R.I.P Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic, has passed away at age 70. Though active as a critic and pundit to the very end, Ebert had battled thyroid cancer since 2002, and lost his voice in 2006 following surgical complications.

Just yesterday, Ebert, who reviewed thousands of movies across his career as a columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times and the host of several television programs, had announced he was taking “leave of presence” from his popular blog on the Sun-Times website. His last line: “So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies.”

source: Gawker

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