tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post116111622321509640..comments2024-03-21T12:51:21.667-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: Awake In The Dark: The Best Of Roger Ebertdpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1161168874472664332006-10-18T06:54:00.000-04:002006-10-18T06:54:00.000-04:00ジョエル - Ebert's recent takedown of Catwoman is anot...ジョエル - Ebert's recent takedown of <I><A HREF="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040719/REVIEWS/40719004/1023" REL="nofollow">Catwoman</A></I> is another classic. Very funny.<BR/><BR/><B>Scott</B> - odds are you do have most of what's in here, but I should have probably put emphasis on what I appreciated in this book. It collects some of his better essays, including his memoriam of Pauline Kael. And the final section on the future of film criticism, with "guest" editorials by Richard Corliss and Andrew Sarris, is probably the best example in print of the sort of round-table discussions Ebert does so wellWhisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1161151142566640402006-10-18T01:59:00.000-04:002006-10-18T01:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for the tip on the Ebert book -- doesn't so...Thanks for the tip on the Ebert book -- doesn't sound like anything I don't already have or have read.<BR/><BR/>Too bad about the missing India piece. I'd like to read that myself since I too had noticed that Ebert has been more socially engaged this last decade. I wonder if it's a consequence of spending every day discussing art and culture.<BR/><BR/>I remember when Frank Rich retired from his role as the NY Times' theatre critic to start writing about politics. He said that the best plays he'd been seeing were politically-themed works that challenged him to think bigger. He wanted to carry that forward. <BR/><BR/>Given that he's spent the past three years chipping away at Bush and the Republicans, I hope he's taken in some plays once in a while and doesn't regret his choice!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and ???? -- Ebert's 'bad movie book' was fantastic but still, no one could drop the hammer on a bad movie quite like Gene Siskel. He took apart a Tony Danza movie about 15 years ago and I'm STILL laughing. He is sorely missed!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329360007920754967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1161133989764274722006-10-17T21:13:00.000-04:002006-10-17T21:13:00.000-04:00I once came across a collection of Roger Ebert's w...I once came across a collection of Roger Ebert's worst movies. I didn't buy it, but I enjoyed flipping through it. There's something enjoyable about seeing a good film critic lay the smack down on a really bad movie. I especially enjoyed his review of "Godzilla"Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.com