Roger Ebert was celebrated Monday as a film critic, newspaperman, social-justice soldier, husband, father, grandfather and champion of artists and imagination, but the great cross-section of mourners ...

Famous names, including Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois governor Pat Quinn were among those who eulogized film critic Roger Ebert at his funeral Monday at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral. The ...

(CNN) — Roger Ebert got a final “thumbs up” as family, friends and filmmakers eulogized the movie critic at his funeral in Chicago on Monday. Hundreds gathered inside Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral, ...

It was an appropriately gray, overcast and rainy morning for the funeral of beloved film critic Roger Ebert at the Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago. Some of the people lined up outside the ...

Political leaders, relatives and people he had never met, but who chose movies based on the direction of his thumb, praised Roger Ebert. "He didn't just dominate his profession, he defined it," said ...

A note from Spike Lee and a Hollywood-centric homily highlight services for the legendary critic; says Mayor Rahm Emanuel: "He was the most American of American film critics." By Bill Stamets Chaz ...

A memorial service remembering the late critic also is being planned for April 11. By THR Staff Ebert received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 and four years later was named an honorary ...

Roger Ebert was remembered Monday morning at a funeral mass by his family, colleagues, and fellow Chicagoans as a man who shared himself with the world and fought for social justice. His wife Chaz ...

Political leaders, relatives and people he had never met, but who chose movies based on the direction of his thumb, praised Roger Ebert. "He didn't just dominate his profession, he defined it," said ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Roger Ebert was celebrated Monday as a film critic, newspaperman, social-justice ...