New York Times Critic A.O. Scott and Director Kevin Smith Each to Co-Host Two Episodes of 'Ebert & Roeper'

New York Times Critic A.O. Scott and Director Kevin Smith Each to Co-Host Two Episodes of 'Ebert & Roeper'

They Join Aisha Tyler and Fred Willard as Upcoming Guest Critics

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Buena Vista Productions today announced additional guest co-hosts now scheduled to test their thumbs alongside Richard Roeper in the balcony of respected movie review program "Ebert & Roeper," while Roger Ebert continues to recover from surgery. Director Kevin Smith, who served as a guest critic in mid-August, will return to co-host "Ebert & Roeper" for the weekends of September 30 and October 7. He will be followed by New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, who will join Roeper in the balcony for the weekends of October 14 and October 21. Aisha Tyler and Fred Willard have previously been announced as guest critics. Tyler will co-host for the weekends of September 9 and 16, followed by Willard for the weekend of September 23.

The weekend of September 9, Aisha Tyler and Roeper will review:
* "THE LAST KISS" (Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett)
* "THE WICKER MAN" (Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn)
* "SHERRYBABY" (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
* "BROKEN BRIDGES" (Toby Keith, Kelly Preston)

The weekend of September 16, Aisha Tyler and Roeper will review:
* "THE BLACK DAHLIA" (Josh Hartnett, Hilary Swank)
* "GRIDIRON GANG" (Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit)
* "HAVEN" (Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldana)
* "EVERYONE'S HERO" (Animated -- Rob Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg)

The weekend of September 23, Fred Willard and Roeper will review:
* "ALL THE KING'S MEN" (Sean Penn, Jude Law)
* "JET LI'S FEARLESS" (Jet Li)
* "FLYBOYS" (James Franco, Jean Reno)
* "JACKASS NUMBER TWO" (Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera)

The weekend of September 30, Kevin Smith and Roeper will review:
* "THE GUARDIAN" (Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher)
* "SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS" (Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit)
* "THE QUEEN" (Helen Mirren, James Cromwell)
* "OPEN SEASON" (Animated -- Marin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher)

The weekend of October 7, Kevin Smith again joins Roeper; however, the films they are scheduled to review have not yet been finalized.

The weekend of October 14 and the weekend of October 21, A.O. Scott (New York Times) joins Richard Roeper in the balcony. The films they are scheduled to review have not been finalized.

Source: Buena Vista Television

CONTACT: John Kiehle of Buena Vista Television, +1-818-460-5683

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