This is just another step in that direction.Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is an unusually on-point match-up of filmmaker and material. “He has forged new territory with film criticism throughout his career and taken it places it hasn’t been before in popularizing it and making it accessible. Rich Moskal, head of the CHICAGO FILM OFFICE, said ROGER’S return to the small screen will be welcomed by his loyal fans and followers. “Christy’s insightful reviews are read by millions worldwide - movies still matter - and we believe she is a great match for this program.” “We’re elated that Christy has been picked to help lead this new show,” said Lou Ferrara, AP’s managing editor for entertainment. She also felt that her goal is to expose viewers to movies they might not have heard of before. Viewers who love the show and watched it for decades will be thrilled to see him back.”
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The new show features CHRISTY LEMIRE and ELVIS MITCHELL sitting in red movie theatre seats debating back and forth about a movie before issuing a thumbs up or thumbs down review, not unlike Siskel and Ebert years before.ĬHRISTY said GENE SISKEL was an inspiration when she was starting out as a film critic and she finds it humbling to be on the same show as ROGER. “Christy and Elvis sat in for Roger at various times in his absence and we thought they were smart and vibrant and exciting critics.”Įarlier this year, Disney ABC Domestic Television announced the cancellation of AT THE MOVIES, the successor to ROGER’S review programs with GENE SISKEL of The Chicago Tribune and later with The Sun Times’ RICHARD ROEPER. “(Roger) felt that there’s still a need for a straight forward movie review show to tell you whether or not a critic thinks the movies are worth seeing,” CHAZ said in an interview. As ROGER finishes his review, he says: “I think it’s a real discovery on DVD and I give it a big thumbs up.” The computer voice says his words as he discusses the film. In a pilot of the new show, ROGER is shown sitting behind a desk, typing his review of a documentary. ROGER will have his own segment on the show called ROGER’S OFFICE, during which he will use his computer voice to review new movies or talk about the state of film. The show will feature cohosts CHRISTY LEMIRE of The Associated Press and contributing critic ELVIS MITCHELL of National Public Radio and former movie critic for THE NEW YORK TIMES. The weekly half hour review program will debut in January and be syndicated nationally on public television stations. The PULITZER PRIZE winning Chicago Sun Times film critic is producing ROGER EBERT PRESENTS AT THE MOVIES with his wife CHAZ EBERT. “This is the rebirth of a dream,” ROGER commented in a statement. He and MICHAEL AUSIELLO (also of EW) are two of the finest entertainment journalists around.įilm critic ROGER EBERT, who lost his ability to speak and eat after cancer surgeries, said Friday that he is returning to television on a movie review show that he is producing for public television.Īnd, he says, the thumbs up and thumbs down reviews made famous with his late partner GENE SISKEL will return. I actually heard about this from KEN TUCKER Though it is not mentioned in this particular article, the awesome and audacious KIM MORGAN is also going to be involved in this glorious little enterprise.
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