Roger Ebert
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Director Steven James Says In Production Doc On Roger Ebert Produced By Martin Scorsese Will Be Completed
As the remembrances, anecdotes, fond memories continue to pour out for the late Roger Ebert, in a way, he's not really gone. His voluminous archives of reviews and blog posts will provide plenty of Ebert to explore for years to come, and in case you forgot, among the many projects the critic was inv...
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This Video Shows Exactly What We Lost With the Death of Roger Ebert
This is why we loved him: Not only was he an unparalleled film lover and scholar, but he was fearless and outspoken, without grandstanding.
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Director Steve James Vows to Finish Ebert Doc 'Life Itself'
In the fall of last year it was reported that Roger Ebert's memoir "Life Itself," chronicling his struggle and recovery from alcohol addiction and his long running battles with thyroid cancer, would be adapted into a documentary by "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James. Ebert was a huge fan of "Hoop Dr...
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R.I.P. Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
This afternoon brings some heartbreaking, sad news, for anyone even remotely a fan of the movies or cinema in general. Legendary, groundbreaking and influential film critic, writer and author Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70.
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Obit: Roger Ebert was a Superman
Sad news. Roger Ebert has died of complications of cancer. The legendary and indefatigable Pulitzer-prize-winning film critic had announced Tuesday that he was taking a "leave of presence," per his journal on the Chicago Sun-Times. Since December he had been recovering in a Chicago rehab facility fr...
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Roger Ebert Dies After Battle With Cancer
I don't have many details yet -- and frankly all I want to do right now instead of finding them is to go in a quiet corner somewhere and cry for a while -- but the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting, both on Twitter and their website, that their film critic for more than forty years, Roger Ebert, has di...
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Film Critic Roger Ebert Passes Away at Age 70
Esteemed film critic Roger Ebert passed away at age 70 today, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Roger Ebert Announces "Leave of Presence" Following Cancer Recurrence
The Chicago Sun-Times critic also announced the launch of a new venture, Ebert Digital, and an upcoming Kickstarter for the return of "At the Movies."
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Ebertfest 2013 Lineup Announced
Other highlights include "Bernie" with guests Richard Linklater and Jack Black and a rare chance to see "Days of Heaven" on the big screen.
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Production Underway on Ebert Documentary
Television rights to the film have also been acquired by CNN Films.
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