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

Ebert kept a copy of the poster in his office for many years and it was clearly visible in the opening of his television program.

In memorial of this " Hour of birth of democracy ", the 11th August was created as Constitution Day, because the President of the Empire, Friedrich Ebert, signed the constitution on this day.

The CTH received support from foreign labor organizations, including ORIT, the American Institute for Free Labor Development ( AIFLD ), and Germany's Friedrich Ebert Foundation and was an affiliate of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ( ICFTU ).

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.

" Similarly, Roger Ebert, writing of his iconic performance in Last Tango in Paris, said: " This was the greatest movie actor of his time, the author of performances that do honor to the cinema.

Although movie critic Roger Ebert was not impressed with most of the other actors, he writes in his review, " ... we discover once again what a warm and engaging actor Peter Falk is.

After a brief spell as Budapesterstraße in the late 1920s ( although this name was not widely recognised ), on 6 February 1930 it was renamed Ebertstraße after Friedrich Ebert ( 1871 – 1925 ), first President of Weimar Germany.

On 6 February 1930, it was renamed Stresemannstraße after Gustav Stresemann ( 1878 – 1929 ), the first Chancellor to serve under President Ebert.

Critical reception was mostly positive ; critics including Roger Ebert considered it one of the best Star Trek films.

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 of the Chicago Sun-Times said it was " as violent and gruesome and blood-soaked as the title promises ", yet praised its acting and technical execution.

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.

The film led Roger Ebert to call Reiner " one of Hollywood's very best directors of comedy ", and said that it was " most conventional, in terms of structure and the way it fulfills our expectations.

However, it was not well-received internationally ; in America, for example, Roger Ebert claimed that it was neither erotic nor about eroticism.

Space Cowboys was critically well received and holds a 79 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes, although Roger Ebert wrote that the film was, " too secure within its traditional story structure to make much seem at risk.

Janet Maslin in The New York Times said Spacey was at his " wittiest and most agile " to date, and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times singled Spacey out for successfully portraying a man who " does reckless and foolish things who doesn't deceive himself ".

Ebert awarded American Beauty four stars out of four, and Turan said it was layered, subversive, complex and surprising, concluding it was " a hell of a picture ".

Film critic Roger Ebert wrote that the book was " banal ," and that " The Little Engine That Could is, by comparison, a work of some depth and ambition.

Roger Ebert noted that " Metropolis is one of the great achievements of the silent era, a work so audacious in its vision and so angry in its message that it is, if anything, more powerful today than when it was made.

" Although he acknowledged that the film was not without its charms — Paris and Cannes being " two of the most photogenic cities on earth "— Ebert wrote, " Kline's Frenchman is somehow not worldly enough, and Ryan's heroine never convinces us she ever loved her fiance in the first place.

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 ).

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 ".

Ebert also placed the film on his list of the top ten films of the year.

" 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.