Archive for the 'Roger Ebert' Category
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
At long last, the fourth edition of C-U Confidential will make its debut during the final evening of the New Art Film Festival tonight, April 20, 2010, at the Art Theater in downtown Champaign, IL.
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the twelfth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Festival passes for the 12th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival in Champaign, IL, in April 2010 will go on sale this Sunday, November 1, 2009.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Never fear, “C-U Confidential” is here! Well, almost. Find your cinema salvation in print starting tonight, April 22, 2009, at the friendly confines of the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL, during Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the eleventh annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this sixth entry, he tackles Tarsem’s baroque sensibilities as evidenced in THE CELL.
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this fifth entry, he acknowledges the good intentions of HULK but smashes its execution.
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this fourth entry, he fawns mercilessly over MISHIMA.
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this third entry, he offers a HAMLET assessment.
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Urbana native Roger Ebert sings the praises of Urbana native Nina Paley’s film SITA SINGS THE BLUES, which might just play in a certain Champaign film festival in April.
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this second entry, he recalls key moments in “Ebertfest” history.
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Anthony Zoubek finally explains it all for the C-U Blogfidential readership. In this first entry, the 10th “Ebertfest” begins.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about the signing of veteran actor Hal Holbrook to appear at LincolnFest in downtown Champaign on March 12-15, 2009. Also, your editor bitches about ill-chosen words by well-meaning people.
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Articles in the Chicago Tribune covering the formal departure of Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper from the long-running movie review program AT THE MOVIES, to be replaced this fall by Ben Lyons of E! Entertainment Television and Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies.
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the tenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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