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CAT Tracks for January 29, 2011
SCORE ONE FOR VALERIE |
The "Thumbs Up" man has "blinked" in the face of the article written by Valerie Strauss that I so appropriately and presciently entitled..."Oscar...Thumbs Down for 'WFS'"
Still hanging tough...
President Barack Obama and Arne Duncan...steadfast in their errant ways..."Damn the truth, full speed ahead!"
From the Washington Post...
The Answer Sheet
Film critic Ebert rescinds positive ‘Superman’ review
More bad news for “Waiting for Superman.”
First this week the movie failed to win a nomination for an Academy Award in the documentary feature category, even though it was considered to be a shoo-in.
Now veteran film critic Roger Ebert has rescinded his positive review of the film. Teacher Fred Klonsky wrote on his blog that Ebert originally gave a “thumbs up” to Superman when it came out.
But here’s what he tweeted this week: “Why maybe ‘Waiting for Superman’ wasn’t all that it seemed. If I’d known, my review would have been different.”
What changed his mind? In that tweet, Ebert links to an article I wrote this week that lays out distortions and other problems with the movie, including a staged scene that seems inappropriate for a documentary.
As Klonsky wrote: “Good going, Roger.”
By Valerie Strauss
