Roger Ebert's 50 Most Memorable Tweets

The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic was a man of many words-and a master of 140 characters.

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Just as the world of film criticism has lost one of its most important voices with the passing of Roger Ebert, so has the Twitterverse. The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, who lost his long battle with cancer this week, was an early adopter of the technology, sending out his first tweet in October of 2009.

His final message, sent at 1:14 a.m. on April 3, just hours before his passing, was a link to a farewell letter of sorts, the presciently titled “A Leave of Presence."

Movies, of course, were a popular topic among the critic’s 31,260 tweets. But he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind on the subjects of politics, literature, current events, popular culture and his newfound love of online cat videos either.

Here are Roger Ebert’s 50 Best Tweets.

50. Roger Ebert's First Tweet

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49. Roger Ebert on Seth MacFarlane, Oscar Host

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48. Roger Ebert, Secret Scientologist?

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47. Roger Ebert's Recommended Reading List

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46. Roger Ebert on John Waters

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45. Roger Ebert Loves Print Media

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44. Roger Ebert Really Loves Print Media

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43. Roger Ebert Gets an Upgrade

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42. Roger Ebert Loves Tina Fey

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41. Roger Ebert, World Traveler

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40. Roger Ebert Needs Some Tech Help

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39. Roger Ebert Nears 800,000 Followers

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38. Roger Ebert Is Not Afraid to Unfollow You

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37. Roger Ebert on Obama vs. Palin

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36. Roger Ebert is a Social Media Pro

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35. Roger Ebert Remembers Ray Bradbury

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34. Roger Ebert Gets Political

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33. Roger Ebert is No Fan of Mitt Romney

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32. Roger Ebert is No Fan of John McCain Either

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31. Roger Ebert Hates Spoilers

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30. Roger Ebert on Friendship

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29. Roger Ebert on True Heroism

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28. Roger Ebert on David Letterman's Calling

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27. Roger Ebert Thinks 3D is Annoying

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26. Roger Ebert & Danny Boyle Think 3D is Annoying

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25. Roger Ebert & Danny Boyle & Christopher Nolan Think 3D is Annoying

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24. Roger Ebert on Obama's First Term

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23. Roger Ebert's Emoticon Philosophy

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22. Roger Ebert Hates Nicholas Sparks

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21. Roger Ebert on the "Two Thumbs Up" Phenomenon

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20. Roger Ebert on the Franco-Hathaway Oscar-Hosting Fiasco

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19. Roger Ebert on Sandra Bullock

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18. Roger Ebert on Aurora, Colorado

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17. Roger Ebert on Sandy Hook

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16. Roger Ebert on Gun Violence

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15. Roger Ebert on Election Night

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14. Roger Ebert on Election Night: Part II

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13. Roger Ebert on Feeding Tube Awareness

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12. Roger Ebert's Marriage Secrets

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11. Roger Ebert on Lady Gaga

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10. Roger Ebert Has Fun With Science

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9. Roger Ebert Pits Chuck Norris vs. Werner Herzog

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8. Roger Ebert on Chik-fil-A

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7. Roger Ebert Honors Gene Siskel

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6. Roger Ebert Loves Cat Videos, Too

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5. Roger Ebert on Clint's Empty Chair

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4. Roger Ebert on Bin Laden

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3. Roger Ebert on Cancer

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2. Roger Ebert on Ryan Dunn

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1. Roger Ebert's Final Tweet

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