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The films of Ebertfest 12
Post by Champaign411 | Thursday, March 25 @ 4:31pm
The 12th annual Ebertfest kicks off Wednesday, April 21, running through Sunday, April 25. Below is the lineup of films to be shown, along with its Tomatometer rating (generated from international critics' rating compiled on rottentomatoes.com) along with a link to each film's reviews on rottentomatoes.com. While the "Tomatometer" is far from a perfect instrument for analyzing the quality of a film, Roger himself has been known to quote films' Tomatometer scores from time to time. Festival passes are already sold out, but tickets to individual films can be purchased at the Virginia Theatre box office.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Pink Floyd the Wall in 70mm. (7:00 p.m.)
Release: 1982
Tomatometer: 65%. Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pink_floyd_the_wall/
You, The Living (10:00 p.m.) Release: 2009
Tomatometer: 100%. Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/du_levande/
Guests: Jesica Lundberg, actress; Johan Carlsson, production manager/asistant director and author of a book on director Roy Andersson.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
Munyurangabo (Noon) Release:
Tomatometer: 94%. Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/munyurangabo/
Guests: Isaac Chung, Director; Sam Anderson, Co-writer and producer; Jenny Lund
The New Age (3:00 p.m.)
Release: 1994
Tomatometer: 60%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/new_age/
Guest: Michael Tolkin, Writer and Director
Apocalypse Now restored print (8:00 p.m.)
Release: 1979
Tomatometer: 98%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apocalypse_now/
Guest: Walter Murch, Film Editor
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Departures (1:00 p.m.)
Release: 2009
Tomatometer: 81%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010675-departures/
Guest: Yôjirô Takita, Director.
Man with a Movie Camera (4:00 p.m.)
Release: 1929
Tomatometer: 95%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_with_a_movie_camera/
Musical performance by the Alloy Orchestra
Synecdoche, New York (8:00 p.m.)
Release: 2008
Tomatometer: 67%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/synecdoche_new_york/
Guests: Charlie Kaufman, Writer & Director; Anthony Bregman, Producer; Michael Barker, co-president, Sony Pictures Classics
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
I Capture the Castle (11:00 a.m.)
Release: 2003
Tomatometer: 80%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_capture_the_castle/
Vincent: A Life in Color (2:00 p.m.)
Release: 2008
Tomatometer: N/A
Reviews: N/A
Guests: Jennifer Burns, Director and Producer; Vincent P. Falk, star.
Trucker (4:30)
Release: 2009
Tomatometer: 58%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trucker/
Guests: Michelle Monaghan, Actress; James Mottern, Writer and Director.
Barfly (9:00 p.m.)
Release: 1987
Tomatometer: 76%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/barfly/
Guest: Barbet Schroeder, Director.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
Song Sung Blue (Noon)
Release: 2008
Tomatometer: 100%
Reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_sung_blue/
Guests: Greg Kohs, Director; "Thunder" (Claire Sardina), will perform after screening screening