C-U Blogfidential

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we highly suggest that you appear in a robot movie, take a photo class in Iceland, help a design firm shoot green screen, camp out at a UI movie marathon, and patronize the movies now playing/renting near you!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we confirm the next Champaign Movie Makers meeting, spill on a local documentary opp, encourage the watching of films-from-books, and deposit the skinny on the movies now playing/renting near you!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we think you should applaud LEADING LADIES, attend FALLING UP, try out for the Indy/C-U indie, apply for a video editing job, and soak up as many of the movies now playing/renting near you as possible!

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest wraps up with a brand-new conclusion as editor Jason Pankoke tells you why C-U Blogfidential willingly abstained from taking in Roger Ebert’s Film Festival last week.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest continues as editor Jason Pankoke speaks to us from 10 years ago! In this sixth entry, he checks out non-festival films CHEMISTRY 101, SHOT, and SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE while everyone else loves EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest continues as editor Jason Pankoke speaks to us from 10 years ago! In this fifth entry, he lives life ON THE ROPES by also entertaining Mark Borchardt and several University of Illinois students.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest continues as editor Jason Pankoke speaks to us from 10 years ago! In this fourth entry, he makes a day of it by screening PANIC, GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, NOSFERATU, and 3 WOMEN.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest continues as editor Jason Pankoke speaks to us from 10 years ago! In this third entry, he admires MARYAM and SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR while taking care of business during STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES and SUCH A LONG JOURNEY.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest continues as editor Jason Pankoke speaks to us from 10 years ago! In this second entry, he hustles to keep up MICRO-FILM appearances and sits in on 2001’s final act.

Our exclusive EbertFlashBackFest begins with a brand-new introduction as editor Jason Pankoke hints at a detached yet symbiotic relationship between C-U Blogfidential and Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, illustrated to a degree by his Ebertfest experiences from 10 years ago.

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we encourage you to attend “Ebertfest” but also entertain concurrent happenings in the C-U this next week, not to mention acknowledge the movies now playing/renting near you!

Despite having to tiptoe through a time crunch thanks to the madness of recent weeks, C-U Confidential issue 5 will begin telling it like it is on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Virginia Theater in downtown Champaign during Roger Ebert’s Film Festival!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: With one public display of C-U cinema in the books and another coming up very soon, we recall the 10th anniversary of our original attempt at presenting movies and reveal a failed bid at bonus street cred for our not-ready-for-prime-time efforts.

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we reveal another Dreamscape DVD release, mention an EIU Call for Papers, encourage entry in the IFO “Shortcuts” contest, and pimp the movies now playing/renting near you!

In this quickie sequel edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we run down even more of the hot filmy topics that nearly got by us during the New Art Film Festival, while amending the hit list of movies now playing/renting near you!