Hero of His Own Movie. Roger Ebert's common sense and uncommon courage

摘要

HE WENT OUT FIGHTING, AND WRITING. Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film reviewer for the Chicago Sun-Times and a TV star for his series of critics' klatches with Gene Siskel and Richard Roeper, had been battling cancer for more than a decade. On April 2, two days before his death, he announced "a leave of presence"; the disease had metastasized, forcing him to scale back his output. But he was also concentrating on some big plans: for the documentary being made about him by Steve James; for the 15th annual Ebertfest, to be held in Champaign, 111., where he went to college; and for his popular website, RogerEbert.com.