Editing Roger Ebert (section)

=== Appearances in other media ===
Ebert provided DVD [[audio commentary|audio commentaries]] for ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (1941), [[Casablanca (film)|''Casablanca'']] (1942), ''[[Beyond the Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1970) and ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]'' (1998). For the [[Criterion Collection]], he recorded commentaries for ''[[Floating Weeds]]'' (1959) and [[Crumb (film)|''Crumb'']] (1994), the latter with director [[Terry Zwigoff]]. Ebert was also interviewed by [[Central Park Media]] for an extra feature on the DVD release of ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' (1988).

In 1982, 1983 and 1985, [[Gene Siskel]] and Ebert appeared as themselves on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Chevy Chase|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|air-date=September 25, 1982|season=8|number=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Brandon Tartikoff|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|air-date=October 8, 1983|season=9|number=1}}</ref> For their first two appearances, they reviewed sketches from that night's telecast; for their last, they reviewed sketches from the "SNL Film Festival".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vulture.com/2015/11/the-night-siskel-and-ebert-took-over-snl.html|title=The Night Siskel and Ebert Took Over 'SNL'|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=November 18, 2015|first=Joe|last=Blevins|accessdate=July 19, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701192453/https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/the-night-siskel-and-ebert-took-over-snl.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1991, Siskel and Ebert appeared in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' segment "Sneak Peek Previews" (a parody of ''Sneak Previews'').<ref name="Sesame Street">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlioyKsaQg|title=Sesame Street - "Sneak Peek Previews" with SISKEL & EBERT!|date=December 12, 2006 |via=www.youtube.com|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815115636/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlioyKsaQg|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, the two were in the show's celebrity version of "[[Monster in the Mirror]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYnqbdo2jw|title=Sesame Street - Monster in the Mirror (celebrity version)|date=March 26, 2007 |via=www.youtube.com|access-date=August 12, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812195853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYnqbdo2jw|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, Siskel and Ebert guest-starred on an episode of the animated sitcom ''[[The Critic]]''. In the episode, a parody of ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]],'' Siskel and Ebert split and each wants protagonist Jay Sherman, a fellow film critic, as his new partner.<ref name="The Critic">{{cite web|url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=6377|title=The Critic (cartoon) with the Voices of Gene and Roger, 1995|website=Siskel And Ebert Movie Reviews|accessdate=June 21, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702013558/https://siskelebert.org/?p=6377|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1997, Ebert appeared in [[Pitch (film)| ''Pitch'']], a documentary by [[Spencer Rice]] and [[Kenny Hotz]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125459/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title=Pitch (1997) Full cast & crew |website=IMDb |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316044758/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125459/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Chicago-set television series ''[[Early Edition]]'',<ref name="The Cat">{{cite episode|title=The Cat|series=[[Early Edition]]|airdate=April 13, 1997|season=1|number=19}}</ref> where consoles a young boy who is depressed after he sees the character Bosco the Bunny die in a movie.<ref name=Questions>{{cite book |title=Questions for the Movie Answer Man |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=June 1, 1997 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |location=Kansas City, Missouri |page=[https://archive.org/details/questionsformovi00eber/page/99 99] |isbn=0-8362-2894-4 |quote=In the Spring of 1997, I did a guest appearance on the show, consoling a little boy who was depressed that Bosco the Bunny had died. |url=https://archive.org/details/questionsformovi00eber/page/99}}</ref> Ebert made a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] in ''[[Abby Singer (film)|Abby Singer]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hometheatersound.com/dvd/abby_singer.htm |title=Abby Singer |website=Home Theater & Sound |date=November 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322165726/http://www.hometheatersound.com/dvd/abby_singer.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, Ebert appeared in ''Sesame Street'''s direct-to-video special ''A Celebration of Me, Grover'', delivering a review of the ''[[Monsterpiece Theater]]'' segment "The King and I".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt31224538/|title=Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (Video 2004)|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=July 19, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506050941/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31224538/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ebert was one of the principal critics featured in [[Gerald Peary]]'s 2009 documentary ''[[For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism]]''. He discusses the dynamics of appearing with Gene Siskel on the 1970s show ''Coming to a Theatre Near You'', the predecessor of ''Sneak Previews'' on Chicago PBS station WTTW, and expresses approval of the proliferation of young people writing film reviews today on the internet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/775058/for-the-love-of-movies-the-story-of-american-film-criticism |title=For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism |website=[[Turner Classic Movies|TCM Movie Database]] |access-date=December 16, 2012 |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516023321/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/775058/For-the-Love-of-Movies-The-Story-of-American-Film-Criticism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 22, 2010, Ebert appeared with [[Robert Osborne]] on [[Turner Classic Movies]] during their "The Essentials" series. Ebert selected ''[[Sweet Smell of Success]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Lady Eve]]'' (1941).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/339775%7c0/Critic-s-Choice-TCM-Spotlight-.html |title=Critic's Choice Introduction |author=Fristoe, Roger |publisher=TCM Film Article |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904052102/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/339775%7c0/Critic-s-Choice-TCM-Spotlight-.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A "Mayor Ebert" ([[Michael Lerner (actor)|Michael Lerner]]) appeared in the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 remake of]] ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''. In his review, Ebert wrote: "Now that I've inspired a character in a Godzilla movie, all I really still desire is for several [[Ingmar Bergman]] characters to sit in a circle and read my reviews to one another in hushed tones."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godzilla-1998 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Godzilla movie review & film summary (1998) &#124; Roger Ebert |access-date=April 8, 2024 |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404101113/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godzilla-1998 |url-status=live }}</ref>