I was shocked to hear the other day that well known Roger Ebert lost his battle with cancer. He had been battling the disease for some time, and even in the face of adversity he became more vocal in his passion which was the cinema. I can remember in my youth when he and Gene Siskel were on a certain UHF channel which was hard to get in. Back in those days you played with the TV's rabbit ears and hoped for a good signal. I was so happy when they made it onto PBS, where the signal was a lot better. Listening to Ebert and Siskel was like discovering new country. My own burgeoning interest in cinema grew as I reached my teenage years and their program furthered my own love for the cinema. Movies weren't just for entertainment. They were art, and they said something to all of us. Eberts love for the cinema came from his show, and his writings. He knew good cinema and he was the first to shout from the rooftops when a particul...
