THE ALBUM PRODUCED BY LONGTIME COLLABORATOR TOM HAMBRIDGE FEATURESSPECIAL GUESTS THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, PETER FRAMPTON, JOE WALSH,CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM AND JOE BONAMASSA An architect of the blues, a craftsman of the building blocks that laid the foundation for today’s modern R&B, the multi-GRAMMY Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy is here to tell […]
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AUTHOR AND COMMENTATOR FRAN LEBOWITZ TO APPEAR AT CHAMPAIGN’S VIRGINIA THEATRE IN OCTOBER
Smile Politely Arts Editor Amy Penne to host acclaimed author in on-stage talkand Q&A, a featured event of Uniting Pride’s 2025 Pride Fest. Champaign, IL — Champaign Park District has announced that author and commentator Fran Lebowitz will appear at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 7:30 P.M. […]
EBERTFEST ANNOUNCES REMAINING FILMS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING THE 2025 FESTIVAL
Director Francis Ford Coppola to participate in a virtual Q&A; Actresses Carrie Coon and Jane Levy and Critics Michael Phillips, Richard Roeper, Matt Zoller-Seitz, Nell Minow, Brian Tallerico, Eric Pierson, Dion Metzger, and Brenda Butler will be attending in person CHAMPAIGN, IL (April 1, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced […]
EBERTFEST ADDS BARBARA KOPPLE’S ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER “HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A.” ANGUS MACLACHLAN’S “A LITTLE PRAYER,” ANDDAVID FORTUNE’S “COLOR BOOK”
Actors David Strathairn, William Catlett, and Jeremiah Daniels, Two-Time ACADEMY AWARD® winning documentarian Barbara Kopple, and Directors Angus MacLachlan, and David Fortune join this year’s star-studded lineup CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 20, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival, to be held April 23-26 at the Virginia Theatre […]
Ebertfest to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ and Adds ‘His Three Daughters’ and ‘Touch’ to 2025 Lineup
Actress Rosanna Arquette and Directors Azazel Jacobs, Baltasar Kormákur, and Susan Seidelman will attend this year’s festival CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 3, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival: The Virginia Theatre will be partying like it’s 1985 when Susan Seidelman’s […]
TODD PHILIPS’ “THE HANGOVER” TO CLOSE THE 26TH ANNUAL EBERTFEST
GUY MADDIN’S “RUMOURS” GETS SET FOR THIS YEAR’S LINEUP Producer Scott Budnick and Director Guy Maddin to attend this year’s festival CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 15, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today that Todd Phillips’ THE HANGOVER starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, and Justin Bartha will close the 26th annual festival on Saturday, April […]
