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And I think he can be a lot of fun to read -- I can totally see why he won the Pulitzer Prize -- and sometimes I won't agree with his opinion but still enjoy what he had to write about certain movies. In the end, a lot of movie critics aren't that different from you or me, they like movies a lot, sometimes bordering on the obsessive, and for many of them, it's a job they'd rather have because of their love for movies than something else that paid better but kept them in an office all day long. Ultimately in this day and age I think it's hypocritical to whine about critics because now, everybody can be a critic, all it takes is a blog.

Battle with cancer In 2002, Ebert suffered a bout of papillary thyroid cancer. He underwent surgery in February 2002, which successfully removed the cancer. He later underwent surgery in 2003 for cancer in his salivary gland. In December 2003, he underwent a four-week course of radiation treatment as a followup to the surgery on his salivary gland, which altered his voice slightly. He continued to review movies, not missing a single opening while undergoing treatment. He underwent further surgery Friday, June 16, 2006, just two days before his 64th birthday, to remove cancer near his right jaw, including a section of jaw bone.[16] On July 1, that same year, Ebert was hospitalized in serious condition after an artery burst near the surgery site; he later discovered that the burst was likely a side-effect of his treatment, which involved neutron beam radiation. He was subsequently kept bed-ridden while a means was sought to prevent future arterial problems.[16] Ebert filmed enough TV programs with his co-host, Richard Roeper, to keep him on the air for several weeks. However, his extended convalescence has necessitated a series of "guest critics" to co-host with Roeper, including Jay Leno (a good friend to both Ebert and Roeper), Kevin Smith, John Ridley, Toni Senecal, Michael Phillips, Aisha Tyler, Fred Willard, Anne Thompson, A.O. Scott, and George Pennacchio. An update from Ebert on October 11, 2006 confirmed his bleeding problems have been resolved. He is receiving rehabilitation care at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to regain his lost muscle strength. The first movie he reviewed after a three-month absence was The Queen. Since then he has reviewed Marie Antoinette, Man Push Cart, 49 Up, Stranger Than Fiction, Volver, and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. He has also written an analysis of the 79th Academy Awards nominations in which he briefly comments on movies he's seen but hasn't yet reviewed including Babel and Happy Feet. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert

Sounds like a great soundtrack MissG. Congrats on your new acquisition!

Ah yeah, TiVo's are great help, what with the dual tuner and 35-80 hours worth of memory, it's scary how easily you can get hooked, lol!

Great photos!

Well, everyone's got a right to put a lot of importance on fashion and style if they want. To me it just represents being willing to buy whatever Madison Ave. wants to sell America (and the world) instead of seeing clothing as something that need not be more than strictly utilitarian. I'd rather look at people and appreciate them for who they are and what they think rather than what they wear.

Once again, I can see that you have very darn near lost touch with reality. Movie studios spend the bulk of their advertising dollars on media buys -- advertising in TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards. That is the bulk of the tens of millions that it costs to market a movie these days. On a handful of them, they won't even bother screening anything for critics if they don't think it's going to get good reviews. Why bother? Massive publicity campaigns are more likely to get people into the theaters than the opinions of reviewers these days. What people see advertised all around them there is a good chance they will want, just like they end up wanting fast food, fast gas-guzzling cars and all kinds of useless items.

He has posted constant updates on his website.

Gotcha

If the fair use doctrine applies to television then there's no reason to think it wouldn't apply to online use. It is the same principle. It may just be a matter of YouTube not wanting to be involved if there's any hassle.

No luck at the library?

Well that's sad!

So you didn't watch it when it played on TCM?

I hope the Ennio Morricone film retrospective will tour at least a few cities.

EP made relatively few movies. One of the best, French Can Can, is available on DVD from the Criterion Collection: http://criterioncollection.com/asp/release.asp?id=243

Some numbers could just make you laugh...

Well, yeah, Fox has the rights so they can run it on their own channel or license it to other channels. There's a really good DVD of Laura with nice bonus features, anyone interested in the movie should try renting it!

Actually they also look long to me even when I'm the author of the post.

Getting nitty-picky, are we? metsfan don't let yourself be fooled by anyone with a "001" in their username pretending to be something they are not.

....or just get it from Netflix.

-Ricardo Montalban's dance in "The Kissing Bandit". I think you should also credit Cyd Charisse & Ann Miller for that number!!

I don't think even an estate can legally block the use of a likeness if it's a clip from a movie and it is otherwise protected by the fair-use doctrine. Of course the fair-use doctrine doesn't cover anything that has to do with advertising, AFAIK.

I am no expert but I believe black is the only color that won't "burn" the screen. Anyway I think most movies today will in any case give you the option to watch everything in its original aspect ratio, if the DVD is formatted that way.

Oh I think he was, I love watching that clip from his pogo number whenever I watch That's Entertainment. Wonder how long he rehearsed for that one!

Indeed he was.