Blue Glow
SeriesThe new sci-fi series The Others (10 p.m. Sat., NBC), created by former "X-Files" hands Glen Morgan and James Wong, has to do with a diverse group of people who can communicate with the dead....
View ArticleEveryone's a critic — even Bill Clinton
It's often embarrassing to see public figures trying to act like ordinary people, discussing the things most of us talk about routinely when we're hanging out with friends. And it's wise to be wary of...
View Article“Disney, we have a problem”
"In space, no one can hear you snore." That was the conclusion of the New York Times' Elvis Mitchell, leading off an across-the-boards critical fanny-whacking for Brian De Palma's $100 million "Mission...
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SeriesBackstreet Boys wannabes from around the country audition to become the next boy band thing in Making the Band (9 p.m. Fri., ABC), a new series from the creators of "The Real World" that could...
View Article“Don't link to hate sites!”
Film critic Roger Ebert gave a thumbs down to online efforts to expose bigotry on the Web Wednesday in a debate with the founder of Hatewatch. Hate-monitoring sites, which link to racist, anti-semitic...
View ArticleWho won the debate?
Round 1 is in the books. The much anticipated face-off between Al Gore and George W. Bush finally went down at the University of Massachusetts last night, keeping the cable news networks chattering...
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From Degas to dot-com
On Thursday, September 28th, cultural icons Tracey Ullman, Roger Ebert, Stan Lee, Mike Figgis, Brenda Laurel and Jerry Harrison appeared at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San...
View ArticleRemembering Dec. 8, 1980
Nearly everyone of a certain age remembers where they were on Dec. 8, 1980, when they learned of John Lennon's murder. That's hardly surprising. Whether or not you were a fan of the Beatles, of Lennon...
View ArticleNow what?
Bianca Jagger is an internationally famous political activist. I was born in Nicaragua, in a country where we had a dictatorship for 43 years. I grew up as a child not knowing what free elections...
View ArticleRoger Ebert and Mohammed Atta, partners in crime
David Horowitz has lived a rich, and contradictory, life. He once contributed to seminal leftist magazine Ramparts and hired for the Black Panthers, but then bitterly split with his leftist friends and...
View ArticleQuote of the day
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly recently named the Chicago Sun-Times, a paper that actually used to print his syndicated column, to his "Hall of Shame," a list of media outlets that "have regularly helped...
View ArticleRoger Ebert on “Oprah”: The critic’s voice
Roger Ebert is all kinds of badass. He wrote a Russ Meyer movie (one that's crazy even by Russ Meyer standards). He has a Pulitzer Prize. He's done more for thumbs than any individual since the days of...
View ArticleRoger Ebert “deeply involved” in TV talks
Roger Ebert says he and his wife are going ahead with plans to produce a new movie review television program with the working title "Roger Ebert presents At the Movies."The famous movie reviewer wrote...
View ArticleTwitter feud: Ebert vs. Breitbart
Tweet wars are not exactly the stuff epic battles are made of, but they do make for entertaining reads, especially when they occur between two strong personalities like Roger Ebert and right-wing media...
View ArticleNot eating, but still cooking: Roger Ebert pens cookbook
Cancer may have robbed Roger Ebert of the ability to eat, but it won't stop him from dishing out cooking advice.Four years after cancer surgery left the famed film critic unable to speak or eat, Ebert...
View ArticleEbert attacks my “Secretariat” review — it’s on!
I recently published a review of the new Disney film "Secretariat" that took an unorthodox and admittedly inflammatory approach to a would-be inspirational movie about a lady and a racehorse. Nearly...
View ArticleThe best and worst celebrity tweets about Osama’s death
Yesterday we asked two very important questions about people's reactions to Osama bin Laden's death: "Is it too soon to laugh?" and "Can celebrities be held responsible for their (or their kids')...
View ArticleRyan Dunn’s alcohol level played factor in fatal crash
Ryan Dunn, the "Jackass" star who died in a fatal car crash on Monday, had a blood alcohol level of .196 percent at the time of his death, police told the press today. That is over twice the legal...
View ArticleFive pop culture items we missed
1. Cause of the day: Kate Winslet founds "British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League" (for very famous people) along with Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz. Maybe they can be like sister suffragettes and battle...
View ArticleHello, Mr. President? It’s me, Roger Ebert
I would ask the president for an emergency education program. Our students at every level are below American historical norms and global standards. We're importing the best and the brightest from...
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