Hollywood News: Roger Ebert dead at 70

Many of you may recall the famous movie critic who used to have his own show with Gene Siskell.  Roger Ebert just passed away after his long battle with cancer. We are very sure many of his family and friends will miss him, especially his wife Vhaz Hammelsmith, shown in the above photo with him.

According to NYDailyNews.com, Ebert began reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. In 1975 he teamed up with his Chicago Tribune counterpart and rival, Gene Siskel, to talk and argue about movies on a Chicago public television show called "Sneak Previews."

May Roger Ebert rest in peace and we are praying for his wife.

Roger Ebert dead at 70: Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic loses long battle with cancer

By David Hinckley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

He got two thumbs up.

Roger Ebert, who became the most popular and powerful movie critic in the world by the simple trick of also making himself a TV star...Read full article, here.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com