Roger Ebert to be honored at ShoWest 2009

We appreciate Roger more and more with each passing year. His writing only stands out more as we wade through the mediocrity – myself included. While you’ll never agree with everything any critic says, Roger has done it as well as any person alive. Kudos to Roger and the award. Let’s hope we have many more years of reviews and commentary.

Veteran film critic Roger Ebert will be honored at ShoWest 2009 with a special award for career achievement in film journalism. Ebert will be feted at a luncheon April 2, the final day of the annual exhibition confab. ShoWest opens March 30 at the Bally’s and Paris hotels in Las Vegas. “With over 40 years devoted to providing moviegoing audiences with reviews and incredible insight into the film world, Roger Ebert has been a standout critic respected by audiences, peers and movie industry insiders alike,” ShoWest co-managing director Mitch Neuhauser said. “If it weren’t for Roger Ebert — who has always had the foresight to champion the cause of relatively unknown and budding filmmakers and talent — the world of motion pictures as we know it today wouldn’t be as rich, diverse and enriching as it is.” – From The Hollywood Reporter