Time to brave those elements, dearest readers! Locally produced feature SCARY NORMAL engages the C-U for the first time at the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, at both 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, February 21, 2013.
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A week of filmy wonders descends upon Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding area beginning Sunday, February 17, 2013, when INFECTION from HD Productions of Champaign invades the Art Theater Co-op. Shamble in early, shamble in often!
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Have you missed out on the Cory McAbee magic so far? You can rectify that situation tonight at 7:30 p.m. when the Champaign-Urbana Film Society brings his sweet lo-fi fable CRAZY & THIEF to the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL.
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Anticipating the arrival tomorrow of the one and only Cory McAbee (STINGRAY SAM, CRAZY & THIEF), we provide a preview of his Champaign-Urbana Film Society organized visit and present a vintage appreciation of THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT direct from the MICRO-FILM vault.
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s NEW all-purpose column, “The C-U Film Leader,” we talk about the SCARY NORMAL premiere, a Mike Boedicker profile, Richard J. Leskosky thoughts on film in C-U, and the new QuantumCat Animation ‘blog!
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We want YOU to provide the cinematic BOO in the C-U tonight! Read on to find out how right here on C-U Ghoulfidential!
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Think you’re in the home stretch of Champaign-Urbana cinema happenings for the fall, gang? Not by a long shot! Witness Thursday, November 1, 2012, which is the last day you can register for Illini Film & Video’s 49-hour-long filmmaking challenge this weekend *and* the first day you can reserve Roger Ebert’s Film Festival passes!
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We have news for you, dearest readers. All of your favorite fall-time film happenings are going to happen RIGHT NOW. Well, almost. You’ll want to read on for the details about … are you ready? … the Freeky Creek Short Film Festival, the Drunken Zombie Film Festival, the Embarrass Valley Film Festival, the Route 66 International Film Festival, and the Central Illinois Film Expo & Trade Show. Seriously.
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C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present the not-so-lost retro movie gems of today and yesteryear with “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! On October 26, 2012, misunderstood forces and ancient religions take the stage in WHITE ZOMBIE starring Bela Lugosi and HAXAN narrated by William S. Burroughs!
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If you’re in the market for unique pop culture goodies that you won’t find through MegaOnLineMerchants or a HumungousBoxStore near you, we’ll have you covered at the next C-U Flea swap meet at Parasol on Saturday, October 20, 2012, starting at 12 p.m.!
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C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present the not-so-lost retro movie gems of today and yesteryear with “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! On September 28, 2012, we offer the animal kingdom a little more respect when THE GIANT GILA MONSTER and THE KILLER SHREWS claw their way to town, while THE GIANT COMMUNIST throws down crazy ideas with laser-sharp precision and NINJA THE MISSION FORCE finally reveals who will harness Ultimate Ninja Power!
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C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! Sadly, this month’s show is cancelled but Howard Phillips Lovecraft might await you in October. Read about how you can help make it so!
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It’s the return engagement we’ve all been waiting for! Make plans to meet and greet your humble editor at the Bachelor Pad Magazine table during this weekend’s Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont, IL!
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C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present the not-so-lost retro movie gems of today and yesteryear with “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! On July 27, 2012, we defrost a cinematic footnote in SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS – complete with a prepubescent Pia Zadora – and deck the SoDo halls with knights and ninjas and robots and Vampire Abraham Lincoln! Oh, my!
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C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present the not-so-lost retro movie gems of today and yesteryear with “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! On June 29, 2012, we unleash a cornucopia of movie styles with comedic ninjas, droll knights, troubled stop-motion children, a stand-up robot, and all the vintage blues culture you can handle!
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