{"id":15826,"date":"2024-04-17T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=15826"},"modified":"2024-04-17T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:13:00","slug":"25-years-later-its-ebertfest-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=15826","title":{"rendered":"25 years later, it\u2019s \u2018Ebertfest\u2019 \u201824"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One would like to wax philosophic about the concentrated happenings of the year 1999, in which the populace of Champaign-Urbana<\/strong> was treated to a key avalanche of film developments brought on by our friends and neighbors as well as those with long-standing ties to our fair Twin Cities, but we\u2019ll have to save those \u201cremember when\u201d ruminations for a later article. Right now, we\u2019d like to pay our respects to the highest-profile example of cinema culture that emerged locally before the start of the new millennium, for it returns this week with all the bells and whistles that should greet an institution when reaching its 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Theatre<\/strong> in downtown Champaign will host the silver jubilee edition of Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival<\/strong>, presented by the College of Media<\/strong> at the University of Illinois<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and Chaz Ebert<\/strong>, beginning later tonight, Wednesday, April 17<\/strong>, with a screening of Bob Fosse<\/strong>\u2019s STAR 80<\/strong> and its own stars, Mariel Hemingway<\/strong> and Eric Roberts<\/strong>, in attendance. The entire schedule for 2024, including the newer Ebert Symposium<\/strong> organized in tandem with the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies<\/strong><\/a><\/span> at UIUC, is shared with you below. Individual show tickets and festival passes are still available through the Virginia\u2019s box office during business hours at (217) 356-9063<\/strong> as well as on their website<\/a><\/span>, while detailed information about \u201cEbertfest<\/strong>\u201d events can be found here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Celebrate the milestone with the festival community on Park Avenue<\/strong> between now and Saturday, April 20<\/strong>, and be sure to spread the word on the films that affect you the most; boutique presentations are rare these days in the C-U and your curiosity and patronage matter.<\/p>\n

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2024 Chaz and Roger Ebert Symposium schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 16<\/span>
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/span>
\n7:00 p.m.<\/em> \u201cRepresentations and Their Critics (part 1)\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 19<\/span>
\n@ Starlight Room, Seibel Center for Design, UIUC, Champaign, IL<\/span>
\n9:30 a.m.<\/em> \u201cRepresentations and Their Critics (part 2)\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018Ebertfest\u2019 schedule<\/strong>
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, IL<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 17<\/span>
\n6:30 p.m.<\/em> STAR 80<\/strong> (1983, 103 min., Dir. Bob Fosse)<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 18<\/span>
\n9:30 a.m.<\/em> \u201cLittle Indian Girl Collective\u201d<\/strong> panel w\/Gingger Shankar, Tara Houska (free admission)
\n11:00 a.m.<\/em> CONDUCTING LIFE<\/strong> (2022, 31 min., Dir. Diane Moore) and THE LIGHT OF TRUTH: RICHARD HUNT\u2019S MONUMENT TO IDA B. WELLS<\/strong> (2024, 60 min., Dir. Rana Segal)
\n3:00 p.m.<\/em> STONY ISLAND<\/strong> (1978, 95 min., Dir. Andrew Davis)
\n8:00 p.m.<\/em> THE TEACHERS\u2019 LOUNGE<\/strong> (2023, 98 min., \u0130lker \u00c7atak)<\/p>\n

Friday, April 19<\/span>
\n9:00 a.m.<\/em> COOKIE\u2019S FORTUNE<\/strong> (1999, 118 min., Dir. Robert Altman)
\n1:30 p.m.<\/em> ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND<\/strong> (2004, 108 min., Dir. Michel Gondry)
\n4:30 p.m.<\/em> LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING<\/strong> (2023, 98 min., Dir. Lisa Cort\u00e9s)
\n9:30 p.m.<\/em> THE BEST MAN<\/strong> (1999, 121 min., Dir. Malcolm D. Lee)<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 20<\/span>
\n9:30 a.m.<\/em> BLACKMAIL<\/strong> (1929, 85 min., Dir. Alfred Hitchcock) Accompanied by the Anvil Orchestra
\n1:00 p.m.<\/em> OMOIYARI: A SONG FILM BY KISHI BASHI<\/strong> (2023, 74 min., Dir. Kaoru Ishibashi)
\n4:00 p.m.<\/em> ALBANY ROAD<\/strong> (2024, 120 min., Dir. Christine Swanson)
\n8:30 p.m.<\/em> MAN ON THE MOON<\/strong> (1999, 119 min., Dir. Milos Forman)<\/p>\n

The Virginia Theatre, which first opened in December 1921, is directed by Steven Bentz<\/strong> and operated by the Champaign Park District<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

Publicity still from THE TEACHERS\u2019 LOUNGE is courtesy<\/em> Sony Pictures Classics<\/strong>. | Publicity still from OMOIYARI is courtesy<\/em> IMDb.com<\/strong>. | Poster artwork from THE LIGHT OF TRUTH is courtesy<\/em> AMonumentForIdaBFilm.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

~~~~~<\/p>\n

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