British actors feel right at home at C-U fest

British actor Timothy Spall finds the Illini Union intriguing. That's where he and his wife, Shane, and other guests of Roger Ebert's Film Festival are staying.

"My wife and I, we both feel about 195 because the average age around there is 19," he said. "We feel like we're from 'Jurassic Park.'"

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