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Roger Ebert was rarely at a loss for words, even when cancer robbed him of his voice. And neither were fans and admirers who gathered at Holy Name Cathedral this morning in rainy Chicago to pay their respects to the prodigious film critic, 70, who died on Thursday after losing his life to the disease he once conquered.

Roger Ebert loved movies. Except for those he hated. For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film while deflating the awful, the derivative, or the merely mediocre with an observant eye, a sharp wit and a depth of knowledge that delighted his millions of readers and viewers.

Film critic Roger Ebert says he has cancer again and is scaling back his movie reviews while undergoing radiation. In a blog post, the 70-year-old said he'll take a "leave of presence."

In “Life Itself” the film critic Roger Ebert covers much career and personal ground, including the challenge of coping with cancer and disfiguring surgery.

EXCLUSIVE: I've just been told that Penske Media Corp has terminated Elvis Mitchell after more than 3 months as Movieline.com's chief film critic.

Movieline.com has hired writer and critic Elvis Mitchell to serve as chief film critic for the site.

After losing his lower jaw to cancer, the film critic, who can’t eat, has written a cookbook that is an ode to the rice cooker.

Roger Ebert's next book won't just be about movies....