7 years ago
Michael Mirasol 3
Ebertfest 2014: Day 2
I woke up today after less than 4 hours of sleep, which would be par for the course if you choose to cover all of Ebertfest on a daily basis. Yesterday ended the same way it started, as Carol Iwata, Roger and Chaz Ebert's personal assistant for God knows how l...
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Ebertfest 2014: Day 1
The day began with me setting out to rent a car. Usually the festival assigns each guest a host to help them get around for screenings, but this time I wanted to explore Champaign-Urbana with as much freedom as possible; to get to know Roger Ebert's hometown m...
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The Eve Before Ebertfest 2014
It was four years ago when this journey started, when Roger Ebert called me up to be part of his family at Ebertfest. It seemed only yesterday when he gave me an embrace, patted his heart and smiled with his eyes. The sudden rush of familiar sights, scents and...
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