Well, it did it to me again... I saw Trouble the Water and it made cry - again. The film makers (Carl Deal, Tia Lessin) and subjects (Kim & Scott Roberts) were on hand to introduce the film and afterwards for a Q & A (Richard Roeper was the mediator.) I had to raise my hand to comment. Back in October I had emailed my review to the Trouble the Water's Myspace profile and Director Carl Deal wrote me back. And so when I made my comment I mentioned that I had sent an email to Myspace, …
Ebertfest – Day One
There are some basic survivor strategies that one must know when one comes to Ebertfest. I attended Ebertfest 2005 with my BFF Avis who was a big editor at the Chicago Sun Times and friend of Roger, so we had VIP-this and Press-that. But being a lone Cougar I had only the upgrade of Festival Pass which gives me early access to seating (general seating) before the single ticket holders. However, one must arrive very early to get the best seat cause there seemed to have been several hundred …
Packing Sucks!
And I really tried to psyche myself up for packing for this trip cause it's gonna be such an exciting adventure... but packing for a couple of nights is awful when the weather transitions dab smack in the middle of the trip! The temperatures will go from 38 degrees on Wednesday night to 81 degrees on Friday! OY! …
It’s an odd thing
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I am going to Ebertfest 2009!
I am so excited!! Five days of movies! Movies! Movies! I hope I don't O.D. on butterred popcorn. …