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Roger Ebert's Video Companion
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003
Week after week, Roger Ebert sums up what makes movies work-and why some fail-in his incisive newspaper reviews and television show. In the process, his opinions have become the standard by which many cinema fans determine what they'll see.In Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003, the critic offers his reviews from January 2000 through mid-June 2002. Within nearly 900 pages, the Yearbook contains Ebert's analyses of more than 600 movies that range from Bridget Jones's Diary to A Beautiful Mind, from Gosford Park to Black Hawk Down. In addition to the big studio pictures, Ebert also covers the independent film world. The Yearbook includes reviews of foreign films, indie productions, animation, anime, documentaries, and sleepers. Also inside are Ebert's interviews and essays for the year, all of the year's Questions for the Movie Answer Man, and his daily columns from the Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, and Sundance film festivals. Movie fans appreciate the book's three-way index and comprehensive listing of Ebert's star ratings for every movie that has ever appeared in a Movie Home Companion, Video Companion, or Movie Yearbook. Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003 is a must-have book for everyone who loves the movies.
912 pages, Paperback
First published December 2, 2002
About the author
Roger Ebert
92 books408 followersRoger Joseph Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic and screenwriter.
He was known for his weekly review column (appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and later online) and for the television program Siskel & Ebert at the Movies, which he co-hosted for 23 years with Gene Siskel. After Siskel's death in 1999, he auditioned several potential replacements, ultimately choosing Richard Roeper to fill the open chair. The program was retitled Ebert & Roeper and the Movies in 2000.
Ebert's movie reviews were syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad. He wrote more than 15 books, including his annual movie yearbook. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. His television programs have also been widely syndicated, and have been nominated for Emmy awards. In February 1995, a section of Chicago's Erie Street near the CBS Studios was given the honorary name Siskel & Ebert Way. Ebert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2005, the first professional film critic to receive one. Roger Ebert was named as the most influential pundit in America by Forbes Magazine, beating the likes of Bill Maher, Lou Dobbs, and Bill O'Reilly.[2] He has honorary degrees from the University of Colorado, the American Film Institute, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
From 1994 until his death in 2013, he wrote a Great Movies series of individual reviews of what he deemed to be the most important films of all time. He also hosted the annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois from 1999 until his death.
He was known for his weekly review column (appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and later online) and for the television program Siskel & Ebert at the Movies, which he co-hosted for 23 years with Gene Siskel. After Siskel's death in 1999, he auditioned several potential replacements, ultimately choosing Richard Roeper to fill the open chair. The program was retitled Ebert & Roeper and the Movies in 2000.
Ebert's movie reviews were syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad. He wrote more than 15 books, including his annual movie yearbook. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. His television programs have also been widely syndicated, and have been nominated for Emmy awards. In February 1995, a section of Chicago's Erie Street near the CBS Studios was given the honorary name Siskel & Ebert Way. Ebert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2005, the first professional film critic to receive one. Roger Ebert was named as the most influential pundit in America by Forbes Magazine, beating the likes of Bill Maher, Lou Dobbs, and Bill O'Reilly.[2] He has honorary degrees from the University of Colorado, the American Film Institute, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
From 1994 until his death in 2013, he wrote a Great Movies series of individual reviews of what he deemed to be the most important films of all time. He also hosted the annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois from 1999 until his death.
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October 22, 2020
From the section called Questions for the Movie Answer Man:
"Q. If all writing on film is just one man's opinion, then why should we read any of it? ...
A. If this is just one man's question, why should I answer it?"
How I miss Roger Ebert. Whether I agreed with them or not, I always found his reviews fascinating. From grousing about the stupidity of the MPAA ratings, questioning the loopholes in action flicks, praising a fine acting job, or throwing in a zinger, his movie reviews are often more interesting than the films themselves.
I didn't read all 898 pages of the book but dipped into its many offerings, which include: every review he wrote from Jan. 1, 2000, through mid-July 2002; interviews with various Hollywood people; reports on film festivals; entries in his Little Movie Glossary; the Q&As from the Questions for the Movie Answer Man; some essays; a comprehensive index.
Did I say how much I miss Mr. Ebert?
"Q. If all writing on film is just one man's opinion, then why should we read any of it? ...
A. If this is just one man's question, why should I answer it?"
How I miss Roger Ebert. Whether I agreed with them or not, I always found his reviews fascinating. From grousing about the stupidity of the MPAA ratings, questioning the loopholes in action flicks, praising a fine acting job, or throwing in a zinger, his movie reviews are often more interesting than the films themselves.
I didn't read all 898 pages of the book but dipped into its many offerings, which include: every review he wrote from Jan. 1, 2000, through mid-July 2002; interviews with various Hollywood people; reports on film festivals; entries in his Little Movie Glossary; the Q&As from the Questions for the Movie Answer Man; some essays; a comprehensive index.
Did I say how much I miss Mr. Ebert?
August 27, 2015
Reading this makes me saddened all over again for the passing of Roger Ebert. We truly lost an amazing writer when he died. I don't agree with all of his opinions, but agree or not, I love reading them. He's never less than fascinating, and he can certainly back up his opinions intelligently. Great stuff.
July 29, 2011
He is a great resource when thinking about films and teaching
September 8, 2019
I always loved this year books, covering two years at a time and containing all Eberts reviews in that time frame.
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