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The College of Media at Illinois presents Roger18thAnnual Ebert’s Film Festival2016 April 13-17, 2016 The Virginia Theatre 203 W. Park, Champaign Special Support Provided by Champaign County Alliance for the Promotion of Acceptance, Inclusion, & Respect, Steak ‘n Shake and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ebert2016Cover.indd 1 3/21/16 1:31 AM This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Film Screenings Academic Panel Discussions Tuesday, April 12 Illini Union | Pine Lounge, First Floor 7 p.m. Everybody Wants Some!! 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL Haskell Wexler at Foellinger Auditorium Free and open to the public University of Illinois campus 1922-2015 Free and open to the public Thursday, April 14, 2016 Friday, April 15, 2016 9 a.m.–10 a.m. 9 a.m.–10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13 Challenging Stigma Through #oscarssowhite: 7 p.m. Crimson Peak Love, Mercy and the Arts Diversity in Hollywood Moderated by Moderated by Thursday,The April College 14 of Media at IllinoisEric Pierson presents Chaz Ebert 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. 1 p.m. Grandma 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Creating Empathy on the Women in Film 4 p.m. Northfork Moderated by 18thAnnualBig Screen 8:30 p.m. The Third Man Chaz Ebert Moderated by Nate Kohn Friday,Roger April 15 Ebert’s 1 p.m. Disturbing the Peace 4 p.m. L’inhumaine Live On-Air Interview Wednesday, April 13, 2016 9 p.m. Eve’s Bayou Film Festival9 a.m.–10 a.m. 2016 Jim Turpin (WDWS-AM 1400) Saturday,April April 13-17, 16 2016Ebertfest Interview 11 a.m. Force of Destiny 2 p.m. Radical Grace 4:30 p.m. Love & Mercy “Haskell was a man . who fought always for 9 p.m. Blow Out what was right and was thus indispensable. Sunday, April 17 His loss feels harder when you realize Noon Body and Soul how many real-world issues he tackled through his art and generosity.” All films will be shown at the historic Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park, Champaign, IL. Festival guests will appear on stage after each film to join the audience in discussions about the – Guillermo del Toro films. Festival passes ($150). Individual tickets ($15) and student & senior citizen tickets ($13) on sale at the Virginia Theatre box office, 217-356-9063. For more information contact: Casey Ludwig [email protected] | 217-300-1375 College of Media The Virginia Theatre 203 W. Park, Champaign Special Support Provided by Champaign County Alliance for the Promotion of Acceptance, Inclusion, & Respect, Steak ‘n Shake and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ebert2016Cover.indd 1 3/21/16 1:31 AM Table of Contents Welcome from Chaz Ebert ....................... 4-6 Movie Reviews Welcome from the University of Illinois ............ 9 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 Crimson Peak (7 p.m.) ......................... 40 Welcome from the festival director ............... 11 THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 Cinematographer receives second dedication ... 12 Grandma (1 p.m.) ............................. 42 Northfork (4 p.m.) ............................ 46 Important information about the Festival ........ 15 The Third Man (8:30 p.m.) .................... 50 Ebert continues to assist UI students ........ 18 FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Disturbing the Peace (1 p.m.) ................. 54 Dining tips .................................... 21 L’inhumaine (4 p.m.) .......................... 56 with The Alloy Orchestra New associate director tackles Ebertfest....... 23 Eve’s Bayou (9 p.m.) .......................... 60 Festival guests ............................. 25-37 SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016 Force of Destiny (11 a.m.) .................... 62 Pre-Festival screening: Everybody Wants Some!!... 39 Radical Grace (2 p.m.) ........................ 66 A look back at last year’s festival............. 79-81 Love & Mercy (4:30 p.m.) ..................... 70 Blow Out (9 p.m.) ............................ 72 Special thanks ................................. 83 SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016 Festival sponsors ........................... 84-85 Body and Soul (Noon) ........................ 74 with Renee Baker and the Chicago Parking information and area map ............... 