08 July
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LIFE ITSELF Director: Steve James Starring: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, A.O. Scott, Richard Corliss, Gene Siskel In 1994, Roger Ebert was a huge champion of the documentary Hoop Dreams by director Steve James. He included the film in his top ten of 1994 list and later placed it in the top spot on his favorite films of the 1990s list. It is only fitting that James is the man behind the camera for a documentary about Ebert. As a film critic and movie lover, my days of reading Roger’s reviews and watching him spar with Gene Siskel go back as farRead More →

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LIFE ITSELF Director: Steve James Starring: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog One of Roger Ebert’s favorite movies from the ’90s was the documentary Hoop Dreams from director Steve James. It seems quite fitting that James has now made a documentary about the extraordinary life of one of the best film critics who had a tremendous impact on the film industry. Roger has been a huge inspiration to me ever since I was a young boy watching “At the Movies” every Saturday night. I own quite a few of his books, including his memoir, “Life Itself”, which this documentary is based on. LastRead More →