Roger Ebert wrote with certainty and power. He loved a great story. He saw the world in movies — and hoped others would too. He sliced through BS and cherished the sublime moments where picture, sound, human presence, and grand theme aligned. He boiled down film criticism down to the equivalent of bar talk, but he was also a champion, using his might to push the great artists of his time into the mainstream. He was a force to be reckoned with. In the new documentary Life Itself, we're shown why.
From Hoop Dreams and The Interrupters documentarian Steve James, Life Itself “adapts” Ebert's memoir of the same name with a vitality to match the late writer. James was in the midst of shooting when Ebert passed away on April 4, 2013, ending his 11-year battle with cancer.
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