Groundbreaking cinema critic Roger Ebert will revisit his greatest trials and triumphs in a new –still-untitled — memoir expected to debut on the Grand Central Publishing imprint next year.Rog is expected to revisit the cancer death of friend and partner Gene Siskel in 1999 and his own battle with the disease — which robbed him [...]
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“At The Movies†Cancelled
March 25th, 2010 |
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The balcony is now closed: Disney-ABC is pulling the plug on At the Movies, the long-running syndicated film-review show best remembered for its “Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down” review summaries by dueling Chicago film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
After Siskel died of cancer in 1999, he was replaced by Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper. [...]
Roger Ebert “Happy†Despite Cancer Battle That Stole His Voice
February 17th, 2010 |
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Roger Ebert is lifting the lid on what his life looks like since he lost his ability to speak four years ago. The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic now writes review for The Chicago Sun-Times, but he first found fame on the small screen — where he coined the phrase “Two Thumbs Up” with late [...]