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Veteran British actor to appear at Ebertfest
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Screen, stage and television actor Timothy Spall will be a guest at Roger Ebert's Film Festival with the screening of "Hamlet." The 1996 movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh, will open the festival at 7 p.m. April 23.
Individual tickets to the 13 movies in Ebertfest go on sale starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Virginia Theatre box office. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior citizens and students. Call 356-9063 for information. Festival passes sold out soon after they went on sale in previous years.
Famed director to attend this year's Ebertfest
Friday, March 28, 2008
CHAMPAIGN – Acclaimed director and University of Illinois graduate Ang Lee is one of the highlights of the 10th annual Ebertfest at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign.
The film festival, hosted by noted film critic, Urbana native and UI grad Roger Ebert, takes place April 23 to 27. Other guests scheduled to appear at the festival, with films hand-picked by Ebert, include director Paul Schrader, actor Joey Pantoliano, a return performance by the Alloy Orchestra, director William Forsyth, actress Christine Lahti, actress Aida Turturro, choreographer Tricia Brouk and more.
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