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Posted: 4/19/2013 3:03:37 PM EST
This April 5, 2013 photo shows people walking past the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., with the marquee announcing the upcoming Ebertfest film festival running April 17-21. Through his television shows, movies reviews and essays, movie critic Roger Ebert belonged to the world beyond nearby Urbana, Ill. One part of Ebert's life that got little attention as the nation mourned his sudden death April 4 was how much he meant to this university town where he grew up. (AP Photo/David Mercer)
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Posted: 4/19/2013 3:03:37 PM EST
In this April 5, 2013 file photo, Michael Esteves stands outside and talks about the home he owns in Urbana, Ill., that was once the boyhood home of film critic Roger Ebert. Through his television shows, movies reviews and essays, Ebert belonged to the world beyond Urbana. One part of Ebert's life that got little attention as the nation mourned his sudden death April 4 was how much he meant to this university town where he grew up. (AP Photo/David Mercer, File)
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Posted: 4/19/2013 3:03:37 PM EST
In this April 5, 2013 photo, flowers are seen at the plaque dedicated to life and achievements of movie critic Roger Ebert in front of his boyhood home in Urbana, Ill., the day after the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic died at age 70 after a long battle with cancer. Through his television shows, movies reviews and essays, Ebert belonged to the world beyond Urbana. One part of Ebert's life that got little attention as the nation mourned his sudden death was how much he meant to this university town where he grew up. (AP Photo/David Mercer, File)
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Posted: 4/19/2013 3:03:37 PM EST
FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, film critic Roger Ebert welcomes people to the opening of the 13th annual Ebertfest film festival in Champaign, Ill. Through his television shows, movies reviews and essays, Ebert belonged to the world beyond nearbyUrbana, Ill., where he grew up. One part of Ebert's life that got little attention as the nation mourned his sudden death April 4, 2013, was how much he meant to this university town. This year's Ebertfest runs April 178-21. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robert K. O'Daniell, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Posted: 4/11/2013 6:24:45 AM EST
A woman walks out from the Wanda cinema as movies including "Django Unchained" are displayed on a board introducing new movies, in Beijing Thursday, April 11, 2013. “Django Unchained” became “Django Unscreened” on Thursday as Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day due to an unspecified technical problem. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:53:34 PM EST
FILE - In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of "Beach Party," in California in 1963. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that former "Mouseketeer" Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:48:43 PM EST
CORRECTS TITLE OF FILM TO BEACH PARTY INSTEAD OF BEAUTY PARTY - FILE - In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of "Beach Party," in California in 1963. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that former "Mouseketeer" Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:08:32 PM EST
FILE - In this March 24, 1959 file photo, Walt Disney studio's new star, 16-year-old Annette Funicello, poses with her Shaggy Dog doll, at Idlewild Airport in New York. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:08:32 PM EST
FILE - In this January 1978 file photo, executive producer Dick Clark welcomes former "Mouseketeer" Annette Funicello to the party when ABC-TV presents "ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration," a gala four-hour telecast. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:08:32 PM EST
FILE - This 1955 file photo provided by Walt Disney Co., shows Annette Funicello, a "Mouseketeer" on Walt Disney's TV series the "Mickey Mouse Club." Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/Walt Disney Co., File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 2:08:32 PM EST
FILE - In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of "Beauty Party," in California in 1963. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that former "Mouseketeer" Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 1:48:36 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 1992 file photo, former "Mouseketeer" Annette Funicello gets set to put her hands in the cement at Walt Disney Studios Theatre, in Burbank, Calif., as she is honored with the Disney Legend Award. With Funicello is her husband, Glen Holt, right, and Jeff Hofman, left, Disney Studios official. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 1:48:36 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 1978 file photo, actress Annette Funicello recalls moments when she played a "Mouseketeer" on ABC's first successful daytime television show,"The Mickey Mouse Club" in Los Angeles, while she was taping an ABC Silver Anniversary Celebration special. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
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Posted: 4/8/2013 1:48:36 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 1990 file photo, actress and former Mickey Mouse Club member Annette Funicello arrives for the 15th annual Italian American Foundation dinner in Washington. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Posted: 4/3/2013 1:48:29 PM EST
This screen shot, made available on the blog for Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, shows the company's new digital store for video, called Vdio. The content will work on personal computers and Apple's iPad for now. It's opening at first to users in the U.S. and Britain. The latest TV episodes from shows such as "The Walking Dead" will sell for about $3 each and will be in high definition, while movies such as "Zero Dark Thirty" will cost from $3 to rent to $20 to buy. (AP Photo/Vdio) (
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Posted: 3/20/2013 2:43:31 PM EST
This undated image provided by the Museum of the Moving Image shows young visitors encountering Yoda, the "Star Wars" character, in the museum's core exhibition "Behind the Screen," in Astoria section of the Queens borough of New York. The artifact, which was a gift to the museum from Stuart Freeborn, is one of a number of items related to popular movies on display at the museum, which also offers hands-on exhibits ranging from old video games to equipment that lets visitors dub their own voices into a scene from a famous film. The Museum of the Moving Image is one of a number of attractions in Astoria and the adjacent neighborhood of Long Island City. Tourists are turning up in Long Island City these days because of a hotel boom there. (AP Photo/Museum of the Moving Image, Brian Palmer)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 1:28:28 PM EST
In this photo taken on Monday, March 18, 2013, Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director of the Chinese movie "Lost in Thailand" listens during an interview in Hong Kong. Wacky road comedy "Lost in Thailand" found surprising box-office records in China, outpacing even global leader "Avatar," but the paltry $57,000 it earned in the U.S. is the latest sign of the country's struggles to meet its goal of rivaling Hollywood. One reason for the difficulty may lie behind its own success: Movies do so well at home, filmmakers don't worry about their potential abroad. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 1:28:28 PM EST
In this photo taken on Monday, March 18, 2013, Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director of the Chinese movie "Lost in Thailand" listens during an interview in Hong Kong. Wacky road comedy "Lost in Thailand" found surprising box-office records in China, outpacing even global leader "Avatar," but the paltry $57,000 it earned in the U.S. is the latest sign of the country's struggles to meet its goal of rivaling Hollywood. One reason for the difficulty may lie behind its own success: Movies do so well at home, filmmakers don't worry about their potential abroad. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Posted: 3/19/2013 2:38:31 AM EST
In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photo, Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director of the Chinese movie "Lost in Thailand" listens during an interview in Hong Kong. Wacky road comedy "Lost in Thailand" found surprising box-office records in China, outpacing even global leader "Avatar," but the paltry $57,000 it earned in the U.S. is the latest sign of the country's struggles to meet its goal of rivaling Hollywood. One reason for the difficulty may lie behind its own success: Movies do so well at home, filmmakers don't worry about their potential abroad. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Posted: 3/3/2013 10:10:22 AM EST
Actors John Goodman (R) and Alan Arkin from "Argo" embrace at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California in this January 27, 2013 file photograph. A new show called "Alpha House," whose pilot filmed in New York late February 2013, has many of the ingredients necessary for television success. Goodman, coming off notable roles in Oscar-winning movies "Argo" and "The Artist," is the star. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files
