Life Itself (2014) on Netflix
R20142h 1mBiographyDocumentary
Roger Ebert wanted to write for newspapers and became the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times. A documentary draws on his memoir and on interviews with his family, friends and colleagues.
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Roger Ebert wanted to write for newspapers from a young age and took a job at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he soon became its film critic. He won a Pulitzer Prize, the first given for film criticism, and wrote the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. With Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune he shared a television review show; their partnership was antagonistic. He married Chaz Ebert late in his life. The documentary draws on his memoir and on interviews with his family, friends and colleagues.
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Roger Ebert died on April 4, 2013, while the documentary about him was still being made, and the filmmakers promised to finish the film.
