The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic wrote on his blog that a "painful fracture" that has inhibited his walking is actually cancer, and he will be taking a step back from his daily duties.
Roger Ebert's life story has just taken another major twist.
The storied film critic -- who is currently the subject of an in-progress biopic from Steve James, Martin Scorsese and Steve Zallian -- announced on Tuesday night that he would be taking a "leave of presence" from his job at the Chicago Sun-Times, due to a recurrence of cancer.
"It is being treated with radiation, which has made it impossible for me to attend as many movies as I used to," the 70-year old critic wrote on his blog. "I have been watching more of them on screener copies that the studios have been kind enough to send to me."
Roger Ebert's life story has just taken another major twist.
The storied film critic -- who is currently the subject of an in-progress biopic from Steve James, Martin Scorsese and Steve Zallian -- announced on Tuesday night that he would be taking a "leave of presence" from his job at the Chicago Sun-Times, due to a recurrence of cancer.
"It is being treated with radiation, which has made it impossible for me to attend as many movies as I used to," the 70-year old critic wrote on his blog. "I have been watching more of them on screener copies that the studios have been kind enough to send to me."