Mark Pfeiffer

Roger Ebert's 5th Overlooked Film Festival will be held April 23-27 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. I've gone the last two years, and it's been great fun. I already have my pass for this year's. More info can be found at the official festival website, but the film schedule follows:

Wednesday, April 23

8:00 p.m. The Right Stuff

Thursday, April 24

12:00 p.m. The Stone Reader
3:30 p.m. Shall We Dance
7:00 p.m. Your Friends and Neighbors
10:00 p.m. Blood and Wine

Friday, April 25

12:00 p.m. Medium Cool
3:30 p.m. What's Cooking
7:00 p.m. Black Pirate (with the Alloy Orchestra)
9:30 p.m. L.627

Saturday, April 26

11:00 a.m. Golden age of silent comedy presented by the Silent Movie Theatre Co.
2:00 p.m. I Was Born, But... (accompanied by Benshi performance)
6:00 p.m. Charlotte Sometimes
9:30 p.m. 13 Conversations About One Thing

Sunday, April 27

1:00 p.m. Singin' in the Rain

There are fewer films than the last two years, although I recall some changes occurring to the schedule after it was announced last year. Ebert usually tries to bring in people involved with each film, so who knows who will appear.

Some of these probably don't appear to be "overlooked", but he justifies some of the choices by saying they are in overlooked genres, formats, etc. Take it up with him if you have a problem.

(Edited to update times and films)

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Adam_S

I Was Born, But... (accompanied by Benshi performance)

not fair, not fair at all, this is probably one of my most anticpated films to see out of the thirties challenge, and you'll get to see it on the big screen with orchestral accompaniment!

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Jeff Kleist

I'd love to see Right Stuff in 35mm

Unfortunately Shall We Dance is the butchered Miramax version, which is missing close to 20 minutes. As much as I'd love to see it in 35mm

Bill J

So would I. Unfortunately there is no way I can attend.

Jason Seaver

Check The Black Pirate out, though - that Alloy Orchestra performance is a treat and a half.

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Robert Crawford

What's funny is that I lived in Champaign back in the 1980s and saw "The Right Stuff" in a movie theater there in 1983. Champaign is a great college town to live in.




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Michael*K

I already knew about The Right Stuff and I'm still working to delay a previously scheduled commitment so I can get down there for it.

Edwin Pereyra

Looks like Ebert's yearly film festival at sea with Roeper just might rival this one.

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Jarod M

I'm assuming the showing of The Right Stuff is going to be from a 70mm blowup print, since it is in the spot (Wed. night) that has been reserved for 70mm films the last two years. And if it isn't 70mm, then I don't have the foggiest idea how Ebert could justify calling this one an overlooked film.