RIP Roger Ebert :( (1 Viewer)

[dana martin]

prayers to the Ebert family, thank you Mr. Ebert or you honesty and passion of film, Rest in Peace

and with sadness

 

[Sam Posten]

Added the Sun times tribute to the OP:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/17320958-418/roger-ebert-dead-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer.html?intcmp=emailheadlines

 

[Sam Posten]

Andy I:
http://ihnatko.com/2013/04/08/services/

 

[Sam Posten]

Empire builder:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/business/media/roger-eberts-legacy-as-a-relentless-empire-builder.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

 

[John Kilduff]

I hope you don't mind me bumping this thread up...I wrote my own tribute to Roger Ebert for RetroJunk. I talked about why I respected him, as well as some other things. I hope you all like what I had to say: http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/4192/remembering-roger-ebert

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

Also, has anybody visited the Siskel and Ebert website with old episodes of their various programs? That's fun to look at.

 

[ChristopherG]

John K - I just read your tribute - well done.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Nice tribute, John.

I would disagree about criticism, though -- the qualification to review movies (aside from the ability to communicate) is having viewed them, not having made them. A critic isn't reviewing the filmmaking process; he's reviewing a piece of entertainment.

The clip of Oprah declaring him cancer-free in 2010 and him crossing his fingers is kind of creepy now.