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- NewsKevin Polowy
'Life Itself' Director Steve James Talks About His Relationship with Roger Ebert
”This is one of the best films about American life that I have ever seen.” So opined Roger Ebert in his first television review of the 1994 high school-basketball documentary Hoop Dreams. The critic’s championing of the movie — directed by a young filmmaker named Steve James — helped it find a distribution deal and become a sleeper hit. Life Itself, which opens in theaters on July 4, is a compelling portrait of the late film critic, who died of cancer in 2013.
- NewsKevin Polowy
The Films Roger and Chaz Ebert Watched, Loved, and Debated
Life Itself, the compelling new documentary directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), is a warts-and-all portrait of the late, great film critic Roger Ebert. One person who figures prominently in both the film — and Ebert’s own life — is his wife Chaz. To get a better sense of the couple’s strong bond, we asked Chaz – a movie buff who oversees The Ebert Company, which includes RogerEbert.com – to tell us about their life at the movies.
