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...and get up to change the TV channel In 1990, I was in high school. We moved to a small town near Urbana, IL. I was impressed then, and continue to be toda
by jmj42 14y ago
...and get up to change the TV channel
In 1990, I was in high school. We moved to a small town near Urbana, IL. I was impressed then, and continue to be today, that Ebert would return to Urbana, Ebert's home town, every year in April (health permitting) to headline Ebertfest. Ebertfest is a local film festival held to honor him.
With Ebertfest only 2 weeks away, it will be truly sad knowing that the world has lost a great man.
http://www.ebertfest.com/ http://www.ebertfest.com/
edit: Link to Eberfest
- cpher 14y agoI grew up just outside C-U and remember that very well. I think back in early 1997 he hosted a special screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Virginia Theater. One of the actors was there (Keir Dullea, maybe?) and they had a "fireside chat" about the movie and a Q&A session. It was a great experience.
- jmj42 14y agoI remember that. I don't remember the actor either, but UIUC held all maner of event to celebrate HAL's birth (the movies put his birth as 1992, but it's 1997 in the books). In an interesting twist of fate, my office is in the coordinated science lab (CSL), where HAL was built.