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Local News | October 10, 2009
Ebertfest passes available Nov. 1
CHAMPAIGN – Festival passes for the 12th annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival will go on sale starting Nov. 1. They are $125 each.
The 1,000 passes, which cover all screenings, will be available through TicketWeb, via the festival Web site at www.ebertfest.com or, starting Nov. 2, through the theater box office at 203 W. Park Ave., C, or by calling the ticket office at 356-9063.
Arts & Entertainment | May 3, 2009
Put Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival on to-do list
If you Google "festival Champaign Urbana," Ebertfest, which just finished up last week, pops up at the top of the list.
It's closely followed by a new festival that won't take place even for the first time until Sept. 25-26 in downtown Urbana.
Opinion | April 29, 2009
Ebertfest more than movies
Film critic Roger Ebert shows his generosity.
Noted film critic, Urbana native and famed University of Illinois graduate Roger Ebert came not only bearing films to play at his annual film festival but also bearing gifts for the UI.
Local News | April 27, 2009
Ebert impressed by questions at film festival
CHAMPAIGN – Chicagoan Armando Rodriguez was surfing the Internet on Sunday morning when, just by a fluke, he came across a link to Ebertfest.
He noticed that the festival would end that afternoon with a screening of "Baraka" and an onstage discussion afterward with Chicago Sun-Times tech writer Andy Ihnatko and the two men who made the epic, non-verbal film.
"When my friends said, 'Let's go to the lake and play ball,' I said, 'How about going down to Champaign to see Mr. Ihnatko and Roger Ebert and 'Baraka'?" he said.
Local News | April 27, 2009
Vampire, friendship focus of 'Let the Right One In'
CHAMPAIGN – Fittingly, the vampire movie ended just before midnight.
For most of the two hours before, audiences at Ebertfest saw a picture so far from the fantasy romance of "Twilight" as to make the presence of creatures of the night the only similarities.
Local News | April 27, 2009
Tears, emotions flow at group's showing of 'Gilbert Grape'
CHAMPAIGN – Leonardo DiCaprio didn't show up on the panel. Nor did Johnny Depp.
But their performances in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" – shown after the conclusion of the 11th annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival on Sunday afternoon at the Virginia Theatre – left an indelible mark on the panelists who did talk about the movie.
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Bob's Blast | April 27, 2009
April 27th Bob's Blast
Bob has some questions about the Illini defense after the Spring game, looks forward to future NFL drafts, and plans future Ebertfest selections.
Arts & Entertainment | April 26, 2009
Urbana native's 'Sita' singing the copyright blues
CHAMPAIGN – Urbana native Nina Paley remembers growing up among scientists and engineers who sought to discover new knowledge and share it with colleagues and communities.
Artists, on the other hand, are terrified of sharing their creative work because they have so little economic power.
Paley is one of the few artists or filmmakers to openly share her work, in particular her animated film "Sita Sings the Blues," shown Saturday at Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre.
Arts & Entertainment | April 26, 2009
Dillon relishes law-centered role in political 'Truth'
CHAMPAIGN – Actor Matt Dillon said Saturday night in Champaign that he's intrigued by political films and that not many are being made anymore.
That's one reason he decided to play the part of a prosecutor in director-writer Rod Lurie's thriller, "Nothing But the Truth," shown Saturday night at the 11th annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre.
