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getthebigpicture.net - 12/17/2008

Directors Guild to Honor Roger Ebert

— getthebigpicture.net — Kudos to the Directors Guild of America, which on January 31st will award critic Roger Ebert as... an an honorary life member of the Guild. You probably don't need me to remind you that Ebert is the preeminent film writer in America today, and has been for some time. (more) Directors Guild to Honor Roger Ebert

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DGA honors Ebert with Lifetime Membership
Awards Daily — ... As we’ve been discussing all day, the foundations of traditional movie reviewing may be cracking, but there are monuments on the Acropolis of film criticism who endure. (AP) Roger Ebert is becoming an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. The announcement Tuesday from the top union representing Hollywood filmmakers says Ebert is receiving the honor at the guild’s Jan. 31 awards dinner. “From the blockbuster to the tiny independent film, Roger Ebert has devoted his career to sharing his love of film with ...

Directors Guild to Honor Roger Ebert
Get The Big Picture — Kudos to the Directors Guild of America, which on January 31st will award critic Roger Ebert as an an honorary life member of the Guild. You probably don't need me to remind you that Ebert is the preeminent film writer in America today, and has been for some time. His reviews are the most anticipated if not the most read, and for two decades, he and Gene Siskel had the first and last word on whether of movie was great or garbage. But it isn't just his the TV show that makes Ebert ...

More Critics Awards Honor 'Slumdog,' 'Ben Button' And 'Wendy & Lucy'
:: The Playlist :: — ... prize. Best Actor and Actress went to Mickey Rourke and Michelle Williams. Rosmarie DeWitt took the Best Supporting female spot and Heath Ledger grabbed the Best Supporting Actor award. The mavericks also gave Jonathan Demme the honor of Best Director for "Rachel Getting Married." [TFCA] Roger Ebert was given an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. [Associated Press] ...