Kindness

I’m sure this link will break sooner rather than later. But for now, Go Gentle Into That Good Night

I respect kindness in human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don’t respect the law; I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.

For 57 words, that does a pretty good job of summing it up. “Kindness” covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

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Magical Realism: “Northern Exposure” 25 Years Later (2015)

https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/magical-realism-nothern-exposure-25-years-later

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Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert teamed up again for 1976's Up! which is a little bit fairy tale, a little bit Nazisploitation, and a whole lot of busty women. I... I mean it's Russ Meyer.

Read the review from May 2020 at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-1gJ

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Perhaps one of the more famous Russ Meyer films is the pseudo-sequel to Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls isn't just a kind of funny title, or a studio film for Meyer, it was written by famous movie critic Roger Ebert.

Read the review from May 2020 at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-1fX

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Ebertfest May Be Celebrating Its ‘Last Dance,’ but ‘It’s Not the End’ of the Beloved Festival

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/ebertfest-last-dance-roger-ebert-1235188478/

Ebertfest May Be Celebrating Its ‘Last Dance,’ but ‘It’s Not the End’ of the Beloved Festival
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https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/ebertfest-last-dance-roger-ebert-1235188478/

„In dem Film geht es um Wölfe, französische Aristokraten, Geheimgesellschaften, Irokesen-Indianer, Kampfkünste, okkulte Zeremonien, heilige Pilze, Prahlhänse, inzestuöses Verlangen, politische Unterwanderung, tierische Geister, blutige Schlachtszenen und Bordelle. Das Einzige, was man nicht tun sollte, ist, diesen Film ernst zu nehmen. Seine Wurzeln liegen in traditionellen Monster-Sex-Fantasy-Filmen mit Spezialeffekten.“, schrieb Roger Ebert. (ARD, Wh.)

"The way seemed clear for ['Hoop Dreams' to win] an Academy Award as best documentary. Then a shameful thing happened. It wasn’t even nominated. We learned... that the members of the committee had a system. They carried little flashlights. When one gave up on a film, he waved a light on the screen. When a majority of flashlights had voted, the film was switched off. 'Hoop Dreams' was stopped after 15 minutes."

https://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/the-great-american-documentary

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