a shorter, re-edited version of the film played later in 2003 at the toronto international film festival (although it still retained the controversial sex scene). the new version was regarded more highly by some, even ebert, who gave the new cut three stars out of a possible four. on the august 28, 2004 episode of the television show "ebert & roeper", ebert gave the new version of the film a "thumbs up" rating. in a column published about the same time, ebert reported that he and gallo had made peace. according to ebert: