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It gains its universal impact in smaller, earthier revelations. 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. It's never depressing for a second.

You can submit your questions by email to submityourquestion@magpictures.com, or you can tweet at us using the hashtag #magnoliadocseries. ", "It isn’t surprising how enjoyable Life Itself is – but it’s also sharp and smart and honest. ", "A Moving tribute, a celebration of celebrating movies and, at its heart, a salute to any life lived fully.

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. James has done a wonderful job of telling a colorful life story.”  – Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter, “Intensely emotional. ", " Unusually moving. ", "Intensely emotional.

Two thumbs up were only a small part of the total man. Roger Ebert was a movie lover, and this is the kind of movie he would have loved. Grade A.” – Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, “A THRILLING TALE WITH UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS. That’s why Magnolia Pictures is thrilled to team up with YOU to support your favorite theater (and to share some great documentaries). ", "A REMARKABLY INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A LIFE WELL LIVED.

Documentary master Steve James has put the pieces of Ebert’s life together with extraordinary fascination and vision.

An inspiring portrait of one man's indefatigable will to not only live but to enjoy life and bring joy to others.

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", "A celebratory but unstinting portrait.

It gains its universal impact in smaller, earthier revelations. ", "A GREAT DOCUMENTARY. 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. It's the achievement of Steve James' wonderful, heartbreaking film to give us the whole man in all his personas, some graceful, some not-so-nice. Cast: Unusually moving. So are we! 2001 - 2020. Director James has unerring instincts as to what parts of Ebert’s story are worth spending time on.” – Kenneth Turan, LA Times.

Executive Producers: 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. It’s not just a celebration of Ebert, it’s a valentine to why movies matter. Anyone who cared about Roger Ebert will find it necessary viewing. 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. It really is an amazing film.

Engrossing, unflinching, moving and comprehensive. A life spent at the movies gets the cinematic epitaph it richly deserves.

Ebert’s life contained as much melodrama, tragedy and uplift as any weepie movie he reviewed. It’s a downright cosmic look at existence, even as it stays strictly personal.

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.”  – Scott Foundas, Variety. ", "A remarkably intimate portrait of a life well lived. DOCUMENTARY MASTER STEVE JAMES HAS PUT THE PIECES OF EBERT’S LIFE TOGETHER WITH EXTRAORDINARY FASCINATION AND VISION. ", " Though Life Itself is a warts-and-all portrait Ebert didn't live to review, my guess is his thumbs would be shooting upward.

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. "DEEPLY ENTHRALLING. 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 … ‘LIFE ITSELF’ IS A JOY. “A THRILLING TALE WITH UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS.

", "The modern human must define himself against how Ebert lived his final years, when he lost his (big) mouth and discovered an even stronger, truer voice. ", "A whole portrait, the good and the bad, of a man who loved movies and life in equal measure. An astute and sensitive account of a fully realized man and a life overflowing with abundance and achievement. It's the achievement of Steve James' wonderful, heartbreaking film to give us the whole man in all his personas, some graceful, some not-so-nice", "4 STARS. It celebrates colorful characters, an indomitable spirit and a generous mind.

", "DON’T MISS IT. HIS HEROISM IS THE STUFF MOVIES ARE MADE OF. A life spent at the movies gets the cinematic epitaph it richly deserves. A life spent at the movies gets the cinematic epitaph it richly deserves.

Mine sure are.

", " EXTRAORDINARY. “ENCHANTING AND INSPIRING.

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. Any biographical documentary demands onscreen star quality, and this one has a hero and a heroine worth rooting for. SIMPLY A GREAT STORY. 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. Two thumbs up were only a small part of the total man. Synopsis. ", "Richly satisfying.

", "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. 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.

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.

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