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Quote of the Day by all-time best-known American film critic Roger Ebert: 'Life always has an unhappy ending, but...'- A powerful life lesson on why happiness matters more than finding perfect meaning by the first person to receive a Pulitzer Prize for film criticism

Roger Ebert, the renowned film critic, offered a powerful life lesson. He suggested that life's journey, filled with joy and simple pleasures, holds more value than an unending quest for profound meaning. Ebert's perspective encourages appreciating present moments. His own life, marked by challenges, exemplified finding happiness amidst struggles. This…

The Economic Times

30 Years Later, Sam Raimi's Wildly Underrated Western Is Getting A Huge Upgrade

Raimi's underrated 1995 Western starring Sharon Stone gets a deserved spotlight in a new 4K release.

Inverse

The death of the review? Cultural criticism is at risk of erasure

Recent announcements at major publications have seen critics losing their positions, an ongoing shift that we should all be alarmed by

The Guardian - US

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Prime Video is about to lose one of the best war movies ever made — and it’s just as good as ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Prime Video is removing Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" this month, and you need to stream this stunning war movie while you can.

Tom’s Guide

Gene Siskel Film Center should add Roger Ebert to its name

The team needs to be reunited for posterity. Legions of Siskel and Ebert fans would all give this idea a big thumbs up, writes a lifelong Chicagoan and movie fan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more

It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already

The Independent UK

Keith Lee, food critic for our economy

Lee has a critic's ethos, just like the late Roger Ebert and the misunderstood Anton Ego from "Ratatouille"

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Biden taps Rahm’s former City Hall corporation counsel to be top White House lawyer

Ed Siskel — nephew of the late Chicago film critic Gene Siskel — is familiar with high-stakes congressional investigations and other politicized probes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden announces former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel as White House counsel

President Joe Biden says former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel is the new White House counsel

The Independent UK

Biden names former Obama administration attorney Siskel as White House counsel

President Joe Biden says former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel is the new White House counsel

The Independent UK

30 Years Ago, A Gory Sci-Fi Thriller Beat Steven Spielberg to the Punch

No budget? No problem.

Inverse

Chicago’s love affair with popcorn goes back 150 years, from Cracker Jack to Garrett Mix

CHICAGO — “Are the Chicago people fond of popcorn?” asked a Tribune reporter in an article from Dec. 2, 1883.

Chicago Tribune

11 "History Of The World, Part I" facts

According to Mel Brooks, the Moses scene was a last-minute addition

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