Archive for the 'Public Events' Category

IOW: We are all SHORTCHANGED

Friday, January 2nd, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Investigative reporting by The Pantagraph in Bloomington focuses on helping the mentally ill more effectively in the video, SHORTCHANGED.

Ebertfest in Shatterglass limelight

Thursday, December 25th, 2014

Shatterglass Studios, a media firm in Champaign, Illinois, has made public its new production summarizing the 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival held in April 2014 at Champaign’s Virginia Theatre.

ZINED! of old is D.I.Y. zen today

Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

A flurry of old-school, post-school experiences came back to occupy Mr. JaPan after taking part in a symposium about do-it-yourself print media. In the spirit of the milieu, he cut and pasted together this post just for you.

Eek! No rest from the flickers!

Monday, October 27th, 2014

We’ve crammed so many film culture plugs in this post that it’s downright eerie! Beware that something Freeky, Drunken, Embarras, and International this way comes in the next week-plus, but don’t be shy in getting sexy with your cinema stuffs, either!

Will VSD save the video star?

Saturday, October 18th, 2014

Read this, heed this, and then stop paying attention to any electronic screen within your vicinity so you can make it safely to That’s Rentertainment in Campustown. Today is Video Store Day!

IOW: A very merry un-NAFF-day!

Friday, October 17th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: We’re never ones to let good material go wasted … even if we’re a few months late in delivering it to our fans. A-hem. This one’s for you, Dora Valkanova and the New Art Film Festival faithful!

Orpheum 100th, lore in spotlight

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

The occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Champaign, Illinois, inspires Perry C. Morris and friends to celebrate local movie history!

IOW: I spy KEVIN and big P2L fun!

Friday, September 26th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Just because it’s back-to-school time doesn’t mean we can’t recall what everybody (and we mean EVERYBODY) filmed on their summer vacation! Behold, a Pens to Lens 2014 update…

IOW: Our kids stay in the pictures

Friday, August 8th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: In this extra-length IOW, we flash you with Pens to Lens brilliance and then talk with short film organizer and director Thomas Nicol about this unique C-U activity.

Virginia hosts Pens to Lens gala

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

The second annual Pens to Lens Awards Gala will take place Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign. Here is the line-up of all our children’s wild story ideas brought to life by the filmmakers of Champaign-Urbana!

Article du C-U: Ebertfest ’14, pt.4

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

New (and veteran) informants bring their perspectives to the table in highlighting “Ebertfest” 2014. In the fourth filing, your humble editor briefly discusses MUSEUM HOURS and SHORT TERM 12.

SDAC, IMC team up for film fest

Thursday, July 31st, 2014

The School for Designing a Society in Urbana will host its first-ever Interdependent Film Festival beginning tonight, Thursday, July 31, 2014,at the Independent Media Center in downtown Urbana, featuring the work of local women filmmakers.

IOW: Good “Stuff” fuels benefit

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: “They may not look like much, but they’ve got it where it counts, kid.” ~ Han Solo on the new Third Stone gag video promoting this year’s Red Hot Summerfest at Cowboy Monkey and SOMA Ultralounge

Article du C-U: Ebertfest ’14, pt.3

Friday, July 18th, 2014

New informants bring their perspectives to the table in highlighting “Ebertfest” 2014. In the third filing, Sierra Marcum empathizes with a young Saudi girl who only wants a bike in WADJDA.

UI student films express feminism

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

In the second of several (belated) CUBlog reports examining Champaign-Urbana film events from recent months, Confidential agent Lauren Laws reports on film feminism as created through the efforts of University of Illinois students, alumni, and staff.