“Lost” underground local cinema has recently crawled its way onto the Internet in the forms of THORAXX II: THE BREEDING and ONE ROACH FOR SEAMUS, distinct species with a common genus (Pi Omega Omega) and family (Mike ‘n Molly’s).
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This may not constitute a “scene” as we’ve been experiencing lately in the C-U, but at the least WE HAD THIS BAND and THE GRAVEYARD MENACE bring some fresh filmmaking blood to Bloomington-Normal!
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Once again, we feel behind the times in our own reporting niche but that will not stop us from encouraging you last-minute to support Urbana Basement Sessions, engage in “Dinner and Bikes,” and revel in the success of Pens to Lens!
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Filmmakers should take note of several outlets in the immediate region at which their films could possibly play in late 2013! These include the Freeky Creek Short Film Festival, Drunken Zombie Film Festival, Route 66 International Film Festival, and – gasp! – Chicago International Film Festival!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Here’s the best exercise video a movie fan could ever hope to see – Tilda Swinton jumping around with more than a thousand “Ebertfest” attendees in utmost glee!
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Champaign Movie Makers will meet during a special screenwriters’ session at Quality Beer in downtown Champaign, IL, later tonight, Thursday, May 2, 2013. We also discuss the Pens to Lens screenwriting competition for children and an unique screenplay collection at UIUC!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Sandwiched in between a double-dose of rubber monster cheese are previews of this weekend’s C-U movie activity including the Illini Independent Film Festival, Feminist Film Festival, James Bond Film Festival, and GOING ATTRACTIONS at the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: WILL-TV 12 will air a compilation of clips featuring the late Roger Ebert, EBERT REMEMBERED, later tonight, Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 8 p.m. Also, take a look at Shatterglass Studios videos about Ebertfest and the Virginia Theatre!
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The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the panels to be held in conjunction with the fifteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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C-U Confidential and the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, invite you to take a survey of locally-made cinema today, Friday, April 12, 2013, during the fourth annual New Art Film Festival. It’s bound to surprise!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Get a leg up on your film-going brethren by taking in this gallery of clips from entries playing the fourth annual New Art Film Festival at the Art Theater Co-op in Champaign, IL, on Friday, April 12, 2013!
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C-U Confidential and the Art Theater Co-op are proud to announce the schedule for the fourth annual New Art Film Festival, a celebration of local and Midwest filmmaking!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: As of last week, the New Art Film Festival finally has a place to call “home” on the Interwebs thanks to the fine folks at ThirdSide. Bookmark it, yo.
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The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the fifteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Prepare to be whisked away when Kiss the Cook Productions’ film short SPINNING premieres at the Illini Union at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL, later tonight, Saturday, March 23, 2013!
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