James has done a wonderful job of telling a colorful life story. So are we! James cuts — as in all of his best work — straight to the human heart of the matter, celebrating both the writer and the man, the one inseparable from the other. When you buy a ticket here for LIFE ITSELF, 10% of the ticket sales will to go the Chicago Cinema Workers Fund, and 50% of the remaining proceeds will go directly to the theater. Engrossing, unflinching, moving and comprehensive. HIS HEROISM IS THE STUFF MOVIES ARE MADE OF.”  – Mara Renstein, US Weekly, “Richly satisfying. It gains its universal impact in smaller, earthier revelations. A life spent at the movies gets the cinematic epitaph it richly deserves. And love.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, “A work of deftness and delicacy, by turns a film about illness and death, about writing, about cinema AND, FINALLY, AND VERY MOVINGLY, A FILM ABOUT LOVE.” – Geoffrey O’Brien, New York Times, “DEEPLY MOVING. ", "THIS IS ONE OF THE YEAR'S MUST-SEE DOCS. Ebert’s life contained as much melodrama, tragedy and uplift as any weepie movie he reviewed. “A THRILLING TALE WITH UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS. DIRECTOR: Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interruptors), PRODUCERS: Zak Piper, Steve James, Garrett Basch, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Martin Scorcese, Steve Zaillian, For more info: magpictures.com/lifeitself. ", "He reviewed the great masterpieces. HIS HEROISM IS THE STUFF MOVIES ARE MADE OF. Wagner/Cuban Companies. ", "Life Itself is a joy. Magnolia Pictures, 49 W 27th St, New York, NY, 10001, United States. ", "A Moving tribute, a celebration of celebrating movies and, at its heart, a salute to any life lived fully. ", " EXTRAORDINARY. Engrossing, unflinching, moving and comprehensive. A paradoxical and vitally overflowing character emerges: a compassionate moralist with vast appetites, a raucous public performer whose confessional candor had a nearly religious purity", "ROGER EBERT’S LIFE HAD AS MUCH INCIDENT, DRAMA AND JOY AS ANY TEN MOVIES HE EVER REVIEWED, and this completely absorbing doc tells his deeply human story with rare truth and beauty. ", "A THRILLING TALE WITH UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS. It celebrates colorful characters, an indomitable spirit and a generous mind. Martin Scorsese IT MAY SOUND LIKE A FILM THAT WOULD ONLY BE OF INTEREST TO FELLOW FILM CRITICS, BUT THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. James has done a wonderful job of telling a colorful life story.”  – Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter, “Intensely emotional. James cuts - as in all of his best work - straight to the human heart of the matter, celebrating both the writer and the man, the one inseparable from the other. ", "Intensely emotional. ", "PROFOUND. So are we! A life spent at the movies gets the cinematic epitaph it richly deserves. Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, LIFE ITSELF, explores the legacy of Roger Ebert’s life, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in America. DOCUMENTARY MASTER STEVE JAMES HAS PUT THE PIECES OF EBERT’S LIFE TOGETHER WITH EXTRAORDINARY FASCINATION AND VISION. I’m still a little emotional thinking about it. “ENCHANTING AND INSPIRING. And cinema. ... Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, Life Itself explores the legacy of Roger Ebert's life, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in America. Roger Ebert was a movie lover, and this is the kind of movie he would have loved. It’s not just a celebration of Ebert, it’s a valentine to why movies matter. It gains its universal impact in smaller, earthier revelations. Any biographical documentary demands onscreen star quality, and this one has a hero and a heroine worth rooting for. CLICK HERE to join us for a Q&A with Chaz Ebert and director Steve James on Wed. 5/27 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT. Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and executive producers Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) present LIFE ITSELF, a documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert – a story that is by turns personal, funny, painful, and transcendent. You can submit your questions by email to submityourquestion@magpictures.com, or you can tweet at us using the hashtag #magnoliadocseries. ", "You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn.