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Film critic Roger Ebert dead at 70 after long cancer battle

ByStarcasm Staff

The Chicago Sun Times, reports that 70-year-old film critic Roger Ebert has passed away. He’s been battling cancers of the thyroid and salivary glad for 10 years, and recently announced a “leave of presence” where he would scale back his film reviews because his cancer had recurred. He reviewed movies in print 46 years and…

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Roger Ebert before and after new face photos

ByStarcasm Staff

Roger Ebert has struggled with complications from jaw cancer for the past five years. He’s currently cancer-free, but missing a good chunk of jaw and the ability to talk without a computer. But that hasn’t stopped him from working on the development of a new movie-review television show, and now he’s got a new prosthetic…