![]() ![]() "It's even more profound and moving for me because it's the last four months of his life, and he stares death in the face unflinchingly," James tellsĮbert's wife, Chaz, who is the president of Ebert Productions and the publisher ofĮbert Digital, says that even though it was difficult for her to watch her husband filmed in a vulnerable state, she supported his decision. And all of a sudden, James was capturing a different story - a story about looking back on a distinguished career and about the end of an incredible life. But during those final months, he allowed James to film him in the hospital. Almost immediately, the cancer returned, and Ebert was hospitalized. ![]() In late 2012, James and Ebert began talking about filming the documentary based on Ebert's memoir, His TV sparring partner was also his newspaper rival - Gene Siskel, the film critic for the Chicago Tribune. Courtesy of Kartemquin Roger Ebert reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years. ![]()
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