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Verdasco 04-04-2013 12:22 PM

Robert Ebert, renowned film critic, dies at age 70
 
Roger Ebert, renowned film critic, dies at age 70 - CNN.com

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Legendary film critic Roger Ebert, who this week said he was facing a recurrence of cancer, has died at 70, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which syndicated his column.
In an essay on his blog Tuesday, Ebert explained he was planning to slow down and reduce the number of movie reviews he wrote. Ebert had already lost his voice and much of his jaw after battling thyroid and salivary gland cancer.
"My intent is to continue to write selected reviews but to leave the rest to a talented team of writers handpicked and greatly admired by me," Ebert wrote. "What's more, I'll be able at last to do what I've always fantasized about doing: reviewing only the movies I want to review."
RIP, always loved your movie critique when i was 10 years old, always on @ late night TV :okay: , who was the sidekick tool beside him with glasses in the show?

Not really racist! 04-04-2013 12:23 PM

:(

RIP, enjoyed reading his reviews

StylinRed 04-04-2013 12:26 PM

aw so the duo is totally gone now :( used to always enjoy watching Siskel and Ebert and then when Siskel left and Ebert lost his voice reading his reviews was quite a joy

rip

radioman 04-04-2013 12:26 PM

RIP

BBMme 04-04-2013 12:27 PM

Rip. 70 is not old :(
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Isaiah11 04-04-2013 12:30 PM

damn

RIP

murd0c 04-04-2013 12:53 PM

FUCK CANCER

lowside67 04-04-2013 12:54 PM

Two thumbs down. :(

Eatman 04-04-2013 03:10 PM

RIP

dangonay 04-04-2013 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Verdasco (Post 8203597)
RIP, always loved your movie critique when i was 10 years old, always on @ late night TV :okay: , who was the sidekick tool beside him with glasses in the show?

Gene Siskel, and he wasn't a tool. He also died of cancer (brain tumor). He was very well respected in Chicago, especially in sports. He interviewed Jordan after they won the 1996 championship and was well respected by the players since he had a deep understanding of the game.

Siskel and Ebert together basically transformed movie reviews.

Great68 04-04-2013 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dangonay (Post 8203760)
Gene Siskel, and he wasn't a tool. He also died of cancer (brain tumor). He was very well respected in Chicago, especially in sports. He interviewed Jordan after they won the 1996 championship and was well respected by the players since he had a deep understanding of the game.

Siskel and Ebert together basically transformed movie reviews.

Maybe Verdasco was talking about Richard Roeper? Siskel never wore glasses.

illwdt 04-04-2013 03:59 PM

RIP One of the greatest.
:QQ:

StylinRed 04-04-2013 04:12 PM

yeah he must mean Roeper, I wasn't a fan of him either but that may be because i compared him with Siskel

http://www.everyview.com/wp-content/...and-roeper.jpg

jonwon 04-04-2013 04:38 PM

RIP fought a long hard battle. a true legend of the cinema

Soundy 04-04-2013 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dangonay (Post 8203760)
Siskel and Ebert together basically transformed movie reviews.

"He was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame." - Wikipedia

@mashable
Roger Ebert's final published words: "Thank you for going on this journey with me. I'll see you at the movies" on.mash.to/12mOS05

KingDeeCee 04-04-2013 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Not really racist! (Post 8203600)
:(

RIP, enjoyed reading his reviews

Oh lawd grade 10.

RIP. Go to guy for movie reviews, even if you didn't agree.

dub.g 04-04-2013 07:09 PM

He is one of the few people who defended Better Luck Tomorrow for having an asian cast that didnt play any stereotype.. which many critics said it should have been played a big role in the movie, otherwise they could have casted all white actors for the part

he wasnt a fan of racist jokes or segments in movies, i remember watching his review for Rush Hour 2 and oceans 11, both came out in in 2001... he didnt like the scene with chris tucker and bernie mac playing off as black guys being accused of something

dangonay 04-04-2013 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Great68 (Post 8203763)
Maybe Verdasco was talking about Richard Roeper? Siskel never wore glasses.

I forgot about Roeper. That's how memorable he was. I stopped watching after Siskel died and just read Eberts reviews at his site.

LiquidTurbo 04-04-2013 08:14 PM

What? He just said he was going to take a break and only review the movies that he really want to review.. and now he's dead? :(

punkwax 04-04-2013 08:20 PM

RIP

LUUUUUUUU 04-04-2013 08:25 PM

http://i.imgur.com/rKdlGZZ.jpg

Matsuda 04-04-2013 08:35 PM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...01906443_n.jpg

RRxtar 04-04-2013 08:52 PM

siskel and ebert looked like grandpa and grandma when they were younger

http://robonwriting.com/wp-content/u...-and-ebert.jpg

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/fp/siskelebert.jpg




poor roger looked like this towards the end after he lost his face to cancer

http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/im...re-0310-lg.jpg

Matsuda 04-04-2013 09:24 PM

this was a tribute show he did on Gene Siskel after his death




SkinnyPupp 04-04-2013 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Verdasco (Post 8203597)
who was the sidekick tool beside him with glasses in the show?

:rukidding: are you shitting me?


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