Why Roger Ebert Wanted You to Go to the Movies
“If the movie is a good one, you allow yourself to be absorbed in its fantasy, and its dreams become part of your memories.”
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In 1980, the film critic Roger Ebert attended a conference filled with discussion about “new—and, in the process, offered a great description of that unique yet universal experience:
