Roger Ebert

He had never even made a movie.

Before the internet existed, they expected the rise of internet movies.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70, leaving a massive void in the world of film analysis and criticism that is unlikely to be filled anytime soon. His impact on his field and how people watch and talk about movies cannot be underestimated. However, there's a reason he was the most influential and widely read critics of all time: he was a damn great writer.

Just days after announcing a leave of absence from writing to deal with a recurrence of cancer, the Chicago Sun-Times reported this afternoon that legendary movie critic Roger Ebert has died.

There's a reason Roger Ebert is the premiere film critic of our time. In an interview in 1987 (some 24 years ago) Ebert pretty much predicted the way movies would be distributed and watched here in 2011. Read what he said on the next page!