I guess a brother is NEVER going 2 get that job.


Disney taps two Bens to host new 'At the Movies'
Robert Feder: One day after Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper signed off as hosts of "At the Movies," Disney ABC Domestic Television announced their replacements along with a new format for the Chicago-based syndicated movie-review show. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz were named Tuesday as co-hosts of show when its new season begins Sept. 6.

Who are those turds??

I hate that Ebert's illness has left him unable to speak, so sad. I love Ebert

CalhounSq said:

One of them is Jeff Lyon's son.

Oh god - are these gonna be young dudes?

CalhounSq said:

30's I think.
It's TIME 4 a new perspective on that show.
This is the same ole same ole.

Graycap23 said:

And the other is the son of director Joseph Mankiewicz, who directed some of my favorite movies: All About Eve and Ghost & Mrs. Muir.

Roeper never did a thing for me, but Ebert literally shaped how I view movies. I grew up watching Siskel & Ebert, first when it was on PBS. He's a great film writer (he won the Pulitzer), and I miss watching his take on film. Roeper's a dull fanboy. I haven't watched the show in a year. Ebert was wise to trademark the Thumbs Up/Down, so Disney can't use it without his permission.

I always liked Siskel better than Ebert.

Too bad, I liked Roeper. But I knew something was wrong when they took away the "Two Thumbs Up." And Ebert was just not coming back. He's doing okay though, just not camera-ready.