Roger Ebert's New Face

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/01/after_surgery_i_studiously_avo.html

 

I worship Ebert and have been truly blessed to have met him a couple times and actually had a conversation with him.

Every time I see those pictures of him post-surgery, it brings a tear to my eye.

 

Siskel & Ebert was a Sunday afternoon staple for oh so many years. I always liked how Ebert stuck up for the more "popular" movies when Siskel was trashing them. I'm glad to see he's back.

 

I still find myself looking up old reviews of his whenever I see a movie that maybe I missed. More than any other critic, I'm always curious what his thoughts are on a movie I've just watched and how they compare to mine. I'm always impressed when he writes something I was thinking but had trouble formulating into a coherent thought.

I rarely read movie reviews before seeing a film, because I like to enjoy it from a blank slate and develop my own critique. But I always read his after I see one.

 

I'd be curious how many times he tweets a day. I only check my twitter account once or twice a week and it seems like he sends them out almost hourly.

 

Just don't blog about it on Facebook, Roger:

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/21/5892732-facebook-calls-roger-eberts-blog-abusive-content?gt1=43001

 

I hope you all watch the show; I know for a fact the co-host, my pal Christy Lemire, frequents SJ.

 

He maintains one of the great blogs in the history of the medium, and has a great opinion, on most occasions. What's not to like?

 

I spent some time scrolling through his facebook photos and it's quite impressive, even if you're not prone to being starstruck.

 

I do the very same, Pern. Many, many times I have a thought after seeing a movie, only to see that same thought codified and exquisitely explained by Ebert in his review.

A reviewer half as intelligent and thoughtful as Ebert would still be ahead of most others. A living genius.

 

And couldn't be cuter (her, not you, Tiger)...

 

I'm not big into movies, but I often find myself just reading his reviews of movies that I have no interest in seeing just because he's such a joy to read. Pure talent and brilliance.