Ebert & Roeper: 9-2-02

Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper reviews "Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience" ("Houston, we have a problem?" As a tribute to real life astronaut, Jim Lovell who passed away this year. I saw the original theatrical release back in 1995 and it's still a wonderful space adventure and drama based on a true story. I'll bet the IMAX presentation are spectacular! From director, Ron Howard. Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise (His collab with Hanks since "Forrest Gump") and Kathleen Quinnan.) "Fear Dot Com" (A Stupid Horror thriller about a website creating "Creepypasta" before that became viral in today's Internet with mysterious deaths occuring in 48 hours in New York and a detective along with authorities are suspicious in uncovering the truth behind victims who log on. Starring: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea and Udo Kier. Directed By: William Malone.); "City By The Sea" (An underrated and brilliant Crime Drama about a detective whose trying to protect his estranged son living in a decaying Long Beach, New York from being the prime suspect of murder. Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones. Starring: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, George Dzunda, and William Forsythe. I recently found the DVD at "Goodwill", there's no Blu-ray nor 4K UHD release but it's available on streaming as of 2025.) and "The Last Kiss".

Thumbs Up Video: Roeper's picks are "We Are Soldiers" (Powerful and Remarkable War Drama. Starring: Mel Gibson.); "Green Dragon" and "Crush". While Ebert's picks are "The Long Goodbye"; "Barfly" and "Anaconda" (I agree with Ebert. I always enjoy it as a fun Snake creature feature. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson, Eric Stoitz and Jon Voight. Directed By: Luis Liosa.)

Now in Theatres: "The Good Girl", "One Hour Photo" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". And a recap of Today's program.

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.