Roger Ebert

Delivering critique as entertainment, the film critics' eponymous show was amusing, informative — and groundbreaking.

Film critic walked into a bar where the singer-songwriter was playing, and raved about it in the newspaper.

The entertainment world was saddened yesterday (April 4) when news came down that film critic Roger Ebert died at the age of 70 following a long struggle with cancer. His death came one day after his 46th anniversary as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.