Observations

Roger on the Veep "debate"

You didn't ask about the debate, but... - Roger Ebert's Journal: "...some observations about what we observed Thursday night. They are not political. They involve such matters as body language, facial expression and vocal tone. These are legitimate subjects for a film critic. As Patrick Goldstein wrote recently in the Los Angeles Times: 'In some ways film critics are probably better equipped to assess the political theater of today's presidential campaigns, since our campaigns are -- as has surely been obvious for some time -- far more about theater and image creation than politics.' I would like to discuss the vice presidential debate as theater."