Ben's in the news!

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Imagine my surprise at seeing Ben's name in an entertainment news story that caught my attention on the Google news page!

Theater goes dark for Ebert, Roeper

It looks like they may want Ben to do movie reviews. The article says that he wasn't available for comment.

I think Ana, "the most awesomest entertainment reporter ever", should get him to comment on Bensday! 

 

Edited to add:  It's not "may", it's official!  Ben's going to be At the Movies!   Congratulations to Ben!

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Ben's in the news! | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 hidden)
Wow (none / 0)
What a great job, I'm happy for him. Ebert and Roeper were out of Chicago, but I'm guessing Ben and Ben will be filmed in L.A.?

It sucks that the article above mentioned what Ben has done but it didn't include TYT.  Ben has GOTTA find a way to mention it on At The Movies at some point.

by ihavenobias on 07/22/2008 02:05:26 PM EST

Well (none / 0)
I guess this means that he's not coming back.  Oh well, congrats Ben!  Just don't let this affect my Bensdays.

by Spencer on 07/22/2008 02:26:06 PM EST

What a life (none / 0)
Getting paid to review movies.  I can't get past that. I hope he realizes how kick-ass that is.

by ihavenobias on 07/22/2008 02:34:09 PM EST

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He Got It. (none / 0)
Congratulations Ben!http://www.chicagotribune.c om/business/chicago-at-the- movies-ebert-roepert-jul22, 0,3620997.story

by kshears on 07/22/2008 03:10:25 PM EST

Good news and bad news.... (none / 0)

It's a half hour show on once a week, so there ought to be plenty of time for Ben to drop by TYT.

That's the good news.

The bad?

Shoulda been ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

sob sob, whine whine....

by MedfordTim on 07/22/2008 04:27:10 PM EST

lucky Ben! (none / 0)
What a great job!  I think their theme song should be "Ben" by Michael Jackson of course.  Be like me Nobias, and leave comments in articles like this:  "Ben has been a frequent cohost of the progressive online talk show The Young Turks for many years and he is a great choice, but he better keep coming back for guest appearances on TYT!"

by desertpear on 07/22/2008 05:57:38 PM EST

Good idea (none / 0)
!

by ihavenobias on 07/22/2008 08:28:24 PM EST

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Holy shit (none / 0)
Way to go, Ben!

by jarett on 07/22/2008 06:08:23 PM EST

This article does mention TYT (none / 0)
As part of Ben's resume.  And it cover's his family's deep rich history in the world of movies as well as his work on TCM. Its in his blood, so this is such a fabulous job for him.
Congrats to you Ben!!!!

WAY TO GO!!!!

BUT why is this NOT on the front page of TYT????

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ 20080722/ap_en_ot/tv_at_the _movies

by sbandb on 07/22/2008 06:23:48 PM EST

front page of Yahoo! (none / 0)
That's pretty good for a TYT reference.  But both articles I saw said Ben was the host of TYT.  Cenk gets no love. ;(

by desertpear on 07/22/2008 07:37:44 PM EST

New fan (none / 0)
Now I can start watching the show again. I stopped when they brought Roeper on. Not because he annoyed me or anything, but because I just lost interest. The attraction of the original show was listening to two really smart guys debate the films, and once in a while when they agreed you knew it was safe to spend your 7 bucks on it (pre-1999 prices!). Roeper didn't strike me as very insightful, and way to focussed on whether films were good for family audiences. How exciting to get Ben M. in there. Scratch that--its fuckin' rad.

by hazmat on 07/22/2008 07:53:23 PM EST

Congrats to Ben (none / 0)
also added a link to TYT in the comment section

by callisto on 07/22/2008 08:26:57 PM EST

Way to go Ben!! (none / 0)

I'm torn, because I really like the show the way it is and will probably watch whatever new incarnation Roeper develops.  But Ben Mankiewicz is a pretty big draw, so I'll be watching At the Movies religiously as well. 

 It's ironic that Ben is going to be a movie critic when he wasn't even qualified to be the Bitter Movie Critic on TYT.  How does Dave Koller feel about being passed over for this gig?

by schmoab on 07/22/2008 08:40:39 PM EST

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Now we're talking (none / 0)
A feud to drum up ratings!

by ihavenobias on 07/22/2008 08:48:02 PM EST

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That sounds fun! (none / 0)

How does it work?  Bitter Movie Critic is pretty damn good, and very rare since Dave doesn't actually watch many movies, right Dave?

It will be interesting to see Ben review movies.  I guess I will only see it if it is online since I don't watch TV.  I haven't watched Ebert since Siskel was with him.  Most of you are not probably that old!

by desertpear on 07/23/2008 02:52:48 AM EST

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I remember Siskel and Ebert (none / 0)
But again, I grew up in Chicagoland, so I'm pretty sure everyone in IL is aware of them.

by ihavenobias on 07/23/2008 10:53:07 AM EST

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great idear! (none / 0)

by desertpear on 07/23/2008 02:53:16 AM EST

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