There is no sense of audience, and yet an important factor in learning to be literate about movies is to be part of an audience that is sophisticated about them.” Filled with the same deep insight, dry wit, and sharp observations that his readers have long cherished, this is more than a memoir - it is a singular, warm-hearted, inspiring look at life itself.”Today, students rent videos, stream them online, or watch them on TV, and even if they watch a great movie, they do it alone or with a few friends. This is a story that only Roger Ebert could tell. He shares his insights into movie stars and directors like John Wayne and Martin Scorsese. He writes about his years at the Sun-Times, his colorful newspaper friends, and his life-changing collaboration with Gene Siskel. In this candid, personal history, Ebert chronicles it all: his loves, losses, and obsessions his struggle and recovery from alcoholism his marriage his politics and his spiritual beliefs. And now, for the first time, he tells the full, dramatic story of his life and career. But with the loss of his voice, Ebert has only become a more prolific and influential writer. In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment resulted in the loss of his ability to eat, drink, or speak. He has appeared on television for four decades. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances.
We must try to contribute joy to the world. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. This Description may be from another edition of this product.
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