RIPs

[Hawkmumbler]

A fine critic, even if I disagreed with him often (I Spit on Your Grave etc) he was a dandy chap who loved doing what he did. RIP

[MercZ]

I will always remember the whole thumbs up and thumbs down routine he did with Gene Siskel (who also coincidentally died of cancer), it's been immortalized in popular culture too. Roeper is still around though from that show, I think.

[darnmarr]

Last review I read from him was The Raid. I liked him, he wrote good review and even had a run-in with Rob Schneider. RIP.

[Mister Macheath]

Rob Schneider. RIP.

It is very early in the morning and I completely got the wrong end of the stick there. Thought for a second oul' Deuce Bigalow/Fergee had popped his clogs.

But aye that's a pity about Ebert, an American institution with a global following and a terrific writer to boot.

[Colin YNWA]

Comic legend Carmine Infantino. All to often the word 'legend' is rolled out when a stalwart of the comics field passes, all to often its being over used. In this instance, like Will Eisner, Joe Kubert amongst others who have passed away in relatively recent times, it can be applied whole heartily when talking about Mr Infantino.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/04/carmine-infantino-dies-dc-comics-publisher/

A good life lived well by all accounts.

Also Carmine Infantino, you don't get names like that anymore!

[Spikes]

Comic legend Carmine Infantino.

Aww shit. Now that is crap news. I love Carmine's work - especially the Star Wars stuff he drew, which was a lot! A real firm fave. And yes, thats a heck of a name, isnt it.
RIP Mr Infantino

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Margaret Thatcher  Ex British Prime minister.

Can't say I agreed with a lot of her policies but she knew what she wanted.

[Goaty]

RIP Iron Lady.

87 is good age.

[flip-r mk2]

Ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead.

filip

[sheldipez]

A fine critic, even if I disagreed with him often (I Spit on Your Grave etc) he was a dandy chap who loved doing what he did. RIP

I think his opinion on I Spit on Your Grave was the first time I came across Ebert and why I continued to appreciate his opinion.

Ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead.

filip

Man, there's gotta be one forum I frequent that I can be first to make this joke.

[Proudhuff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jn8K8EA7-Q

[Goaty]

Blimely, I didn't knew that Judge McGruder was based on Maggie?

[Colin YNWA]

There is very few occasions a response like this is justified. Today I post this with a clear conscience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BZIWSI5UQ

Elvis Costello says it so much better than I ever could.

[darnmarr]

Blimely, I didn't knew that Judge McGruder was based on Maggie?

Hence the beard. The Iron Lady, love her or hate her the 80's wouldn't have been the same without her.
Apparantly she once spanked Christopher Hitchens with a rolled-up newspaper; I'd have paid to see that.

[Proudhuff]

Oh happy happy day, might even manage a lunchtime pint to celebrate!