roger. And I...Tags: London Heathrow Airport, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Roger Ebert
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Review: "All That Is" by James Salter
You don't want the war to stop. The opening of James Salter's new novel, “All That Is,” offers a breathtaking set piece depicting men about to go into battle against the Japanese in World War II. It's all there: atmosphere, action, emotion...
Tags: Literature, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Air Force
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Rosenthal: Roger Ebert wrote a business script worth following
We all knew Roger Ebert. Even those who knew Roger only through his words and insights felt a bond. That was one of Ebert's many gifts, and with his death leaving such a profound void, it is easy to overlook all that we still have from him. Beyond the...
Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Entertainment Events, Chicago Loop
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Roger Ebert dies at 70; Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic whose gladiatorial "thumbs-up, thumbs-down" assessments turned film reviewing into a television sport and whose passion for independent film helped introduce a new generation of filmmakers to...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Television Industry, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), J.J. Abrams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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R.I.P. Roger Ebert! 'Evil Dead' to battle 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'
After the coffee. Before trying to find somewhere to hide. The Skinny: One of my favorite things about Roger Ebert, besides his movie reviews and musings on life, was his willingness to go on Howard Stern's show and have a few laughs with the shock...Tags: The New York Times, The Tonight Show (tv program), Al Jazeera (tv network), Pixar Animation, Entertainment
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Roger Ebert: First citizen critic and father to us all
It was fitting that Roger Ebert's death caused Twitter to explode Thursday with film and TV critics, cultural recappers and entertainment bloggers sending their best wishes across the coded universe to mark, and perhaps aid, the passing of the iconic film...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Social Media, Netflix Inc., Gene Siskel, Journalism
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Film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic whose gladiatorial “thumbs up, thumbs down” assessments turned film reviewing into a television sport and whose passion for independent film helped introduce a new generation of filmmakers...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Obituaries, Music Industry, Gene Siskel, Celebrity Surgery
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Five unexpected ways Roger Ebert changed film journalism
It's hard to sum up one man's achievements in any article or post. It's even harder if that man is Roger Ebert, who in no particular order was critic, TV personality, social-media guru, blogger, scholar, screenwriter and advocate. Still, there are...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Steven Spielberg, Journalism, Entertainment, Movies
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Roger Ebert's books are his legacy
Rogert Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic who died today, leaves behind a rich legacy, thanks to a shelf-full of books that explore movies -- and his own life. His memoir, "Life Itself," dealt with his battle with alcoholism and the later,...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Casablanca (movie), Gene Siskel, The Godfather (movie), Roger Ebert
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Ebert showed how to die with grace
Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was running...Tags: Nelson Algren, Apple MacBook Pro, Bill Kurtis, Google Inc., Social Media
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Kass: Republican Bruce Rauner takes no position on gay marriage
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire Republican businessman who wants to become governor of Illinois, sat down with me for an interview Thursday and dodged questions about same-sex marriage. It took about four tries to pin him down on where he stands,...
Tags: Springfield, Edward G. Rendell, Kirk W Dillard, Illinois Governor, Bill Brady
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