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Ben and Ben Taking Over for Ebert and Roeper

As Libby mentioned yesterday, Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper have decided to walk away from their movie review show. Now, in what may be the fastest replacement in Hollywood history, Ben Lyons, a Hollywood reporter and film critic for “E! News” and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz have just been named as Ebert and Roeper’s successors. According to show execs, Ben and Ben will take over “At the Movies” when its new season begins in September. The format will reportedly be similar to the one used by Ebert and Roeper, though the program’s popular “thumbs up-thumbs down” gesture will … Continue reading →

Richard Roeper Leaves “At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper”

I love “At the Movies.” It has been around since 1975 in one form or another. I remember watching Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel battle it out about movies when I was a teen, giving the thumbs up or thumbs down gesture. I had no idea the premise was that Ebert wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and Siskel was the movie critic for the rivaling Chicago Tribune. I just knew it was a good show that reviewed movies and having always loved movies, I loved the show. Of course, over the years, the show changed quite a bit. It moved … Continue reading →