Comments on: R.I.P. Roger Ebert (1942-2013) https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/ Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Den https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58036 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58036 Great film lover, we will be missing you!

]]> By: MAL https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58037 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58037 I am not one for idolatry, but I looked up to Roger Ebert as no other. His writing, his passion for film, his outlook on life — his own and for others — were always things to which I strived myself and admired greatly in him. I grew up watching his show from the earliest PBS incarnation in 1978 and he opened my eyes to the power of film as art, as political statement and social educator, and as entertainment. And after he lost his voice and gained an even stronger one, he opened my eyes to a greater humanism that is possible in the face of personal and universal adversity.

I had the honour of meeting Mr. Ebert on two occasions and he was gracious, kind, and welcoming. I truly feel I have lost a kindly uncle; one that you didn't see often but has had an impact on your young life and influenced your development from a distance. There will never be another like him and he will be sorely missed.

]]> By: yod https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58038 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58038 A legend

]]> By: DG https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58039 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58039 Whoa his last published words were 'See you at the movies' ? That's pretty damn epic

]]> By: Javier https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58040 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58040 Always read his reviews regardless of whether I even watched the movie, his writing was that great. Loved when I would have similar opinions and also when he maddeningly seemed to dislike films for what I thought were inconsistent, odd reasons. He could destroy a film effortlessly with his prose and that's one of the best reasons why I read his reviews, they were entertaining but never distasteful. His writing and passion for cinema drew me in and even lead me here to the Playlist. I respect the writing here, but Ebert still leaves it pretty damn high.

]]> By: michael https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58041 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58041 Nicely written. RIP.

]]> By: Ian Peterson https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58042 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58042 The name of their show was "Siskel and Ebert AT the Movies" not "AND the movies"

]]> By: Triny https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58043 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58043 Great piece.

]]> By: Jordan https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58044 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58044 Wow. Great piece. Farewell Mr. Ebert.

]]> By: Steven Flores https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58045 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58045 If there's anyone who should eulogize him, it should be Werner Herzog. Ebert championed the man and Herzog even dedicated a film to him.

]]> By: Matt N. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58046 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58046 Kevin-
Thank you for this very touching and heartfelt piece. I don't think his influence and importance can be overstated.

]]> By: jimmy https://staging2.theplaylist.net/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-20130404/#comment-58047 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:15:53 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/r-i-p-roger-ebert-1942-2013-99784/#comment-58047 wonder what the last film he ever watched was

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