Лучшие книги Roger Ebert

Мартин Скорсезе: ретроспектива — книга, которая должна быть в библиотеке каждого любителя кинематографа. Дело не только в ее герое — легендарном режиссере Мартине Скорсезе, лидере «Нового Голливуда» в 70-е и патриархе мирового кино сейчас, но и в не менее легендарном авторе. Роджер Эберт — культовый кинокритик, первый обладатель Пулитцеровской премии в области художественной критики. Именно Эберт написал первую рецензию на дебютный фильм Скорсезе «Кто стучится в дверь мою?» в 1969 году. С тех самых пор рецензии Эберта, отличающиеся уникальной…

Roger Ebert's I Hated Hated Hated This Movie, which gathered some of his most scathing reviews, was a best-seller. This new collection continues the tradition, reviewing not only movies that were at the bottom of the barrel, but also movies that he found underneath the barrel.

A paragon of cinema criticism for decades, Roger Ebert—with his humor, sagacity, and no-nonsense thumb—achieved a renown unlikely ever to be equaled. His tireless commentary has been greatly missed since his death, but, thankfully, in addition to his mountains of daily reviews, Ebert also left behind a legacy of lyrical long-form writing. And with Two Weeks in the Midday Sun, we get a glimpse not only into Ebert the man, but also behind the scenes of one of the most glamorous and peculiar of cinematic rituals: the Cannes Film Festival. More about people than movies, this book is an intimate, quirky, and witty account of the parade of…

Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on television for four decades. In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment resulted in the loss of his ability to eat, drink, or speak. But with the loss of his voice, Ebert has only become a more prolific and influential writer. And now, for the first time, he tells the full, dramatic story of his life and career. In this candid, personal history, Ebert chronicles it all: his loves, losses, and obsessions; his struggle and…