Tuesday July 22, 2008 4:54 pm
Replacements Named for Ebert & Roeper
It’s out with the old and in with the new.
Just a day after learning Ebert & Roeper was officially no more, we’re already being introduced to the program’s new reviewers.
For At the Movies’ 23rd season, a pair of Bens will be assuming the critiquing duties. Ben Lyons, best known for his movie work on E!, will be occupying one chair while Ben Mankiewicz, the host for Turner Classic Movies, will be sitting in the other.
E! Online
In addition to their resumes, the new duo will also be bringing a bit of movie history to their jobs. Mankiewicz is the grandson of Herman Mankiewicz, the screenwriter behind Citizen Kane. Meanwhile, Ben Lyons is following in the footsteps of his father, film critic Jeffrey Lyons.
Richard Roeper and his current partner, Michael Phillips, will last be seen on air the weekend of Aug. 16th. Lyons and Mankiewicz will then introduce their updated version on the weekend of September 6.
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