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Chaz Ebert

Chaz is the CEO of several Ebert enterprises, including the President of The Ebert Company Ltd, and of Ebert Digital LLC, Publisher of RogerEbert.com, President of Ebert Productions and Chairman of the Board of The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation, and Co-Founder and Producer of Ebertfest, the film festival now in its 24th year.

Chaz at Cannes

Who will win the Palme d'Or?

Haneke, Riva, Trintignant • Chaz Ebert at Cannes Who will win the Palme D'Or? I expect top prizes for Michael Haneke for his film, "Amour," with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, but I am terrible at the awards-guessing game. I…

Chaz at Cannes

Chaz's video report from Cannes

What we tried to do in this video was give an overall impression of Cannes--the films, the publicity, the crowds. This is the top convention city in France, and it's strange to think of the Palais as hosting car dealers…

Chaz at Cannes

A letter from Chaz

• Chaz Ebert at Cannes Dear Roger: "We were once indivisible from every atom in the cosmos," and that is how I feel when I am sitting in the Palais watching movies at Cannes with a screen spread out as…

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A personal message from Chaz Ebert

To all those who have expressed concern about the future of "Ebert Presents at the Movies," thank you! We are moved by the response from friends, bloggers, viewers, newspaper writers and even heavyweights in the industry stepping up in an…

Chaz at Cannes

My Dinner with Clint

Kyle and Alison Eastwood with their father Clint on a big night out in Cannes. Dear Roger, I've just returned from the official dinner given by the Festival for Clint Eastwood's movie. I felt like Cinderella at the ball. The…

Chaz at Cannes

Postcards from Cannes

Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie in Cannes. Postcard #1 Her new movie struck close to home for Angelina Jolie, visiting Cannes in an advanced stage of pregnancy. "Changeling" is based on the true story of a Los Angeles mother whose…

Chaz at Cannes

Indy in the Riviera sunshine

Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and George Lucas bring "Indiana Jones" to Cannes. (AP photo) Dear Roger, The weather gods smiled on Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for their world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”…

Chaz at Cannes

Alone in the ring at Cannes

Mike Tyson in James Toback's documentary. CANNES, France -- Roger, when we talked about sending you messages from the film festival I never expected that my first would be about a heavyweight boxer. Mike Tyson's grip was surprisingly gentle when…