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Home » Life Itself

Tag: Life Itself

Posted inFilm

City So Real is peak Chicago

by Josh Flanders November 3, 2020August 18, 2021

Steve James’s docuseries authentically captures the people and places that define the city.

Posted inMusic

Natural Information Society make the stage a home—and vice versa

by Bill Meyer April 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Joshua Abrams and Lisa Alvarado of Natural Information Society help give the Chicago collective’s transcendent minimalism a family feeling.

Posted inFilm

This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman’s new film Life Itself works familiar territory—and tear ducts

by Andrea Gronvall September 20, 2018August 18, 2021

But how does a complicated multigenerational tale with dramatic plot twists translate to the two-hour movie format?

Posted inBlogs

Not coming to a theater near you, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones July 11, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The latest from Steve James, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs July 4, 2014August 18, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between July 4 and 10

Out in Oak Park, Steve James has cultivated an unassuming life—one that reflects his approach to filmmaking.
Posted inFilm

Reluctant auteur Steve James on life and Life Itself

by Ben Sachs July 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James discusses his life in the Chicago suburbs and his new film on Roger Ebert, Life Itself.

Posted inBlogs

RIP Roger Ebert: 1942-2013

by Tal Rosenberg April 4, 2013August 19, 2021

The legendary film critic died Thursday.

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