Ebert Replacement Search Jinxed By Lyons Jokes. Trade Roughage 07/22/08

By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago

Anne Thompson reports that Ben Lyons (son of Jeffrey, E! channel regular, sometime boyfriend of the quiet one from The Hills) and Ben Mankiewicz (grandson of Herman, The Youngish Guy who hosts Turner Classic Movies on the weekends) are expected to be announced as hosts for the movie review show that will replace Ebert and Roeper. In her report, Anne directs a great, deadpan joke at Lyons: “Last year, he hailed I Am Legend as ‘one of the greatest movies ever made.’” Except it’s not a joke, and it’s not funny anymore.
Fox Atomic has bought a pitch about “an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer” from Sacha Baron Cohen. Borat/I’m Alan Partridge writer Peter Baynham will do the script.
Universal will start producing video games in-house, beginning with an adaptation of Wanted. Meanwhile, Paramount is working on developing three games based on modern classics aimed at teen girls: Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink.

Christopher Campbell said 1 year ago
I think you should replace Ebert. And I should be your Roeper. Plus, we’re much cuter than a lot of film critics.
Karina Longworth said 1 year ago
Weirdly, I just read a blog post arguing the same thing. Well, sort of:

http://blogs.takepart.com/2008/07/22/ebert-and-roeper-exit-2-men-take-over-time-to-give-a-lady-a-thumbs-up/

As I said in the comments to that post, my father was neither a great screenwriter nor a professional blurber, so I don’t think I’m right for the job.
Brian said 1 year ago
Adding insult to LEGEND injury, Mankiewicz has been working for the TMZ TV show (while I believe continuing to co-host a YOUNG TURKS Sirius radio show).

Were his grandpa still alive, he might call it THE TWO FACES OF EEK.

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