I'm in Urbana. My bag isn't. (It's an old canvas backpack thing that I never should have checked anyway. Now I'm paying for it.) I'll be reporting from Ebertfest this week, but I'm heartbroken that, for now at least, Roger won't be here. In case you haven't checked out his brand new, under-construction blog, Roger Ebert's Journal, please do so. Roger writes:
The 10th Anniversary Ebertfest begins tonight in Urbana-Champaign. It is with some melancholy that I write these words on a legal pad in a hospital bed in Chicago. After consulting with my doctors, I have decided it may not prudent to try to make the journey today with a fractured hip....
I am so excited about the future of Roger's blog!! And thank you for being a fantastic and compassionate editor. HAVE FUN!!!
Hope you feel better soon Roger! I've always enjoyed your reviews and your page is the first place I go to on Friday's to see what movies are worth seeing that weekend. Sometimes I go anyway, but I usually heed your warnings. Your spirit runs through Ebertfest, so even though you can't be there, you're there...
Once your better would you do me the serious honor of taking in a movie with me? I had to ask... : )
Take care!
Matt