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Roger Ebert's legacy lives on with the 20th edition of Ebertfest

Roger Ebert succumbed to cancer in 2013, but the film festival that bears his name celebrates its 20th anniversary this week at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Ill. â€œEbertfest started off as a birthday party for HAL 9000, the computer from â€˜2001: A Space Odysseyâ€™; we had [author and co-screenwriter]...

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20:25 on April 18 2018

Roger Ebert's legacy lives on with the 20th edition of Ebertfest

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Roger Ebert succumbed to cancer in 2013, but the film festival that bears his name celebrates its 20th anniversary this week at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Ill. â... more info

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