In 1920s Los Angeles, a little girl named Alexandria meets a man named Roy, who is paralyzed from the waist down. An unlikely friendship ensues based on the magic of storytelling. "The Fall," now available on DVD, was one of the featured movies at Ebertfest last week, and Eleni Yannelis was captivated by what she saw.

Uni High's Big Show, originally scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, has been moved to May 15-16. That's good for the cast, but it leaves a gaping hole in our social calendar this week. Luckily, the OG entertainment crew is here to give some suggestions for filling that void. Any Jason Mraz fans out there?

"Sita Sings the Blues," an animated film made by former Uni student Nina Paley, is the weirdest, most confusingly beautiful movie Lauren Piester has seen in a long time, and one that is definitely not to be missed on the big screen at Ebertfest this weekend. It plays 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Virginia Theatre. Get up to speed with Lauren's review.

This week marks the 11th annual Ebertfest, the much-anticipated five-day film festival at the Virginia Theatre. With Uni student volunteers working behind the scenes and a former student featured as one of the guest filmmakers, the school is well represented at this year's event.

Later this week is the event that all true cineastes in C-U look forward to: Roger Ebert's annual film festival, Ebertfest! The Sun-Times critic and Urbana native has made this one of the treasures of C-U. Check inside for the Ebertfest schedule and other noteworthy happenings in the world of movies, CDs, DVDs, and video games.