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Chicago-based film critic Roger Ebert is an icon in his industry. He is, and probably always will be, the most famous film critic in the world. Not only did he introduce "thumbs up" into the critical vernacular, but he also brought film criticism into American households along with the late Gene Siskel. Ebert's health has been failing over the years, due to thyroid cancer, but he's managed to keep viewing and reviewing. In this month's Esquire magazine, Chris Jones speaks to Ebert about his daily life. Despite numerous surgeries and treatments and inability to speak or eat, his love of movies and writing has kept him strong [READ MORE]

ON Demand Weekly is letting you know how you can watch Winter Olympics coverage via your cable's VOD menu. This is what they've discovered: [READ MORE]

Google announced plans for more changes to its recently launched social networking application, Google Buzz. In the words of the LA Times, Google hopes these changes will "please - and appease - users." [READ MORE]

The hit TNT drama series, Leverage, has a rabid fanbase. The show, which we've made available on various platforms online, is wrapping up its second season this week with anticipation at a fever pitch. Fans will get to celebrate their common ground with the first-ever Con-Con, a convention for theLeverage lovers. Con-Con will take place March 19-21 in Portland, Oregon. But this won't be the first time that Leverage creators have embraced their enthusiastic followers. [READ MORE]

I just returned from the Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi.  This was only my second visit to this vibrant part of the country, following my first trip to the Indie Memphis Film Festival this past fall.  I was in town as a participant on the festival's Speed Pitch Panel.  Moderated by Kim Voynar (Movie City News), the panel couldn't have gone better. [READ MORE]

Matthew Porterfield, director of HAMILTON, will premiere his second feature PUTTY HILL this month at the Berlinale as part of the 2010 International Forum For New Cinema. Matthew laid out the processes by which PUTTY HILL was made over at Hammer To Nail. Check it out.

The score for Keven McAlester's new documentary, The Dungeon Masters, was composed by the popular rock group Blonde Redhead. Look for the film soon, coming to a portal near you. For now, though, Stereogum has an exclusive MP3 from the score. Download the new track, "Il Padroni," by clicking here. Enjoy.

My mom bought me a Netflix-streaming Blu Ray player (link Sony BNP - 460) for Christmas, and when I got back from Sundance, I finally set it up.  [READ MORE]

For a lot of people, the new commercials are the biggest reason to tune into the Super Bowl. While the annual game was entertaining by itself (congrats to the New Orleans Saints!), here are some of the fresh ads that debuted during the broadcast (including some movie trailers) over at Hulu.