tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268593492011-04-21T13:51:47.650-07:00Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146670145311828782006-05-03T08:27:00.000-07:002006-05-03T08:29:05.313-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/973.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/973.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><em>Junebug</em> director Phil Morrison becomes another proud recipient of Roger's Golden Thumb award.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114667014531182878?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146669999051045002006-05-03T08:21:00.000-07:002006-05-03T08:26:39.056-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/collage.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/collage.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />The <em>Junebug</em> panel discussion.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114666999905104500?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146666973541127962006-05-03T07:22:00.000-07:002006-05-03T07:36:13.560-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/915.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/915.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger with the <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50726004/1023">Junebug </a>crew: director <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#morrison">Phil Morrison</a>, actor <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#wilson">Scott Wilson</a>, and distributor <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#barker">Michael Barker</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114666697354112796?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146414678059076632006-04-30T09:29:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:31:18.060-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/892.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/892.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#kerrigan">Lodge Kerrigan</a> discussing his film <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000602/REVIEWS/6020302/1023&AID1=/20000602/REVIEWS/6020302/1023&amp;AID2=">Claire Dolan </a>with Roger.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641467805907663?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146414263252613992006-04-30T09:22:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:24:23.253-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/855.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/855.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger with some young viewers discussing the Saturday matinee <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050317/REVIEWS/50309002/1023">Millions</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography<br /></em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641426325261399?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146413989006901632006-04-30T09:16:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:19:49.006-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/810.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/810.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Folks waiting for Junebug.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641398900690163?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146413667211339172006-04-30T09:12:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:14:27.213-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/805.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/805.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/guests.html#wiese">Michael Wiese</a> at his discussion "Bringin' It All Back Home: The Principles of Independent Filmmaking"<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641366721133917?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146413244808734022006-04-30T09:06:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:07:24.810-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/774.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/774.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Folks waiting for tickets in spite of the rain.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641324480873402?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146413086591083602006-04-30T09:02:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:04:46.596-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/739.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/739.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger and John Malkovich discuss the production of <em>Ripley's Game</em>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography </em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114641308659108360?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146330985600372562006-04-29T10:13:00.000-07:002006-04-29T10:16:25.610-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/1600/Ebertfest2006_Virginia_Spri.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/400/Ebertfest2006_Virginia_Spri.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/1600/Ebertfest2006_VirginiaTheat.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/400/Ebertfest2006_VirginiaTheat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well, it's Saturday of Ebertfest and its raining, so I thought I might have to remind everyone of how nice the weather was on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, with these nice pictures from Mike Jahn:<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114633098560037256?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146330249718434072006-04-29T10:00:00.000-07:002006-04-29T10:04:09.720-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/724.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/724.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Film professors Richard Leskosky, David Bordwell, and Kristin Thompson discuss <em>The Eagle</em>.<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114633024971843407?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146330002847475352006-04-29T09:59:00.000-07:002006-04-29T10:00:02.850-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/691.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/691.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Another Alloy Orchestra "action" shot from the screening of The Eagle.<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114633000284747535?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146329558787134102006-04-29T09:49:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:52:38.790-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/715.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/715.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#alloy">The Alloy Orchestra</a> in the pit at the Virginia Theatre for live musical accompaniment for the "silent film" <em>The Eagle</em>.<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632955878713410?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146329308954066452006-04-29T09:47:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:48:28.956-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/675.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/675.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Spectators watch the silent film: <em><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/the_eagle.html">The Eagle</a></em>.<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632930895406645?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146329105391714692006-04-29T09:42:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:45:05.396-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/630.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/630.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><em>Somebodies</em> writer-director-star Hadjii and co-star Kaira Whitehead with Roger.<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632910539171469?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146328872234174492006-04-29T09:32:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:41:12.243-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/1600/600.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/400/600.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/1600/600.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Roger with the <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/somebodies.html">Somebodies </a>filmmakers: <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#hadjii">writer-director Hadjii</a>, co-star <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#whitehead">Kaira Whitehead</a>, and producers <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#kohnp">Pam </a>and <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#kohn">Nate Kohn</a>.</p><p><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632887223417449?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146328191278912222006-04-29T09:28:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:08:49.893-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/collage3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/collage3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />More from the panel "Not Playing at a Theatre Near You"<br /><br /><em>photos by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632819127891222?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146327889562582102006-04-29T09:21:00.000-07:002006-04-30T09:09:29.536-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/528.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/528.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The distinguished guests for the discussion panel "Not Playing at a Theatre Near You."<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632788956258210?