The writer director, Edson Oda, and the Producer, Jason Michael Berman, President of Mandalay Pictures will appear on stage to participate in a Q&A with Film Critics Brian Tallerico and Sheila O’Malley of Rogerebert.com Click here to read the full review. GUESTS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND SCREENING AT EBERTFEST 2023 EDSON ODA, writer/director Edson Oda is … Read more
Todd Haynes, who premiered his glorious documentary about the Velvet Underground in Cannes last year, is back with “May/December.” It’s apparently about a well-known American couple in which the husband is 23 years younger than his wife and their twins are about to graduate from high school. This may be the year of “Yep—there’s an … Read more
screens Sunday, May 10th, 7pm with director/co-writer Clement Virgo scheduled to attend “DARK CITY” 25th Anniversary Screening presented in 35mm Director: Alex Proyas | 100 mins Alex Proyas’ 1998 film about a man struggling with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems … Read more
Cornyn earned her MFA in producing for film and television from Chapman University in California, and subsequently worked over a five-year span for Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas, where her roles included entertainment public relations coordinator and then film and special events manager. After coordinating the performances of visual artists at the Krannert Center for … Read more
VIVECA RICHARDS, Soprano Houston, Texas native Soprano Viveca Richards is currently pursuing her Master’s in Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign under the vocal direction of Yvonne Redman. Recently, Viveca made her role debut as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Krannert Center in Champaign, Illinois. As a previous … Read more
As founder and director of CUIFF, Max has been grateful to see this vision become a reality, and plans are underway for next year’s festival. Additionally, CUIFF is excited for its new partnership with Ebertfest and honored to have one of its films showcasing in the Ebertfest 2023 Short Film Program. To learn more about … Read more
The program for Ebertfest 2023 curated by Festival Director Dr. Nathaniel Kohn and Chaz Ebert is titled “Empathy at the Movies,” and includes 11 films, two short films, 20 guests, and three musical performances: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 NINE DAYS (2020) This ultra-original fantasy drama considers the meaning of life as potential souls audition for the … Read more
While Weir story is at the heart of “Miranda’s Victim,” there is no such rooting interest for the fugitives in “American Outlaws,” which belongs to the “only in America” true subgender crime. That’s the tack that QG writer Kathy Dobie took in her long-form piece, “The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang,” which was … Read more