Exclusive Video: Red-Carpet Premiere of Roger Ebert’s ‘Life Itself’ in Chicago

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CHICAGO – The only thing Roger Ebert loved more than movies and his wife, Chaz, was “Life Itself”. The riveting new documentary, which opens on Friday, July 4, 2014, premiered in red-carpet Chicago style on June 30, 2014. HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman interviewed Chaz Ebert and the film’s director, Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”). Enjoy our red-carpet video below!

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn officially declared June 30, 2014 “Life Itself Day”. In our interview, Chaz Ebert says the movie will delight and shock audiences everywhere as fans learn stories they never knew about one of our country’s most influential film critics. Also, Steve James discusses how Roger not only lived his life so completely but also how he died with such grace.

Interviews by: Adam Fendelman, publisher, HollywoodChicago.com
Filmed by: Jeff Doles, 238 Studios
Edited by: Barrington High School TV students Alex Gaul, James Owen

HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Publisher
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2014 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC

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