Richard Roeper

When illness prevented Roger Ebert from doing the movie review show he had done since 1982, everyone knew that change was inevitable. But no one could have predicted this much change, not even Ebert. The Chicago Sun-Times movie critic and original host of At The Movies with his longtime partner Gene Siskel talked about how producers completely remade the show . The changes ranged from the show's hosts down to the famous balcony set that the studio "tore at our set with sledge-hammers, and it collected in a dumpster in the alley." [via TVTattle ]   Filed under: Celebrities , Cancellations , Casting , ... Read Full Story

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert can probably be credited with really getting everyone interested in movie criticism. Before Sneak Previews , people would read movie reviews, sure, but they brought intelligent film criticism to television and became a huge part of pop culture. This is a tribute from The Nostalgia Critic , and he covers the history of the show, from the start on PBS to the death of Siskel in 1999 to the hosts that eventually replaced them. He probably needs to get a better microphone, but it's well-done.(Slightly NSFW.)   Filed under: Video , Celebrities , Reality-Free Permalink  |  Email this  | |  ... Read Full Story

Richard Roeper has announced that he is leaving the 'At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper' show. Then, Roger Ebert announced that he too is breaking all ties with the show he created and was very involved with behind the scenes. Disney didn't want to pay for their services...it seems. Luckily for Ebert, he still owns part of the rights for the famous "Two Thumbs Up" slogan, along with Gene Siskel's widow. But Disney doesn't care about losing the slogans. They're more interested in creating a younger generation. And how are they going to do that? Taking over for the irreplaceable Roger Ebert and ... Read Full Story

The curtain went down for "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper" last month and the curtain came up Sept. 6 for the new show, "At the Movies," which came with some format changes. And the changes are bad. When Disney-ABC wanted to revamp the show, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper decided not to continue (here's Ebert's farewell statement ) and in stepped E! News film critic Ben Lyons and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz as the new hosts. After watching the first show, I was left with some questions: 1) Why are they wearing suits? They're talking about movies, not giving the ... Read Full Story

I will give Richard Roeper credit. His year in review is by far the most thorough and maybe even the most instructive of these critics' lists that I've seen. He doesn't just rank movies, he explores the past year with the real curiosity of a journalist and the real passion of a fan. Now, there are things I disagree with, but nothing major. I would wonder why he chose to do a list of 25 if his articles wasn't so exhaustive. He does not, unlike Roger Ebert, say he simply can't bear to cut ten movies out because the year was so incredible. And, ... Read Full Story