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Ebert & Roeper to Leave At the Movies

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UpdatePosted 07/21/2008 01:30PM

Ebert & Roeper to Leave At the Movies

Originally posted 07/21/2008 11:00AM

Another year hosting the influential review show At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper?

Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper are giving that a big thumbs-down.

The two Chicago-based film reviewers won't be returning next season, reports the Associated Press.

Roeper said it was because he couldn't come to an agreement on a contract extension with Disney-ABC, and Ebert, whose announcement followed that of his colleague's, said in an e-mail that Disney-ABC Domestic Television had decided to take the program "in a new direction" and he won't be associated with it.

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Roger Ebert Back in Hospital | Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert Back in Hospital

Originally posted 01/24/2008 12:20PM

Film critic Roger Ebert, who has been fighting a lengthy battle with cancer, re-entered the hospital Thursday, he announced on his Web site.

"I'll have another surgery, which I hope will solve some problems I've still been living with," writes the Chicago-based reviewer, 65. "I'll be in hospital for awhile (nothing like last time, I trust!)."

He adds: "I plan to return full-time as soon as possible."

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Unlikely Fan Sends Roger Ebert Flowers | Roger Ebert

Unlikely Fan Sends Roger Ebert Flowers

Originally posted 05/10/2007 08:10AM

Roger Ebert, who is recovering from a long battle with cancer, recently received a get-well bouquet from an unlikely person.

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Roger Ebert in Serious But Stable Condition | Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert in Serious But Stable Condition

Originally posted 07/03/2006 09:45AM

Movie critic Roger Ebert is in serious but stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital following a lengthy emergency operation to repair complications from an earlier cancer surgery, the Associated Press reports.

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PASSAGES: Ebert Faces Cancer Surgery

Originally posted 02/22/2002 01:00AM

The movie reviewer has a growth on his thyroid gland; Tommy Lee is sued on a wrongful death charge; Brandy expects a baby; "Hey, Jude" is for sale.

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Ebert Honors Siskel

Originally posted 11/26/1997 12:00AM