5/26/2023 0 Comments The Great Movies by Roger Ebert![]() Available online and in four volumes of books (the first two of which feature film images perfectly chosen by Mary Corliss, formerly of the Film Stills Archive), The Great Movies is, as Ebert described it, “a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema.” And one of his most valuable contributions is his Great Movies series. Ebert has been widely and suitably celebrated.Įbert was more than a great film critic, he was a perceptive writer about films and their cultural merits. ![]() There is no need to offer another obituary or commentary here. He will neither relish a new Coen brothers film nor endure another Michael Bay movie he will not be around to learn if David Gordon Green regains his way and whether Ramin Bahrani continues his ascent. While Ebert’s writing had been sporadic in recent years as he coped with cancer, his reviews, blogs, essays and Answer Man columns will never be there again not new ones, anyway. Though Ebert’s reviews were often published on Thursdays, I always saved them for Friday mornings, the day new movies hit theaters. The elements of a perfect Friday morning were otherwise in place: a bluebird dawn, a fresh cup of coffee, a toasty cinnamon bagel. ![]()
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