http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/ always was my safety anchor when I had to research for precise and informative reviews. Roger Ebert, a career (and life-time) in film criticism for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. The first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1975.His death leaves an empty space in film criticism, especially for he understood both the importance of the conventional media (newspapers, books, etc.), but, also of the Internet, in which he found a way to make film reviews even more accessible. As he said: "All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people who are interested. It's become a very good way to get to reviews and involve yourself in discussions."
He always shared his opinion on the world, and that's what I loved in his reviews: they were personal, the kind of writing I prefer, you could feel his personal touch on the telling of the film as much as you could feel the auteur of the film while watching it. A writing style reflecting American society through films, audience's taste, and a subtle reflection on the many taboos still very present.
Thanks to Twitter, especially, I found some good articles paying homage to this great man:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-roger-ebert-20130405,0,1254116.story
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17320958-418/roger-ebert-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer.html
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37045
"Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you."
(This makes me think about my introduction to this blog, Emotion Pictures.)
"Every great film should seem new every time you see it."
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