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Roger Ebert Reviews

Explorer

We do not talk about explorers much these days. The stories of Columbus, Magellan, Sir Edmund Hillary, Shackleton, Perry, Armstrong, and Aldrin may still dazzle us, but these days it’s more about scientists sending technology, not humans, into the sky and the oceans to report back to us. Mount Everest was a front-page story of astonishing […]

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#440 August 30, 2022

Matt writes: In past years, the Toronto International Film Festival’s annual Ebert Director Award has been given to such revered talents as Martin Scorsese, Claire Denis, Ava DuVernay, Wim Wenders, Agnès Varda, Denis Villeneuve, Chloé Zhao and Taika Waititi. This year, the accolade will be presented to Oscar-winner Sam Mendes in-person at the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards gala fundraiser on Sunday, September 11th, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel

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