Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesEbert Presents At the Movies debuts Friday on PBS, and the show is a return for Roger Ebert in more ways than one. In a blog post today, he revealed that he will be wearing a prosthetic chin for his “Roger’s Office” segment. “That’s not to fool anyone, because my appearance is widely known,” he writes. “It will be used in a medium shot of me working in my office, and will be a pleasant reminder of the person I was for 64 years. Symbolically, it’s as if my illness never happened and, hey, here I still am, on the show with these new kids. When people see the ‘Roger’s Office’ segment, they’ll notice my voice more than my appearance.” Ebert, whose battle with thyroid cancer left him disfigured an unable to speak without the aid of a computer, describes the two-year process of those who worked with him to create the silicone prosthesis, a device that fits over the lower face and neck and matches his skin tone. He also explains the appeal Gerard Butler’s chic mask in 2004′s Phantom of the Opera held for him. Read his full blog entry, complete with photos, here.
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This is going to be like looking at a car wreck. You want to look away but can’t!
You madam, are a douchebag.
I couldn’t care less about what Ebert looks like.He wasn’t awarded the Pulitzer for his looks.
It’s just nice to have him back on TV. I hope the computer audio he uses has been tightened up. While the demo was impressive (utilizing his voice from hours of TV and DVD commentaries), it still had a stilted Hawking-esque nature to it. It would be nice if some reconfiguring, and some skillful audio editing, could bring back the Ebert I’ve missed hearing for too many years.
I’m just so glad he’s back. I’ve missed seeing him on my TV. I don’t give a hang about what he looks like.
Roger Ebert is one of my favorite film critics, not because I agree with him all the time, but because he is honest, educated, consistent, erudite, and his personal cinematic knowledge is one of the greatest ever seen in the business. An Ebert review will give you all you need to know whether you will want to see a movie or not, not because he gives a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ but because he explains exactly why, and that is the main measure of a good critic. Welcome back Roger to the television screen, you have been sorely missed!!
Welcome back Roger I’m from Chicago and we wub you bring on the chin just glad you’re ok and doing your thing…
I’m literally giving the man a standing ovation from my bedroom. What courage and perseverance he has, and I give him the utmost respect for not only handling his situation the way he has, but continuing doing what he loves, staying active in his medium, and still doing what he can to keep ‘At The Movies’ going with all of his passion for film. I wish him and his wife the absolute best, and I’m so happy to know he’ll be back on television soon enough. What a great critic, a great film buff, and a great human being. I true inspiration and class act all the way.
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He looks good.
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