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Roger Ebert, renowned film critic, dies at age 70

Discussion in 'Tilted Entertainment' started by Speed_Gibson, Apr 4, 2013.

  1. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

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    Los Angeles (CNN) -- The last hand in the "two thumbs up" film critic team, Roger Ebert, died Thursday, two days after revealing cancer returned to his body.

    Ebert and Gene Siskel co-hosted the iconic review show "Siskel and Ebert At The Movies" until Siskel's death in 1999 after a battle with a brain tumor.

    The Chicago Sun-Times, the base of operations for Ebert's syndicated reviews, announced his death at age 70.

    "I'll see you at the movies," were the last word's Ebert wrote to his readers. It was published in an essay titled "Leave of Presence" on his blog Tuesday, in which he explained he was planning to slow down and reduce the number of movie reviews he wrote.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 4, 2013
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  2. Levite

    Levite Levitical Yet Funky

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    That's really a shame. He was a great film critic, and, from what I hear, a really decent human being. I hope somewhere he's reuniting with Gene Siskel, to catch up on all the films they've missed seeing together....
     
    Levite, Apr 4, 2013
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  3. Jove

    Jove Slightly Tilted

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    I read and agreed with most of his movie reviews.

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    Jove, Apr 5, 2013
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  4. zoolady

    zoolady New Member

    Seeing movies since he died isn't the same! I always wanted to compare his opinion to mine...and now he's gone. I want to know how he would have liked "The Company You Keep," for example. SIGH.
     
    zoolady, May 14, 2013
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