Posted on 04/04/2013 12:45:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Roger Ebert, the longtime film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, passed away Thursday, the newspaper reported. His passing comes just one day after publishing a note on his website that he would be scaling back work as he continued his battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.
Ebert was hospitalized last fall with a broken hip, of which his wife tweeted was caused by "tricky disco dance moves." Last May he unveiled plans to reinvent "Roger Ebert Presents at The Movies" on PBS, and Tuesday he said he will launch a fundraising campaign via Kickstarter in the next couple weeks.
Ebert left the show in 2006 when he was diagnosed with throat cancer, which cost him the use of his voice.
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One thumb up for the amusing, witty film reviews, at least until late in his life ...
and one thumb down for his late-in-life spew of leftist hatred.
RIP.
Wow, that was quick. Rip Roger.
May he rest in peace.
Oh.
Well..... Bye.
Cancer is a horrible disease so may he RIP..but the horrible things he said about Conservatives and Republican won’t be missed
After watching the Siskel and Ebert show a few times, and disagreeing completely with their reviews, my wife and I would only occasionally watch to see which movies they gave their “double thumbs up” to. We knew then, to NOT waste time or money on those movies! :)
R.I.P.
He was a visceral man. I hope he repented in the end.
I will NOT have ANYTHING good to say about him for Him, His “Industry” and the “Industry” that he reported on accelerated the ROT of our once-GREAT Country. He will stand before the “Great White Throne” to give an account of his life and receive JUDGEMENT!
Rest in peace Mr. Ebert.
The sequester cuts to the cost of Medicaid cancer treatments killed him.Elections have consequences.
He was hate-filled liberal.
Liberal reviewers do provide a valuable service, as long as you remember to flip their opinions 180 degrees when making viewing choices.
It may be killing some people, but not rich liberals.
I’d bet money on that.
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