Eberfest is all about friendship

CHAMPAIGN – Introducing his friend Paul Cox's film on Saturday at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, director Werner Herzog said he felt that the festival, more than anything, has to do with friendship.

"I thank Roger for the friendship that he's offered me and other filmmakers. One of the things I do not care that much about is that he's the most influential critic in the United States," Herzog said in an apparent reference to Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker saying that onstage Friday night.

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