Archive for the 'Public Events' Category

TITAN today, with Etc. to follow

Sunday, April 27th, 2014

The movies do not stop playing today, dearest readers. Read our preview of both THE THINKING MOLECULES OF TITAN premiere this afternoon and the Etc. Film Festival organized by University of Illinois students for next weekend!

Panels set for Ebertfest 2014

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the panels to be held in conjunction with the sixteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.

IOW: All in the Ebertfest family

Friday, April 18th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: The sixteenth Roger Ebert’s Film Festival will hit Champaign on April 23-27, 2014, and you can take a brief look back at the fifteenth Ebertfest courtesy the UI College of Media and Shatterglass Studios.

Look alive! NAFF V starts at 5!

Sunday, April 13th, 2014

Two hours from now, a cascade of confidential cinema will course across the screen of the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, courtesy of the fifth New Art Film Festival on Sunday, April 13, 2014!

IOW: A differing DRUNK history

Saturday, April 12th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: In the mix of the fifth New Art Film Festival tomorrow, Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, will be the drama-comedy THE DRUNK. Here is a first look at its upcoming DVD release!

Sunday is a film festival funday!

Thursday, April 10th, 2014

It’s time to test the stamina of those stationary glutes, dearest viewers, as we direct your attention to the other Champaign film event on Sunday, April 13, 2014, the third Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival!

Schedule is a go for 2014 NAFF

Saturday, April 5th, 2014

The Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, Illinois, will bear witness to the best of our cinema best on Sunday, April 13, 2014, when C-U Confidential brings the fifth annual New Art Film Festival to the house!

Ebertfest 2014 films revealed

Monday, March 24th, 2014

The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the sixteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.

CHLOE seeks crowd for concert

Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

Urbana filmmaker Johnny Robinson and crew would love to see you put on your best summertime threads and appear as extras later tonight, Saturday, March 22, 2014, in a concert scene for his feature THE GARDEN OF CHLOE.

HOUSE, shorts to play on Porch

Friday, March 21st, 2014

A completely unofficial prelude to the wonders one might watch at the New Art Film Festival next month, the local film “double feature” at Figure One in downtown Champaign on Saturday, March 22, 2014 aims to educate and inspire.

WHAM’s big hit is Feminist Fest

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

The 2014 Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival is underway on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Read on for a preview of the selections and overarching themes of the event!

EIU symposium lets it ZINED!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

Mr. JaPan goes flashbacking again as he prepares for the “Cut & Paste” ‘zine culture symposium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, during which he will participate as panelist, commentator, and cut-and-paste fiend. Hand him that glue, quick!

Talk to tackle film and socialism

Monday, February 24th, 2014

For deep thought on class issues and contemporary film, visit the UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Champaign later tonight, Monday, February 24, 2014, for an appearance by socialist movie critic and “The Sky Between the Leaves” author David Walsh.

IFFF to let toxins, ideas seep in

Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

Is pest control worth the pesticide we add to the growing produce we eventually harvest and eat? The Insect Fear Film Festival asks this and other related questions tonight, Saturday, February 22, 2014, beginning at 7 p.m.!

NAFF 2014 is ready to rumble!

Monday, February 10th, 2014

Can we see a show of hands? You can still count the number of New Art Film Festivals on that hand as the fifth edition approaches on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Art Theater Co-op in Champaign, IL! Start entering those films now!