Roger Ebert has died

[Brock]

One of the few film critics whose critiques were informative and a pleasure to read. His recent autobiography was great.

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. He was 70.

Ebert had been a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. He had announced on his blog Wednesday that he was undergoing radiation treatment after a recurrence of cancer.

He had no grand theories or special agendas, but millions recognized the chatty, heavy-set man with wavy hair and horn-rimmed glasses. Above all, they followed the thumb — pointing up or down. It was the main logo of the televised shows Ebert co-hosted, first with the late Gene Siskel of the rival Chicago Tribune and — after Siskel's death in 1999 — with his Sun-Times colleague Richard Roeper. Although criticized as gimmicky and simplistic, a "two thumbs up" accolade was sure to find its way into the advertising for the movie in question.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/sun-times-famed-movie-critic-roger-ebert-dies-194432507.html

[Taylor]

RIP.

[JoeySanJoaquin]

Really sad. Must of been complications from cancer treatment, which I'd read -- literally yesterday! -- had returned but he'd been in good spirits and ready to fight it and the next day, this. Sad.

[Mmadluv7]

so sad to hear, but a great amount of brilliant work he has left behind -RIP