Roger Ebert

Yesterday, famed and intelligent film critic Roger Ebert died after a long battle with thyroid cancer. Mr. Ebert joins his partner Gene Siskel in death. The film critic community and the movie community in general loses one of it's most brilliant minds. Mr. Ebert was given many accolades, including being the first person to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. He and his friend Mr. Siskel were famous for coining the "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down" rating system. Mr. Ebert was a witty, funny man who was known for his well-written reviews, which ranged from overwhelmingly positive to extremely negative. Mr. Ebert had been without his voice for some years now, only doing written reviews. Goodbye, Roger Ebert, I hope you and your friend Mr. Siskel are in a better place.


                                                         Roger Ebert
                                            June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013 (age: 70)

                              
 (Image: Wikipedia)


Check out Doug Walker's retrospective on Siskel and Ebert and on Roger Ebert on thatguywiththeglasses.com or bliptv.