C-U Blogfidential

Select movie listings for November 30-December 6, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

The title of the post pretty much says it all. Don’t worry. We’ll be back like Ahnuld.

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!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Here’s the closest thing to a Champaign-Urbana video jukebox we could pull together for you this week. Megan Johns, The Dirty Feathers, Psychic Twin, and Vivian McConnell perform!

Select movie listings for November 23-29, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s NEW all-purpose column, “The C-U Film Leader,” we talk about Dreamscape Cinema budget fundraising, Nina Paley surprises, and the 75th birthday of the Normal Theater!

Select movie listings for November 16-22, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Disenfranchisement leads to self-empowerment as the fictional grandson of Eugene V. Debs goes up against a nemesis in an Indiana political race in THE DRUNK, a Midwest-filmed indie from Tanoos Fleschner Pictures.

In the first edition of C-U Blogfidential’s NEW all-purpose column, “The C-U Film Leader,” we talk about Shatterglass Studios achievements, Sine Fine Films activity, “Cinema-Scoping” resurrection, and the Roger Ebert documentary!

In the second helping of our brain-food-for-thought regarding the survival of local movie theaters, we conjure the ghosts of brick-and-mortar cinemas past complete with a visual ode to downtown Champaign’s former Rialto Theater.

Seemingly, we’re unable to escape the topic of local movie theaters potentially biting the dust if they can’t afford the highly expensive projection equipment necessary to show movies offered only as digital files. Here is the first of two fresh ruminations about it.

Select movie listings for November 9-15, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

Select movie listings for November 2-8, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Yes, friends, we realize worthy local Web series do *not* have to feature ninjas. How does a pack of grape-drenched zombies sound to you, then? Is good? Good. Otherwise, we’d be UP THE CREEK right about now.

In this edition of “The Double Life of a Cinéaste,” author Tyler Tharpe puts up his dukes to block the digital double sucker punch being thrust onto independents by both the motion picture exhibition and production industries.