C-U Biz-en-scène: 08.05.2011
“C-U Biz-en-scène” appears every Thursday/Friday on C-U Blogfidential to give our readers a succinct snapshot of the cinema activity in and near Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA. Please support the artists and their work, attend screenings and events, and otherwise become active in our esoteric little world!
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MFHQ & YOU:
It’s Time for CUBiz: The Short Form!
Despite all appearances, we’re taking the next few weeks off from slaving away on C-U Blogfidential so we can get some sleep, find sustainable income for your humble editor, and begin development on near-future related projects. Have a groovy weekend, but not before checking out the brief tidbits below. We’ll quiz ya later!
ITEMS OF THE WEEK
The Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival has already thrown out some dates related to their sophomore event, which will mark a return to 88 Broadway in downtown Urbana: Films will be accepted between now and February 20, 2012, while the final roster will be presented Sunday, April 15, 2012 … The Avon Theater has announced a bounty of Halloween horror goodness, including the original 1985 FRIGHT NIGHT starring Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall on Friday, April 19, and their annual revival of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW on October 21 and 22; see “Community Film Series” below in our Calendar for the rest! … Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Films will represent at this weekend’s GenCon gaming convention (yes, we know that’s redundant) in Indianapolis; so will our own Thomas Nicol, whose THE WINDOW INTO TIME will grace a 10 p.m. “Horror Shorts” show later tonight, as well as Chris and Anne Lukeman, whose ONCE UPON A TIME IN 1972 will play a “Sci-Fi Shorts” program at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, August 6. Whither the twain shall meet? And, should they?!? … Graham City Productions of Urbana is casting this Sunday, August 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library for several roles in their video comedy sketches; please write grahamcity [at] gmail [dot] com for all the details!
LINKS OF THE WEEK
We’ll keep ‘em short and sweet this outing! First, we mentioned Web site revamps for area theaters last week but forgot to include the Harvest Moon Drive-Moon, which did the same at the beginning of summer, while News-Gazette columnist Julie Worth waxes nostalgic about visiting the Harvest Moon with her family to see CARS 2, noting the encroachment of certain mobile devices in that timeless milieu on the edge of Gibson City. Elsewhere, the Herald-Review reported that the AMC two-screen theater in Taylorville has closed and Tim Cain believes the right entrepreneurial spirits should wrestle it away from the conglomerate. We wrap with some unhinged insanity from our columnist Tyler Tharpe, whose collaboration with Michael Todd Snyder, DOUBLE DOSE OF TERROR!!, has begun to make the review site rounds; two early judgments can be devoured at Horror Year Book and Film Bizarro.
PLEASE. WRITE. NOW.
Time is ticking away, dearest readers! Treat us to your tales of cinematic wonder experienced as academic or permanent residents of MICRO-FILM Country, and in turn we’ll share it with all your fellow readers as those “five significant movie milestones” become part of CUBlog lore! Check out this earlier post which roughly describes what we’re looking for and then exercise those typing fingers by drafting anecdotes that illustrate how you live la vida cinema in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond. Submission deadline is Friday, September 30, 2011!
PLAYING THIS WEEK
THE WINDOW INTO TIME*: Friday, 8/5, 10 p.m., GenCon @ Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
ONCE UPON A TIME IN 1972*: Saturday, 8/6, 6:30 p.m., GenCon @ Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (8/5-8/6, five shows), THE TROLL HUNTER (8/5, 10 p.m.; 8/6, 1 & 10 p.m.; 8/7, 1 p.m.; 8/11, 10 p.m.), THE FIRST GRADER (8/7, two shows), INCENDIES (8/7, 7:30 p.m.), IN A BETTER WORLD (8/8-8/9, two shows), MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (8/10-8/11, two shows), THE TRIP (8/10-8/11, two shows)
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (8/6, 1 & 7 p.m.), X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (8/9, 8/11, 7 p.m.)
