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Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 028: A Tribute to Roger Ebert (1942-2013) and Evil Dead (2013)

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Evil Dead and Ebert TributeThere was some very sad news this week in the movie community: Roger Ebert died on Thursday, April 4, 2013. So, for Episode 028, Movie Podcast Weekly gives a tribute to Roger Ebert, in addition to reviewing “Evil Dead” (2013). Our special guests for this episode are DAVE BECKER of DVD Infatuation.com and BOSS BUTCHER of the Terror Troop horror movie podcast.

And I (Jason) apologize for the absence of our recommendation segments this week. We had planned on giving some great recommendations, but something came up and I needed to cut the show short. Apologies. This segment will be back in full force next week! Continue reading →

How Roger Ebert Changed the Course of My Life

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Roger Ebert booksby Jason Pyles | April 4, 2013

Though I never met him, Roger Ebert literally changed the course of my life. So, the following sentiments are about Ebert’s influence on me and are therefore about my life, not his. (To hear our celebration of Roger Ebert, my co-hosts and I pay tribute to him during Episode 028 of Movie Podcast Weekly.)

It was 2005, and I was working one of those phone jobs that I hated. But employees were permitted to surf the Web, which led to my discovering that Roger Ebert’s movie review site was linked through Internet Movie Database.com for each movie he’s reviewed. Simply look up a movie on IMDb and click on the “external reviews” link. Ebert’s reviews are always at the top of the list. Continue reading →