Starting Thursday, the Sun-Times Media Group will begin a "metered" pay plan for online content. more ›

The announcement isn't surprising and was expected after Ebert announced on Nov. 6 he and wife Chaz had been underwriting the resurrected At the Movies since its January launch and that they needed funding to continue the show. more ›

Film critic Ebert wrote this weekend he and wife Chaz have been underwriting the program out of their own pockets and, if they can't find sponsors, At the Movies may not last another season. "Unless we find an angel," Ebert wrote, "our television program will go off the air at the end of its current season." more ›

Now you can have access to Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" series with the touch of a screen. more ›

Take advantage of the fleeting remnants of summer with some of these recommendations. more ›

Roger Ebert isn't backing down from his tweets about Jackass star Ryan Dunn. more ›

A few things happening around town that piqued our literary interest. more ›

It's far too easy to take things for granted. Roger Ebert, for example. Surely his 15 books, Sun-Times column, television programs and expanding online empire have made the Urbana native the most famous movie critic in America. Though his recovery from cancer has been recounted, the fact that he is not only still with us but in fact able to communicate as well as ever with an ever-greater number of people is a marvel for which we are very fortunate. more ›

Today Art looks back at Chicago's cultural heavyweights, from Ray Kroc and Henry Crown to Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey. more ›

A couple back, Roger Ebert groused that he had never won The New Yorker's weekly cartoon caption contest. "I have done more writing for free for the New Yorker in the last five years than for anybody in the previous 40 years," he joked. For a writer as prolific and witty as Ebert, the weekly snubs must have hit hard and are on the level of Susan Lucci only winning one Daytime Emmy for the role of Erica Kane in more than 20 years of being nominated. more ›

122 years ago today Charlie Chaplin — arguably the most recognizable entertainer of the 20th Century — was born. Even today, Chaplin's iconic Tramp character is instantly recognizable with both film buffs and casual film lovers. Chaplin's movies featuring the Tramp, with their universal themes, still resonate nearly a century later. more ›

Roger Ebert is endlessly retweetable, but in this case he's outdone himself. more ›

The long-delayed Museum of Broadcast Communications is nearing completion. No, really. Steve Dahlman of Marina City Online has posted an update on the progress of the 62,000-square-foot facility at State and Kinzie, including a model of the finished museum. more ›

A helpful Web 1.0-style counter at the bottom of Ebertfest.com reminds you that there's only 36 days until the 13th Annual Ebertfest (formerly the Overlooked Film Festival). A glance at the recently-released schedule verifies that it's time to make plans to be in Champaign April 27-May 1. more ›

Online retailer Amazon barely waited for the ink to dry on Gov. Quinn's signing of HB 3659 into law by dropping its Illinois-based affiliates. HB 3659 requires all online retailers with a business presence in Illinois, like Amazon's affiliate program, to collect state sales tax on online purchases. In a statement to its Illinois affiliate owners, Amazon said, “We had opposed this new tax law because it is unconstitutional and counterproductive. We deeply regret that its enactment forces this action.” more ›

Roger Ebert tweeted this out a couple of weeks back, and we've been exploring where we can. The Library of Congress and some fans of the have helped to preserve entire episodes of Ebert and the late Gene Siskel doing what they do best. The range of the episodes is stunning, ranging from old Sneak Previews shows to Siskel's last show in 1999. Check it out. more ›

We've eagerly watched each new episode of Ebert Presents At The Movies, and this week's episode includes the finest moment yet for the fledgling program: a discussion that's articulate, scholarly, and just plain hilarious. more ›

We're looking forward to Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Tribute to Roger Ebert taking place next weekend, but sure wish they would release a full program for the evening. Billed as an evening of Ebert's favorite movie music and also from his favorite composers, the event should be quite a crowdpleaser. Given that the only things listed so far are Casablanca, The Third Man, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Gone with the Wind, the audience may be in for a night of solid but predictable chestnuts, although "special surprises" are promised. more ›

If you watched Roger Ebert Presents At The Movies over the weekend, you may have noticed Ebert's review of exorcism thriller The Rite (which won the weekend box office battle) was voiced by none other than the beta for Ron Burgundy himself, CBS 2's Bill Kurtis. The marriage of Ebert's prose with Kurtis' voice is a media fantasy dream. more ›

In a post titled "3-D doesn't work and never will. Case Closed." a couple of days ago, Roger Ebert got the Internet buzzing about the the latest wave of Hollywood 3-D spectacles. Citing as evidence a letter on the topic from one of the most esteemed cinematic artisans alive, Ebert may have intended to end the debate on the merits of the technology at the megaplex; he succeeded only in inflaming it. So was he right? more ›

Roger Ebert will be wearing a prosthetic chin for his segments on the reconstituted Roger Ebert Presents At The Movies. Today Ebert discusses the process to having the new chin constructed on his blog with his usual blend of grace, humor, wisdom and candor. more ›

Years ago (we forget when or where) we read a bit of advice from Roger Ebert about how he writes his movie reviews like casual conversations, in order for the reader to feel like he could enter the discussion at a given point. It was a point that we took to heart once we began to become serious about food writing, one that greatly helped us as we became more confident in writing reviews. posted this on his blog today. It's a discussion between him and the late Gene Siskel about how to be a film critic that was taped for an instructional video series on journalism for high school and college students. But it can also be used to be a primer of any criticism in journalism, be it art, media, or food. Ebert's comment about "political correctness being the fascism of the 90's" still rings true today. Don't you ever change, Roger. more ›

We're a bit tardy getting this up. But unsurprisingly, as soon as it was announced that he'd been chosen to co-host Roger Ebert Presents At The Movies, all hell broke loose. We finally caught up with the Cine-File and MUBI contributor and asked him some questions about the new gig. more ›

We've been anxiously awaiting the proper moment to reveal who will be sharing hosting duties with AP movie critic Christy Lemire on Roger Ebert's new TV show, and that moment has arrived. more ›

Roger Ebert and wife Chaz were featured on CBS News Sunday Morning yesterday. There were no surprise revelations during the 9-minute segment (looks like we're going to have to wait a while longer to see who fills Elvis Mitchell's spot as co-host of Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies). The segment, instead, was another recap of the health struggles Ebert has dealth with in recent years and how his wife had been at his side the entire time. more ›

Could we be getting closer to finding out who will be co-hosting Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies? Ebert and his wife Chaz will be appearing on CBS News Sunday Morning this weekend, and odds are they they'll be talking about the forthcoming show. It's due to premier January 21 and will be shown on more than 190 public television stations as well as the Armed Forces Network. more ›

Looks like public television is going to have a hit on their hands with Roger Ebert's "At the Movies" revival. "Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies" will premiere Jan. 21 in 192 markets and be available to military personnel through the Armed Forces Network. more ›

Movies have been on the brains of the staff here this week, whether it's been our list of favorite scary movies or Rob's enthusiastic reasons why you should check out the Chaplin retrospective at the Music Box (which, as an owner of the complete Chaplin collection on DVD, I agree with Rob completely). So what happens when a critic with the renown of Roger Ebert is asked to compile a list? more ›

My stepfather once told me, "It ain't bragging if you can back it up." Is Roger walking the walk here? more ›

Roger Ebert has taken to Twitter with a vengeance, not only covering movie-related stuff but also wading into the deep waters of Trib shenanigans and politics (check out this zinger about the Anita Hill/Mrs. Clarence Thomas flap). His tweets are just about as entertaining as 140 characters can be. more ›