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL: INTO THE WILD (8/8, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: 21 Film Project Awards Show* feat. Tiffany (8/5, 6:15 p.m.), COWBOYS & ALIENS, CRAZY STUPID LOVE (8/5 on), THE HELP (8/10 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WIN WIN (8/4-8/7, 7 p.m.), BUCK (8/9-8/10, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: COWBOYS & ALIENS (8/5 on)
@ Gemini Cinemas, Villa Grove, IL: ZOOKEEPER, THE SMURFS (8/5 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (8/5-8/7, 8/10)
@ Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: CARS 2 (8/5-8/7)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, COWBOYS & ALIENS (8/5 on)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: ZOOKEEPER, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, BAD TEACHER, HORRIBLE BOSSES (8/5 on)
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL: YERT (YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ROAD TRIP) Route 66 International Film Festival “Pre-Fest” Show w/filmmaker (8/9, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: RIO, SOUL SURFER, STAKE LAND, EXPORTING RAYMOND, PURE COUNTRY 2, MST3K COLLECTION Vol.21: MST3K VS. GAMERA, more! (8/2 on)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: BAD TEACHER, COWBOYS & ALIENS (8/5 on)
@ Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN: Gen Con 2011 (8/4-8/7)
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Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Go see ‘em!
COMING SOON
8/11-8/14: Wizard World Chicago (Comics & entertainment), Rosemont, IL
8/13: Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones
@ Heartland Gallery, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
8/15: “The Biz of Show Biz” talent seminar
Hosted by Melanie Paxson and Bridgett Newton
@ Faith United Methodist Church, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m.
NEW! 8/16, 8/18: SUPER 8
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 8/19: FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, time TBA
NEW! 8/20: LEADING LADIES*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, time TBA
NEW! 9/2-9/4, 9/8: THE ROOM
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, times TBA
9/9: COPS and THE KID w/live accompaniment
@ Ellnora: the Guitar Festival, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6:30 p.m.
9/10: THE GREAT FLOOD w/live accompaniment
@ Ellnora: the Guitar Festival, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 1:30 p.m.
9/13: DVD release: LEADING LADIES*
+ Wolfe Video, New Almaden, CA
9/15-9/17: IMC Film Festival*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
9/16-9/18: Route 66 International Film Festival*
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL
NEW! 9/22: GREEN FIRE: ALDO LEOPOLD AND A LAND ETHIC FOR OUR TIME
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
9/23-9/25: Chicago Horror Film Festival, Chicago, IL
9/23-9/25: B Movie Celebration, Franklin, IN
10/6-10/20: Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/13-10/22: Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
NEW! 10/21-10/22: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, time TBA
10/21-10/23: CHICAGO 8: Small Gauge Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/21-10/23: Dark Carnival Film Festival, Bloomington, IN
10/28-10/30: Freeky Creek Short Film Festival
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/3-11/12: Reeling Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
11/4-11/5: Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Peoria Theater, Peoria, IL
11/10-11/12: Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ EIU campus/Will Rogers Theater/etc., Charleston, IL
11/11-11/13: HorrorHound Weekend (Horror culture), Cincinnati, OH
11/10-11/20: St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
NEW! 4/15, 2012: Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ 88 Broadway, Urbana, IL
4/18-4/22, 2012: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/25-4/29, 2012: Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
NEW! Horror Films
@ The “Haunted” Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10:30 p.m., free
10/7: THIR13EN GHOSTS (2001); 10/8: DOG SOLDIERS; 10/14: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968); 10/15: DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004); 10/28: JEEPERS CREEPERS; 10/29: TRICK ‘R TREAT
The New Classics: Great Books to Great Films from the Past 50 Years
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.
8/8: INTO THE WILD; 9/12: TRUE GRIT (2010); 10/10: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS; 11/14: ORDINARY PEOPLE; 12/12: FAIL SAFE 1964); 1/9/12: NEVER CRY WOLF; 2/13/12: AWAKENINGS; 3/12/12: ADAPTATION; 4/9/12: UP IN THE AIR
The News-Gazette Film Series 2011
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/6: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE; 9/10: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT; 10/8: THE EXORCIST; 11/5: THE GODFATHER; 12/3: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Global Lens 2011: International Films
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
8/18: STREET DAYS, Georgia; 9/15: THE TENANTS, Brazil; 10/20: A USEFUL LIFE, Uruguay; 11/17: WHITE MEADOWS, Iran
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That’s it for the “business of our scene” this week!
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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“C-U Biz-en-scène” no.54 © 2011 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.