Article: Hey, there's something funny about virginia film festival.(Daily Break)

By Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

What do Matthew Broderick, Cherry Jones, director Norman Jewison and cult filmmaker John Waters have in common?

Answer: They will all be laughing it up next Thursday through Sunday - Nov. 5-8 - at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville.

"Funny Business" is the theme, and among the 80 or so films being screened are such classic comedies as "Duck Soup," "His Girl Friday," "Some Like it Hot," "Police Academy" and "My Man Godfrey."

A mixture of classics and new finds, the festival has become an autumn ritual that goes with the changing of the leaves on the University of Virginia campus ...

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