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Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t / EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author.He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 drama film directed by Vadim Perelman, with a screenplay written by Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto. It is based on the novel of the same name by Andre Dubus III . The tragic story concerns the battle between a former drug addict and an immigrant Iranian family over the ownership of a house in Northern ...
Roger Ebert also gave the film a positive review, awarding it three out of four stars. [15] However, he pointed out that the young age of Nick shows there is a double standard in films when it comes to the issue of consent and sex. [15] He added the film "effectively deflects criticism in this area by making Roger the victim and the subject.
RogerEbert.com is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times and also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by the Chicago Sun-Times, was launched in 2002. [1] Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website.
When the esteemed film critic Roger Ebert first saw Road House, Rowdy Herrington’s now cult classic of 1989, he declared that it existed “right on the edge between the ‘good-bad movie’ and ...
Homefront is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and written by Sylvester Stallone, who also produced the film with Kevin King Templeton and John Thompson. The film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, stars Jason Statham , James Franco , Winona Ryder , and Kate Bosworth .
Roger Ebert awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "This situation, set in the 1960s, could be the set-up for a sitcom, or a retread of an old Disney family yarn. It ends up being a lot more, partly because Kathy Bates brings a solid, no-nonsense clarity to what could have been a marshmallow role, and partly because the director, Tony ...
After Gene Siskel of Siskel & Ebert died on February 20, 1999, [17] [18] Roger Ebert co-hosted the show with nearly 30 guest critics. [19] After ten appearances on the program, [20] Roeper was offered the opportunity to co-host the popular film review show with Ebert permanently. [21] The series was renamed Ebert & Roeper and the Movies in 2000 ...