Tag Archives: Roger Ebert

On The Perfect London Walk — In Roger Ebert’s footsteps

June 15, 2018 flawintheiris

Here's a post that's admittedly film-adjacent, but I hope you'll indulge me as it's born out of my passion for the movies and those who write about them. This material also crosses paths with the kind of observations frequently found on Stephen Archibald's blog, for which I hope he'll forgive me. If you've listened to… Read More

New episode of LENS ME YOUR EARS is up!

July 5, 2017 flawintheiris

In recognition of yesterday's celebration of independence by our friends to the south, a new episode of my film podcast (co-hosted by Stephen Cooke), Lens Me Your Ears, is now available. It's #036, entitled "Make America Great," and you can find it on iTunes and on Stitcher. There's no need to worry, this podcast is… Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS: The Occult, Alien Invasions, and Roger Ebert’s Great Movies

January 30, 2017 flawintheiris

Movie maestro Stephen Cooke and I got together in November and December at the CKDU studios in Halifax to record a few new episodes of our podcast Lens Me Your Ears. They air on every second Tuesday at 5:30pm, or you can listen to them here on iTunes and on Stitcher. On the episode on… Read More

10 Things I’ve Noticed About Star Wars (Since I Grew Up)

December 16, 2015 flawintheiris

I started with Star Wars. It was the defining myth of my childhood. I was six when the first movie came out, nine and 12 with the second (The Empire Strikes Back) and third (Return Of The Jedi), respectively. More or less the perfect ages to get swept up in it all. To secure my… Read More

Alan Zweibel on Roger Ebert in the New Yorker

April 10, 2013 flawintheiris

I've once met an artist whose work I criticized, or at least damned with faint praise. I felt immediately awkward, but if he had read my review—which was years before the meeting—or even remembered, he politely didn't bring it up. And I've met him a number of times since, an he hasn't mentioned it. I… Read More

Roger Ebert 1942-2013

April 4, 2013 flawintheiris

It's hard to overestimate the influence and impact of Roger Ebert. People talk about Pauline Kael with hushed reverence now, but what made Ebert so great, certainly the greatest movie critic in my lifetime, was his ability to communicate in a language everyone could understand. I don't know if that was always true of Kael.… Read More

Patrick Goldstein’s final column

August 22, 2012 flawintheiris

From Spike Lee's new film, Red Hook SummerThanks to Roger Ebert for drawing attention to this piece. I agree with Goldstein and should do more, even with just this modest blog, to "raise a ruckus." Read More

Thoughts on Truly Madly Deeply

February 14, 2011 flawintheiris

Just a heads up for anyone who will be in Halifax this coming Thursday: I'll be hosting Carbon Arc, the Khyber film society's regular screening series, presenting Anthony Minghella's first feature film Truly Madly Deeply, which for years now has been a favourite of mine. Feel free to come on down to the Khyber at 1588 Barrington… Read More