All articles tagged Michael Phillips

Not all holiday movies are created equal, certainly not in the eyes of the 2022-23 U of I College of Media Roger Ebert Fellows.

In this web exclusive, Roger Ebert Fellows Hal Burgan, Coltrane Zerai-Che, and Xinyi Li preview some of the films nominated for Best Picture in the 2020 Oscars and pick out some of the biggest snubs from this year's awards. 

A conversation with WILL's Lisa Bralts and Tim Meyers, co-creators of the documentary looking at the history of Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign. The new documentary, premeiring April 4, also previews the 18th annual Ebertfest, April 13-17.

In celebration of the 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Illinois Public Media produced Ebertfest 2016: Center of the Universe. The film covers the life and legacy of Roger Ebert and the history of the festival, including a short preview of Ebertfest 2016.

The Ebert Center's goal would be to combine the studies of film and ethics to encourage writers and filmmakers to think critically about film.