A letter to Roger Ebert

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   (Sent before his face fell off)

An advertisement for HBO disguised as a movie review is something I can't tolerate.

I sent this e-mail to good ol' Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun-Times:

I'm baffled by Ebert & Roeper's relatively recent trend of reviewing HBO movies.

While these films may have merit, HBO is a premium subscription service, not available to many of your viewers. I can't go buy a ticket to any of these movies. Many of these films are never even released on video. Conspiracy, with Kenneth Branaugh, is a perfect example. Unavailable on video, this film can only be seen when it runs on HBO.

I'm sure it's brilliant, but the choice to see it isn't mine, so a review isn't helpful to me as a consumer. Why give a review to a film that can't be viewed by the general public?

The only explanation that leaps to mind is that HBO has a deal in place with Ebert & Roeper At The Movies. A review shouldn't be bought.

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	(Sent before his face fell off) An advertisement for HBO disguised as a movie review is something I can't tolerate. I sent this e-mail to good ol' Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun-Times: I'm baffled by Ebert & Roeper's relatively recent trend of reviewing HBO movies. While these films may have merit, HBO is a premium subscription service, not available to many of your viewers. I can't go buy a ticket to any of these movies. Many of these films are never even released on video. Conspiracy, with Kenneth Branaugh, is a perfect example. Unavailable on video, this film can only be seen when it runs on HBO. I'm sure it's brilliant, but the choice to see it isn't mine, so a review isn't helpful to me as a consumer. Why give a review to a film that can't be viewed by the general public? The only explanation that leaps to mind is that HBO has a deal in place with Ebert & Roeper At The Movies. A review shouldn't be bought.


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