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Jossip — ... “Richard Roeper said in a statement late Sunday that he will leave television’s “At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper” next month after eight years, having failed to reach agreement with Disney-ABC Domestic Television on a new contract.” [Chi-Tri] ...

The End of EBERT AND ROEPER?
The Moviezzz Blog — In a statement issued yesterday, Richard Roeper announced he will be leaving EBERT AND ROEPER next month. "I wish Disney the best of luck with their new show, whatever form it may take. In the meantime, it is my intention to proceed elsewhere with my ninth year as the co-host of a movie review show that honors the standards established by Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert more than 30 years ago. I will be free to share the details on that program in the near future."With Ebert gone, and now Roeper gone, it looks like the end of the show. ...

Ebert and Roeper leave At The Movies
Seriously? OMG! WTF? — ... At The Movies that started with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, and then continued on with Richard Roper after Siskel's death is going through a major change. According to Chicago Tribune both Roeper and Ebert are no longer with the show and after 33 years Disney is going to take the show in a different direction. What that means is unknown at this time, but since I never agree with their reviews, I think it is about time they changed it up. ...

Ebert & Roeper To Ditch Disney’s AT THE MOVIES!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... a Hollywood focus, along the lines of CBS Television Distribution's "Entertainment Tonight." Roeper's contract with Disney expires in about three weeks. Unavailable for comment, ironically, is the Tribune’s Michael Phillips, who has been filling in for an ailing Ebert on the show. This is not the first time Ebert has moved his dueling-reviewers series, which started at PBS then migrated to Tribune Entertainment before it landed at Disney. Read all of the Trib’s story on the matter here . [image] ...

‘At The Movies’ Retires from Television
Gone Hollywood — ... According to Chicago Tribune both Roeper and Ebert are no longer with the show and after 33 years Disney is going to take the show in a different direction. The show was a wonderful experience. It was a great loss to me when surgery in July 2006 made it impossible for me to appear on the air any longer. Although I remained active behind the scenes, I feel that Richard Roeper and several co-hosts, notably Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott, have excelled at carrying on the tradition Gene Siskel and I began in 1975 with “Sneak Previews” on PBS. Gene and I felt the formula was ...