Obituaries

Roger Ebert Dies at 70

Film critic reviewed movies for 46 years at Chicago Sun Times.

Ebert, who wrote approximately 200 reviews a year since 1967 when he became the critic for the Chicago Sun Times, announced in his blog Tuesday he would be reducing his workload, according to CNN.

Take a look at the review Ebert and Siskel, who died in 1999, did on “The Shawshank Redemption” and share your own memories.

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