Ebert also praised Vincent Gallo's performance, but claimed Alden Ehrenreich is " the new Leonardo DiCaprio ".

Ebert began taking classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an early entrance student, completing his high school courses while also taking his first university class.

While at the University of Illinois, Ebert worked as a reporter for the The Daily Illini and then served as its editor during his senior year while also continuing to work as a reporter for the News-Gazette of Champagne-Urbana, Illinois ( he had begun at the News-Gazette at age 15 covering Urbana High School sports ).

Ebert and Meyer also made Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, Up !, and others, and were involved in the ill-fated Sex Pistols movie Who Killed Bambi?

Ebert responded that the charge of prejudice was merely a euphemism for disagreement, that merely being moved by an experience does not denote it as artistic, and that critics are also consumers.

Ebert has provided DVD audio commentaries for several films, including Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Dark City, Floating Weeds, Crumb, and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ( for which Ebert also wrote the screenplay, based on a story that he co-wrote with Russ Meyer ).

Ebert was also interviewed by Central Park Media for an extra feature on the DVD release of the anime film Grave of the Fireflies.

Roger Ebert founded his own film festival, Ebertfest, in his home town of Champaign, Illinois and is also a regular fixture at the Hawaii International Film Festival.

Ebert has also expressed disbelief in pseudoscientific or supernatural claims in general, calling them " woo-woo ".

Roger Ebert also reviewed the film after its 1999 re-release:

" In his review of the film, Roger Ebert says that " Chaplin was technically not playing the Tramp ", but Ebert also states that, " He put the Little Tramp and $ 1. 5 million of his own money on the line to ridicule Hitler ".

Like Ebert, Klady also singled out the speech by Seagal's character at the end of the film.

The Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney, Paul Ebert, is also a Democrat.

In a review of the film written after it received its Academy Awards, Roger Ebert called it a " supremely well-acted, intelligent film that tries for too much, that attacks not only television but also most of the other ills of the 1970s ," though " what it does accomplish is done so well, is seen so sharply, is presented so unforgivingly, that Network will outlive a lot of tidier movies.

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars and praised the film for being as " knowledgeable about the TV news-gathering process as any movie ever made, but it also has insights into the more personal matter of how people use high-pressure jobs as a way of avoiding time alone with themselves ".

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 / 4 stars, writing that there " are so many subplots that Jerry Maguire seems too full " and also commented that the film " starts out looking cynical and quickly becomes a heartwarmer.

Farley also performed impersonations of Tom Arnold, who gave Farley's eulogy at his private funeral ; Andrew Giuliani, Jerry Garcia, Meat Loaf, Norman Schwarzkopf, Dom DeLuise, Roger Ebert, Carnie Wilson, Newt Gingrich, Mindy Cohn, Mama Cass, Hank Williams, Jr., and Rush Limbaugh were among the celebrities and real-life figures he portrayed.

While considering the film's special effects as " astonishing ", Ebert also contended " the movie is slow to get off the ground " and " sometimes the movie fails on the basic level of making itself clear.

Ebert also praised James Woods ' portrayal of Hades, stating that Woods brings " something of the same verbal inventiveness that Robin Williams brought to Aladdin ".

" Roger Ebert also criticized the morality tale character of the movie, saying that " you can't have heroes and villains when the wrong side is making the best sense.

Some high profile figures such as actor Aziz Ansari and film critic Roger Ebert have also actively voiced their concerns.

Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, and called it " the most violent film I have ever seen ", also reflecting on how the movie personally impacted him as a former altar boy.

" Ebert later placed the film on his ten best list of 1984.

The Weimar republic was established and placed the SPD in power, under the leadership of Friedrich Ebert.

" Ebert later placed the film on his list of " The Best 10 Movies of 2000 ", writing: " Tarsem, the director, is a visual virtuoso who juggles his storylines effortlessly ; it's dazzling, the way he blends so many notes, styles and genres into a film so original.

" The film was placed on both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's 10 best films of 1993 lists, with Ebert praising " the way the filmmakers tell Caine's story without making him seem either the hero or victim ".

Roger Ebert includes it in his series of great movies, and Paul Schrader placed it in the " Gold " section of his Film Canon.

" On an episode of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, film critic Richard Roeper named it 1st place on his list of the worst films of 2003, he placed notorious bomb Gigli at number 3.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called it " a bitter, sour movie about two people who are only marginally interesting " and placed much of the blame on screenwriter Nora Ephron, who " should have based her story on somebody else's marriage.

* 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars and wrote, " The movie isn't as funny or entertaining as Evil Dead II, however, maybe because the comic approach seems recycled ".

It gained mostly positive reviews from film critics and a " two thumbs up " from Siskel and Ebert.

Love received critical acclaim, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, for what film critic Roger Ebert called " quite a performance ; Love proves she is not a rock star pretending to act, but a true actress ".

Summing up Barrymore's appeal, Roger Ebert, in his review of 50 First Dates, described Barrymore as having a " smiling, coy sincerity ," describing the film as " ingratiating and lovable.

However, Ebert considers adding such material to a successful film a waste.

Critic Roger Ebert was and remains today a champion of the film, including it on his all-time top ten best films list.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a three star rating ( out of four ) describing it as " a fairly sophisticated satire.

Roger Ebert considers it to be the finest film on the Vietnam war and included it on his list for the 2002 Sight and Sound poll for the greatest movie of all time.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars, praising the film for being " boldly operatic, involving family drama, secrets, generations at war, melodrama, romance and violence ".

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it " delightful and sly ", and directed with " light-hearted enchantment " by Newell.

Roger Ebert, who gave the film a mere one star in the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote :" The filmmakers must have known that the original Godzilla ( 1956 ) had many loyal fans all over the world who treasured the absurd dialogue, the bad lip-synching, the unbelievable special effects, the phony profundity.

Roger Ebert praised the ability of the film to spoof the " illogic of the TV show ".

Critic Roger Ebert, in a review dated January 1, 1972, did not care for the film.

Roger Ebert commented that Dunst's creation of the child vampire Claudia was one of the " creepier " aspects of the film, and mentioned her ability to convey the impression of great age inside apparent youth.

" Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, film critic Roger Ebert wrote " film stars actors of considerable physical appeal, most particularly Penelope Cruz as Silvia.

The new film system MaxiVision 48 films at 48 frames per second, which, according to film critic Roger Ebert, offers even a strobeless tracking shot past picket fences.

" Movie critic Roger Ebert compared the film with a later remake:

One of the few critics to praise the film was Roger Ebert, and in fact, the film's reputation has grown in recent years, with many noting its uncompromising vision as well as its anticipation of the violent black comedy which became famous in the works of such directors as David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino.

" Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, describing it as " weirdly engaging "

In an essay supporting the selection of The Rock, Roger Ebert, who was strongly critical of most of Bay's later films, gave the film a 3 1 / 2 out of four stars, calling it " an action picture that rises to the top of the genre because of a literate, witty screenplay and skilled craftsmanship in the direction and special effects.

Roger Ebert called it " the truest line in the film ... Travis Bickle's desperate need to make some kind of contact somehow-to share or mimic the effortless social interaction he sees all around him, but does not participate in.