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Film critic Roger Ebert was not only the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, but one of the only critics known to the general public, thanks to his long-running movie review shows such as ?Sneak Previews? and his thumbs-up or down movie reviews. He died Thursday of complications from cancer, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 70.

The avuncular champion of movies big and small had been fighting thyroid cancer since 2002, and in the past few years spoke with a voice machine. The latest show to bear his name is the PBS series ?Roger Ebert Presents at the Movies,? in which he briefly appears on camera with a prosthetic chin though other critics shoulder reviewing duties.

He apperared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2010, speaking with a machine that tailored his speech more closely to his natural voice.


R.I.P. Roger Ebert :sad:

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yeah
I always did like him :sad:

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Early April was pretty shitty for cinema, with RIP Les Blank, Jesus Franco, Bigas Luna, Roger Ebert... But then Thatcher died and the world was an happy place again.

Ebert could be too politically correct, but he reviewed stuff from every genre and era, and more importantly loved films and his writing clearly showed it.

Now go watch the Siskel & Ebert love affair episode from The Critic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fAVEz-Y34

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