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Film critic Rogert Ebert, 70

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FAREWELL, MR FILM CRITIC. Roger Ebert, 1942-2013. Image from the Roger Ebert's Film Festival Facebook page

Film legend Martin Scorsese and President Barack Obama led tributes to US movie critic Roger Ebert, the first cinema pundit to win a Pulitzer Prize who died April 5 (Manila time) from cancer aged 70. Ebert — who just two days ago announced in a blog post that he was taking a break from his main job — succumbed to cancer after a long battle, said his the Chicago Sun-Times. The print, television and online critic, whose “two thumbs up” accolade was a stamp of excellence coveted by filmmakers, won a Pulitzer in 1975 for distinguished criticism, the first and one of only three such honorees.

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