Roger Ebert Tribute

Famed film critic Roger Ebert passed away on April 4, 2013 after battling cancer for many years.

Ebert was the Chicago Sun Times film critic for forty six years. Ebert gained much fame and public recognition when he and Gene Siskel co-hosted a PBS movie critic show. (The show’s name changed frequently, but the gist remained the same- the two critics would either grant their famed “two thumbs up” or not). When Gene Siskel died in 1999, his role would be fulfilled by Richard Roeper until 2008, when Ebert was forced to leave the program due to his own health issues. Ebert battled thyroid cancer and in 2006 lost his ability to speak when a section of cancerous jaw bone had to be removed. While he could not longer present films on camera as he had done before, Ebert still kept up writing 5-6 reviews a week for the Sun-Times and was an active blogger. He was eventually able to present his views on camera having someone else read his reviews and also by using a computerized voice system. His last blog post was posted just two days before his death.

Roger Ebert is no longer with us, but he left behind a long legacy of work. He is one of the most prolific film critics and the author of nearly twenty books. Here are some of his works that are available at the Port Jefferson Free Library:

• Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert: Forty Years of Reviews, Essays, and Interviews
• The Great Movies
• The Great Movies Volume 2
• The Great Movies Volume 3
• Life Itself: A Memoir
• Scorsese by Ebert

What better way to celebrate the life of man who loved, lived, and breathed movies than to watch some of his yearly favorites? Here are some of Roger Ebert’s favorite films

• 1972 - The Godfather
• 1984- Amadeus
• 1993 - Schindler’s List
• 2000 - Almost Famous
• 2009 - The Hurt Locker
• 2010 - The Social Network
• 2011 - A Separation
• 2012 - Argo

For complete listing

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See you at the movies!