Ebertfest 2012 films revealed
Yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 21, the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced the movies to be showcased at the fourteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival:
Tuesday, April 24
7:30 p.m. KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1950, 106 min, free)
Pre-festival show hosted by Patton Oswalt
Wednesday, April 25
7:00 p.m. JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990, 102 min)
10:00 p.m. THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY AND BLOGS (2011, 13 min)
10:15 p.m. PHUNNY BUSINESS: A BLACK COMEDY (2011, 84 min)
Thursday, April 26
1:00 p.m. BIG FAN (2009, 87 min)
4:00 p.m. KINYARWANDA (2011, 96 min)
8:30 p.m. TERRI (2011, 105 min)
Friday, April 27
1:00 p.m. ON BORROWED TIME (2011, 87 min)
4:00 p.m. “Wild and Weird” vintage shorts (1902-1965, 80 min)
Accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra
8:30 p.m. A SEPARATION (2011, 123 min)
Saturday, April 28
1:00 p.m. HIGHER GROUND (2011, 112 min)
4:00 p.m. PATANG (THE KITE) (2011, 92 min)
8:30 p.m. TAKE SHELTER (2011, 121 min)
Sunday, April 29
12:00 p.m. CITIZEN KANE (1941, 119 min)
Presented with Roger Ebert audio commentary
4:00 p.m. ANTWONE FISHER (2002, 120 min, free)
Post-festival show sponsored by the
Champaign County Anti-Stigma Alliance
Roger Ebert’s Film Festival will take place at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, Illinois, except for KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS which will be shown at Foellinger Auditorium on the UIUC Main Quad in Urbana, Illinois. The official site of “Ebertfest” features a detailed schedule, including signings and panel discussions. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale Monday, April 2, 2012.