The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
This is the story of one film critic who had the ability to bring the audience, the filmmaker and everyone else together. Given that it's a profession that more commonly - and almost unavoidably - divides, that's no mean feat.
The result is rich, moving and often hilarious.
A clear-eyed celebration of a giant of film writing. We’ll refrain from the thumb jokes, but consider this a hearty recommendation.
Asked why his opinion mattered, Ebert once replied: “Would you want to listen to you?” As this moving testament to his talent proves, in Ebert’s case the answer is yes.
A very worthy delve into a eventful life cut short by cancer.
A film about a movie critic might not sound an attractive proposition, but Steve James’s biographical documentary on Pulitzer Prize-winning, Chicago Sun-Times journalist Roger Ebert (who died last year) is deeply moving.
It’s an inspiring documentary for critics, and anyone who loves cinema.
Ebert’s unfailing charm and wit still shine through, however, and – while charged with emotional turbulence – the film, at its heart, distils a true passion and love for cinema, making it more celebratory than it is macabre. It will make you cry, but it will also make you want to go to the movies.
Two thumbs up.
It is a lovely celebration of a man who seemed to symbolise an age when a critic could influence hearts and minds.
Taking its title from Ebert’s bestselling memoir, this lovely, insightful film is a splendidly watchable tribute to a truly cinematic life. I laughed, I cried; I was inspired and uplifted.
A wide-ranging portrait of a movie champion who was latterly robbed of his voice but not his love of cinema, or life.
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Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday December 12, 2014, until Monday December 15, 2014. More info: www.dca.org.uk
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Wednesday December 17, 2014, until Thursday December 18, 2014. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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