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How do you start the 20th edition of a cinematic event as beloved as Ebertfest? This year’s line-up is filled with fascinating choices, including Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust,” the Coen Brothers’...

The Amy Schumer comedy “I Feel Pretty” has generated a bit of backlash before it’s even come out, with many folks concerned that it’s relying on body shaming to generate cheap laughs. But that’s actually not...

“This is what happens when you let a story play all the way out.” –The Man in Black, “Westworld,” Episode 202 HBO’s beloved sci-fi creation “Westworld” finally returns Sunday night after more than 16 months off...

Roger was a film critic at the Chicago Sun-Times for almost 46 years. So it stands to reason that film critics would be an important element at Ebertfest. For the 20th anniversary, I have invited what...

When Maryam Henderson-Uloho got out of prison, she could not get a driver’s license, a bank account, a credit card or anything else she needed to start her life over again. After being institutionalized for 13...

Matt writes: The 20th anniversary of Ebertfest will kick off tomorrow, April 18th, and run through Sunday, April 22nd, at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois. Andrew Davis’ classic edge-of-your-seat thriller, “The Fugitive,” will open the...

Dear Roger, I find it hard to believe that our film festival is 20 years old! In the beginning there was Cyberfest and the birthday party for Hal 9000, the computer from Stanley Kubrick’s movie “2001: A...

“This is not just a kit. This is a person.” That sentiment is rife throughout the powerful, informative documentary “I Am Evidence,” which addresses the horrific backlog of rape kits in different cities. The film, airing...

When I entered the music program in my first year of university, it seemed impossible to avoid conversations about “Amadeus.” It helped that the Miloš Forman movie was relatively recent and happened to be good. But...

Milos Forman, the Czech-born filmmaker who helped revolutionize cinema in his home country before moving to America and becoming one of its most celebrated directors as well, has died. The man behind such celebrated films as...