87 Modern Orchestra Project The Daily Illini is proud to produce this Festival Program each year. We are honored to Daily Illini Illio Technograph Buzz WPGU-FM Independent Univerity of Quarterly Online Student-run call Roger Ebert one student news Illinois engineering entertainment Commercial of our own. organization Yearbook magazine magazine radio station Roger Ebert, The Daily Illini editor-in-chief, 1963-64. illinimedia.org 2 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival Chaz Ebert co-founder, producer and host Welcome to Ebertfest! ith Chris Rock’s Oscar and frame by frame, it looks like Wmonologue about diversity a portfolio of spaces so wide, so still fresh in our minds, the 18th open, that men must wonder if annual Ebertfest is geared toward they have a role beneath such championing diversity in all its indifferent skies,” wrote Roger. forms. Both Roger and I believed The film’s director, Michael Polish that one of cinema’s chief will join us. purposes is to enable audiences Beach Boys fans will be to view the world through the especially pleased with our next eyes of another, enabling us to selection, “Love & Mercy,” a empathize with the perspectives widely acclaimed biopic on the of different people both challenged life of the band’s domestically and from around iconic leader, Brian Wilson, played the globe. We will be celebrating at different ages by John Cusack female directors and actors, and Paul Dano. This film is being technicians, older filmmakers, sponsored by the Champaign filmmakers documenting peace County Alliance for the Promotion in the Middle East, and African- of Acceptance, Inclusion and American directors, as well as Respect. directors from Mexico and the Chaz Ebert, co-founder, producer and host of Ebertfest I am pleased to welcome three Netherlands by way of Australia. extraordinary female directors Our panels will tackle topics of for his 2006 masterwork, “Pan’s Angela Allen will accompany a as first-time guests at Ebertfest. inclusiveness and how that adds Labyrinth,” a film Roger so loved screening of Carol Reed’s 1949 Kasi Lemmons will be on hand to a civility that we aren’t finding that he inducted it into his Great masterpiece, “The Third Man,” to discuss her 1997 debut, “Eve’s in some of our presidential Movies series a mere year after a film Roger ranked alongside Bayou,” which Roger declared as debates this year. And for the its release. I wish Roger had been the greatest films of all time. “It “one of the very best films of the very first time we will introduce able to see del Toro’s latest visual told a story of existential loss year” and “a film of astonishing the inaugural Ebert Humanitarian marvel, “Crimson Peak,” the and betrayal,” wrote Roger. “It maturity and confidence.” “She Award. gothic horror fantasy that will was weary and knowing, and sets her story in Southern Gothic I hope you are as delighted open Ebertfest 2016. its glorious style was an act of country, in the bayous and as I am to be welcomed by the We will have a special premiere defiance against the corrupt world old Louisiana traditions that handsome sculpture of Roger of “Disturbing The Peace,” a film it pictured.” This screening is Tennessee Williams might have outside of the Virginia Theatre. about Israelis and Palestinians made possible by a grant from been familiar with, but in tone When it was sculpted by the who buck the powers that be The Hollywood Foreign Press and style she earns comparison artist Rick Harney at the request in order to strive for peace. Association. with the family dramas of Ingmar of Donna and Scott Anderson, I Once enemy combatants, Another famous Allen Bergman,” wrote Roger. had no way of knowing it would they go through a miraculous attending our festival — Joining her are two women, become one of the most popular transformation to form a coalition unrelated to Angela — is one of whom helmed her first installations in Champaign- called the Combatants for Peace. actress Nancy Allen, who was so feature last year, and the film is Urbana. Each week we see photos The film’s directors, Steve Apkon unforgettable as the scheming a remarkable achievement. Windy posted on social media of people and Andrew Young will be here. bully in Brian De Palma’s “Carrie.” City documentarians Rebecca who joyously sit next to Roger Joining them will be the Story She’ll be joining us to discuss Parrish and Nicole Bernard-Reis and give the Thumbs-Up! I am Consultant Marcina Hale and another De Palma classic, 1981’s will be here with “Radical Grace,” especially gladdened by the some of the Combatants for Peace “Blow Out,” which Roger hailed their crowd-pleasing profile of on the 18th Annual Roger Ebert Film Festival photos of children who seem to (Chen Alon and Sulaiman Khatib) as the director’s “best and most the Nuns on the Bus, who became take extra delight in sitting next who will be visiting from Israel. original work.” engaged in social activism despite — President Tim Killeen and Dr. Roberta Johnson Killeen to him. This film, illustrating a powerful A film that will be especially protests from the Vatican. They Once again, we are striving to aspect of empathy, will receive glorious to experience on the big won the Chicago Award at last shine a light on films that deserve the first Ebert Humanitarian screen is 2003’s “Northfork,” a year’s Chicago International Film to be rediscovered, including Award. film Roger compared to Terrence Festival. Parrish and Bernard-Reis underrated gems from last year. We will also be screening Malick’s “Days of Heaven” and will be joined on stage by Father We’re thrilled to welcome Mexican several of Roger’s favorite films, Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” Mike Pfleger, the activist priest director Guillermo del Toro, the all of which he awarded four “The movie is visionary and visionary auteur best known stars.