The schedule for the 15th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival has been released. The festival will be held at the Virginia Theatre from April 17 to April 21. Directors and actors from the movie being shown are also scheduled to make appearances.
Wednesday, April 17
• 7 p.m. : Days of Heaven (PG, 95 minutes), Haskell Wexler (Cinematographer)
I Remember (Short Subject), Grace Wang (Writer, Director) and Lily Huang (Actor)
Thursday, April 18
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• 1 p.m.: Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (99 minutes), Paul Cox (Director)
To Music (Short Subject), Sophie Kohn (Co-Director) and Feike Santbergen (Co-Director)
• 4 p.m.: In The Family (169 minutes), Patrick Wang (Director)
• 9 p.m.: Bernie (PG-13, 98 minutes), Richard Linklater (Director) and Jack Black (Actor)
Friday, April 19
• 1 p.m.: Oslo, August 31st (87 minutes), Joachim Trier (Director)
• 4 p.m.: The Ballad of Narayama (PG, 80 minutes), David Bordwell (Film Historian)
• 8:30 p.m.: Julia (R, 140 minutes), Tilda Swinton (Actor)
Saturday, April 20
• 11 a.m.: Blancanieves (PG-13, 104 minutes), Pablo Berger (Director)
• 2 p.m: Kumaré (86 minutes), Vikram Gandhi (Director) and Stephen Feder (Producer)
• 5 p.m.: Escape From Tomorrow (103 minutes), Randy Moore (Director) and Soojin Chung (Editor)
• 9 p.m.: The Spectacular Now (95 minutes), James Ponsoldt (Director)
Sunday, April 21
• 12 p.m.: Not Yet Begun To Fight (60 minutes), Sabrina Lee (Producer), Shasta Grenier (Co-Director and Editor), Elliott Miller (Subject) and Erik Goodge (Subject)
Ebertfest tickets and passes can be purchased though The Virginia Theater or at the Bresnan Meeting Center.