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Richard E. Roeper (born October 17, 1959) [1] is an American columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. He co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel 's successor.
On-screen graphic from Ebert & Roeper. With the rebranding to Ebert & Roeper in 2001, the series gained a new set, replacing the one that had been used since its 1986 debut. In 2002, Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and underwent radiation treatments for tumors on his thyroid and a salivary gland while continuing to work.
A reference to Siskel & Ebert can be heard in the 1989 film, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege. At one point during a high speed chase, Captain Harris shouts: "Look out for Gene and Roger's fruit stand!" [35] This was because Siskel and Ebert hated both the cliché of fruit stands being destroyed in movie car chases and the Police Academy film ...
“People are going to love this film,” raved Richard Roeper on an episode of Ebert & Roeper. Though its star-studded cast was headlined by Jamie Foxx (fresh off an Oscar win for Ray) ...
In September 2000, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper became the permanent co-host and the show was renamed At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper and later Ebert & Roeper. [5] [61] In 2000, Ebert interviewed President Bill Clinton about movies at The White House. [62] In 2002, Ebert was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary glands.
At the Movies (1982 TV program), an American program, originally known as At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. At the Movies (1986 TV program), a successor/competitor program (1986–2010) to the original, which was also known as Siskel & Ebert & the Movies; Ebert Presents: At the Movies, a successor program (2011)
[60] On the television show Ebert & Roeper, film critic Richard Roeper and guest critic Katherine Tulich gave the film "two thumbs up", with Roeper stating that the film is "not the best or most exciting Die Hard, but it is a lot of fun" and that it is his favorite among the Die Hard sequels. Roeper also remarked, "Willis is in top form in his ...
After Siskel and Ebert left the show, more than 300 critics auditioned to become their replacements, among them Pauline Kael. [10] Ebert's future co-host on At the Movies, Richard Roeper, auditioned while still a college student and was turned down. [11]