Richard Roeper leaving Ebert & Roeper

[buffalobill]

Last episode will be the weekend of August 16/17th according to an article in the Chicago Sun-Times. His contract with Disney is up & they decided to part ways. He plans on doing a show for someone else. I hope he continues to team up with Michael Phillips who has been pretty much the permanent replacement this season after a slew of guest critics last year. Roger Ebert still does great written film criticism but is apparently not able to do tv (yet).

[castleinthesky]

I wonder if the show will be cancelled? Or will Phillips and Scott take over? (the two major guests that replaced Ebert).

[Widdi]

Ebert announced today he is also removing his name from the show saying that Disney wants to take the show in a direction he does not agree with and will have no part of.

The "two thumbs up" era is officially over.

[buffalobill]

Disney announced the new hosts of At The Movies. They'll be Jeffrey Lyons' son Ben & Ben Manckiewicz (sp). I think it is going to blow chunks. I've seen Lyons (on MSNBC a couple years ago he & his dad reviewed movies together on a Summer show) & he is a complete lightweight. Real criticism of movies on tv is dead.