Chaz's Journal
Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville Opens Today in Chicago
An article about the new Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville opening today, January 27th, in Chicago.
An article about the new Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville opening today, January 27th, in Chicago.
An article spotlighting over twenty movie legends we lost in 2022.
An article looking ahead to this year's Ebertfest featuring Empathy at the Movies in honor of Roger Ebert, April 19-22 in Champaign, Illinois
Veteran character actor Paul Dooley talks about playing 25 movie dads, commercials for every letter in the alphabet, and why he loves Buster Keaton.
A tribute to Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022), the legendary composer of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr.
An announcement of passes going on sale Monday, December 12th, for the next Ebertfest Film Festival, which will take place April 19-22, 2023, in Champaign, Illinois.
RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert reveals one movie that brought joy, one that caused angst, and five others you shouldn't overlook, starting with S. S. Rajamouli's RRR.
We asked our writers to pick films that they think everyone should see before the end of the year. These are the picks of Katie Rife.
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Beast, Bullet Train, and Top Gun: Maverick.
A dispatch from the Chicago International Film Festival on three standout narrative titles.
An article about the launch of The Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the University of Illinois-UIUC with an inaugural Ebert Lecture featuring Mark Williams, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Dartmouth.
A tribute to Sergio Mims from members of the Chicago Film Critics Association and writers of RogerEbert.com.
An article about the upcoming TIFF Tribute Awards gala on Sunday, September 11th, in which Oscar-winner Sam Mendes will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
Matt writes: In past years, the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Ebert Director Award has been given to such revered talents as Martin Scorsese, Claire Denis, Ava DuVernay, Wim Wenders, Agnès Varda, Denis Villeneuve, Chloé Zhao and Taika Waititi. This year, the accolade will be presented to Oscar-winner Sam Mendes in-person at the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards gala fundraiser on Sunday, September 11th, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
An article summarizing Roger Ebert's reviews of the films directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes, who will be the 2022 recipient of the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
Matt writes: 1987's "Back to the Beach," director Lyndall Hobbs' cheerful send-up of the teen movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, received three-and-a-half stars from Roger Ebert before abruptly drifting into obscurity.
An interview with the director of Back to the Beach, now on Blu-ray for the first time.