Tubby film critic and possible snow bunny Roger Ebert wants you to know that reviewing movies for X many years also makes you a perfect candidate to debunk evolution.
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The Gotham Awards moved to Brooklyn's Steiner Studios this year, but that didn't stop the stars from coming out to celebrate their independent films. And by stars, we mean a few people you have heard of, and a handful of others that make you say, "Who?" Thankfully, we dispatched Intern Whitney to handle red carpet coverage (read: gawk at Javier Bardem) and gloat over the superfluous number of food-related products in her goody bag. What follows are her faithful recollections, thoughtfully written up for us in the royal "we." (Special thanks to Intern Sara, right, for the photographic evidence).
Although the evening was semi-successful, we had our fair share of disappointments. Which is to say, we encountered more than a couple ill-tempered publicists and learned that not everyone is as nice/friendly as their cuddly on-screen personas might suggest.
The most famous pundit in America is Roger Ebert. At least that’s what Forbes's new list says.
We thought pundit referred to a political commentator, but we checked Merriam-Webster, and the official definition is a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media.
Roger Ebert is a pundit, in the same way that Rosie O’Donnell (6), Leonard Maltin (7) and Bill Walton (10) are.
With apologies to our favorite movie “pundit” A.O. Scott, but Roger Ebert really is the best known film critic in the world. Even his trademarked thumbs make news. Since Ebert was diagnosed with jaw cancer, the only topic Romenesko posts more about is job cuts.
Still, what kind of list is this? Rosie O’Donnell isn't even an authority on her own book.
• WaPo disses GQ's Blackberry "exclusive" with Lindsay Lohan. "Because that's how the kids are communicating these days." More like, because they couldn't get an actual sit-down. (Snap!)
• Fox hopes an annoying cartoon taxi driver will keep viewers from channel-surfing during the commercial break.
• David Geffen vying for joint control of Los Angeles Times. Geffen's offers include inordinate sums of money and a standing offer to "do Zell's laundry for a month."
• Unamused by those (hilarious!) adulteress jokes, Rudy Giuliani asks the mainstream media to leave his wife alone.
• Film critic Roger Ebert eager to beat cancer, return to work; gives his chances of a full-recovery "two thumbs up."
• And, in sad news, a bunch of crappy tv shows you've never seen have just been officially canceled.
• Air Force sergeant Michelle Manhart evidently missed the clause that forbade her from posing in Playboy, clad only in her official military dog tags.
• Michael Wolf follows in Tom Freston's footsteps and gets unceremoniously booted from MTV.
• NYT Co. eliminates 125 jobs in Boston because, well, the Times is a New York paper.
• A&E "completely shocked" to learn that people are far more interested in Sopranos reruns than new episodes of A&E Biography.
• Roger Ebert to sit on his thumbs during this year's Academy Awards; Richard Roeper described as "nervous" about holding down the fort.
• Fox news continues its love affair with Condi by blasting CBS for airing photos of the TomKitten via objective third-party, Father Jonathan.
• The Haley Joel Osment headline we can't believe we didn't think of: "I see handcuffs." [AP]
• BlackBook welcomes James Frey with open arms. (We're also not convinced that BB fact-checks more than the NYT does.) [WWD]
• Is Suri is a runt baby? Is that what's wrong with her? We'll find out once VF runs their 21 hours of photography. [MollyGood]
• Roger Ebert writes a letter about his spit cancer. It's more information than you would ever want to know. [Roger Ebert]
• If the people making the cigarettes tell you not to smoke, will you listen? Probbly not. But we bet calling them "high cal" instead of "light" would do the trick. [Media Week]
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