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146327333016239482006-04-29T09:13:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:15:33.016-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/479.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/479.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger and famous film scholoar David Bordwell discuss the film style and production of <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/spartan.html?AID=/20040312/REVIEWS/403120305/1023">Spartan</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632733301623948?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146326931030147372006-04-29T09:07:00.000-07:002006-04-29T09:08:51.036-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/collage2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/collage2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger in action at the podium of the Virginia Theatre.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114632693103014737?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146242005467394552006-04-28T09:31:00.000-07:002006-04-28T09:33:25.473-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/1600/collage.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/collage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Roger discusses <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051117/REVIEWS/51114001/1023">Duane Hopwood </a>with the film's director <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#mulhern">Matt Mulhern</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114624200546739455?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146241709395579482006-04-28T09:28:00.000-07:002006-04-28T09:28:29.400-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/360.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/360.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Not a bad seat in the house.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114624170939557948?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146240279157787572006-04-28T08:55:00.000-07:002006-04-28T09:04:39.160-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/340.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/340.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Roger discussing <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/man_push_cart.html">Man Push Cart </a>with writer and director Ramin Bahrani and star <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#razvi">Ahmed Razvi</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114624027915778757?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146239341046664542006-04-28T08:47:00.000-07:002006-04-28T08:49:01.046-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/258.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/258.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#hadjii">Hadjii </a>and <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#malkovich">John Malkovich </a>at the Festival Circuit discussion panel.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623934104666454?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146239133225254892006-04-28T08:43:00.000-07:002006-04-28T08:45:33.230-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/302.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/302.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />The 1st discussion panel of the festival: The Festival Circuit: Launching Pad or Dead End for Independent Films, held in the Illini Student Union.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623913322525489?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146236227323885122006-04-28T07:52:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:57:07.326-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/198.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/198.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />After the screening of an outstanding 70mm print of <a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/REVIEWS08/601010301/1023">My Fair Lady</a>, Roger spoke with the singer <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#nixon">Marni Nixon</a> and film restorer <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#katz">Jim Katz</a>.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623622732388512?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146235858970313182006-04-28T07:50:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:50:58.970-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/176.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/176.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />Let the films begin!<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623585897031318?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146235759942852172006-04-28T07:47:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:49:19.943-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20153.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20153.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50726004/1023">Junebug </a>actor <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#wilson">Scott Wilson </a>greeting <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#malkovich">John Malkovich </a>at the Gala.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623575994285217?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146235258806106982006-04-28T07:34:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:44:50.220-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20124.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20124.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoying the moment at the Gala: Roger with the guests of <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/somebodies.html">Somebodies</a>, actress <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#whitehead">Kaira Whitehead</a>, director <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#hadjii">Hadjii</a>, producer <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#kohnp">Pamela Kohn</a>, and producer and Overlooked Director <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#kohn">Nate Kohn</a>. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623525880610698?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146234798463637862006-04-28T07:31:00.000-07:002006-04-28T08:20:02.963-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20096.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20096.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Roger introduces <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#nixon">Marni Nixon</a>, the singing voice behind some of the greatest Hollywood musicals, at the Opening Gala.<br /><br />photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623479846363786?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146234578699059042006-04-28T07:19:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:29:38.700-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20047.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20047.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#smith">Producer Russ Smith </a>and actor <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/bios.html#malkovich">John Malkovich</a> at the Opening Gala.<br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em>&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623457869905904?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146233420366428652006-04-28T07:05:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:16:19.913-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20008.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Writer/director/producer Ramin Bahrani of <a href="http://www.ebertfest.com/eight/man_push_cart.html">Man Push Cart</a>, and the star of the film, Ahmad Razvi, are greeted by Roger, Chaz Ebert, and Mrs. B. Joseph White at the Opening Gala. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623342036642865?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146233097728232322006-04-28T07:01:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:15:45.566-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20080.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20080.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Roger introducing the film guests at the Opening Gala at <a href="http://www.news.uiuc.edu/II/05/0217/pres.html">President and Mrs. B. Joseph White's </a>house. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114623309772823232?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146172164829736742006-04-27T14:07:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:15:21.433-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20053.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/Ebertfest%20Wednesday%20053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />President and Mrs. White and "Webster" at the Ebertfest Opening Gala. <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>photo by Thompson-McClellan Photography</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114617216482973674?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26859349.post-1146171542155652122006-04-27T13:55:00.000-07:002006-04-28T07:12:28.223-07:00Geoff Merritt, owner of the outstanding local video store <a href="http://www.parasol.com/rentertainment/Ebertfest.asp">That's Rentertainment </a>has set up a display of Ebertfest films going back to the first festival 8 years ago.<br /><br /><br />photo Robert Baird<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/640/DSC06592.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/754/381/320/DSC06592.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26859349-114617154215565212?l=ebertfest8photoblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Robert Bairdnoreply@blogger.com0