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Ebertfest on a budget
4:00 am Apr 23 - by Matt Carey – buzz Writer, and Keith Hollenkamp – Movies and TV Editor
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Ebertfest 2009: 11th Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival »- Event has already occurred
- Virginia Theatre »
203 W. Park St. Champaign, IL 61820
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Want to experience the best Ebertfest has to offer but don’t want to shell out the $10 to see each film? Well, buzz is here to help all you thrifty cinephiles out there with the three must-see films we recommend if you can’t afford them all.
Trouble the Water: This powerful documentary about a couple’s experience after Hurricane Katrina hit highlights the unseen despair that was brushed over by news networks. Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal will make an appearance at the screening to discuss their haunting look at one of our country’s biggest disasters.
The Last Command: This is a movie we recommend for people who love the theater-going experience. A silent film that is being accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra playing live in the theater, The Last Command will be a throwback to the intimate way films were screened before the talkie.
Let the Right One In: After a debacle of a DVD release in the United States that screwed up the translation of the excellent dialogue, this masterpiece of a vampire film will finally be able to be seen the way it’s intended. But even with the crappy subtitles, it’s still better than Twilight. Abstinent vampires? Come on ...
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