Roger Ebert
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The History of Literature #524 — Growing Old with The Graduate – Mike Nichols, Roger Ebert, Charles Webb, and Me
The Graduate, a 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols and based on a novel by Charles Webb, introduced the world to actor Dustin Hoffman and became one of the most beloved Hollywood comedies ever made. Telling the story of a disaffected college graduate who has an affair with an older woman and then falls in… Continue reading
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The History of Literature #423 – Roger Ebert
Jacke spends his birthday reflecting on Chicago film critic Roger Ebert (1942-2013), the Judd Apatow show Freaks and Geeks, and other literature-and-life topics. Enjoy! Additional listening suggestions: 421 HOL Goes to the Movies79 Music that Melts the Stars – Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert149 Raising Readers (aka The Power of Literature in an Imperfect World… Continue reading