Jim Emerson alerts us to some good news and some bad news in regards to Roger Ebert. The good news: Roger now has a blog! The bad news: last night he used the blog to announce that he won’t be attending this year’s installment of his Overlooked Film Festival as planned, due to a broken hip:

Sigh. I was really happy with this one…A broken hip adds to my tour of medical adventures. My current plan is to take it easy, obey the doctors orders, and start writing reviews again.

In the meantime, my heart will be in Urbana. Old friends like Bill and Carolyne Nack, Richard and Mary Corliss and Barry Avrich and Hannah Fisher will meet new ones. Chaz [Ebert's wife] will be the Emcee. Again, David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson will add their gravitas and wit to the proceedings.

We wish Roger well, and will be keeping an eye on Jim’s reports from the festival, as well as Ms. Lisa Rosman’s blog.