The Newberry Library (Venue Partner)
60 W Walton St
312.943.9090
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Roger Ebert: Life Itself
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Saturday Oct 1, 2011 (1pm)
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Directions: The Newberry Library is located at 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL, directly across from Chicago’s famed Washington Square Park and just a few blocks west of Michigan Avenue.
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“Roger Ebert is a very, very good storyteller. That shouldn't come as a surprise; he has spent the past 40-plus years observing great storytellers (and many not-so-great ones). His new memoir, Life Itself, is filled with terrific tales: getting lost on a drive with Robert Mitchum, going to Stockholm for a set visit with Ingmar Bergman, taking a trip to an all-night grocery with Russ Meyer and Sid Vicious, spending an afternoon in New Jersey with Gene Siskel and David Letterman, drinking and chatting the night away with Pauline Kael and a young Martin Scorsese. Some of them may be familiar to longtime readers, but that's okay; a great story is meant to be retold, and we smile in appreciation at each anecdote.”
Jason Bailey, Flavorpill
The legendary film critic signs copies of his new memoir, Life Itself, a work that is described as "cogently engaging." Roger Ebert deftly foregoes a traditional linear narrative and candidly crafts essay-like chapters about his life between film screenings, including his struggle with alcoholism, his supportive spouse, and his recent illness.
