![]() ![]() In the final years of his life, Ebert fought cancer and lost his jaw in the process. The footage is fortunate in its timing, even if it can be hard to watch. ![]() The footage is shot by Steve James, who also directed "Hoop Dreams," another popular Sundance documentary. The documentary intercuts passages focusing on selections from his 2011 memoir of the same name (often narrated by Ebert himself) with footage shot in the months before Ebert's death last year. "Life Itself" celebrates the voice of a man who was unable to speak at all in his final years. At times it is hard to watch, but it has plenty of smiles in store for longtime movie fans. "Life Itself" is a celebration of the life of Roger Ebert, one of the best-known and longest-tenured film critics to ever take notes in a darkened movie theater. ![]() One of the highlights of this year's Sundance Film Festival was a documentary on one of its most famous patrons. ![]()
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