Archive for the 'Gone Hollywood' Category
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
CUBlog resumes posting just in time for the resuscitation of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival! Year 22 launches later tonight at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois, and we have the schedule.
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2022
The specters of Illinois urban legends form the basis of a pair of brand-new indie features, LANTERN’S LANE from Vertical Entertainment and BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION from Dark Sky Films.
Posted in Alums Done Good, Chicago Stories, Gone Hollywood, Home Videos du C-U, Media Coverage, Streaming Cinema |
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Friday, December 31st, 2021
This has been a very long year. Whether it’s been better or worse than the year before is debatable. Let’s put the soapboxes aside and remember those who are no longer here for 2022.
Posted in Alums Done Good, Gone Hollywood, Media Coverage, Mendota an' Movies, Personalities du C-U, Sad Places |
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Thursday, August 19th, 2021
When Into the Night Motion Pictures of Normal, Illinois, emerges from the Pontiac woods at the end of August, they will be haggard due to long hours spent HUNTING FOR THE HAG. Is the flick worth the risk?
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Thursday, June 24th, 2021
The University of Illinois Press publishes a fair amount of books and journals concerned with cinema, television, and new media. We provide a quick guide to what’s available as their “Summer Sale” winds down very soon!
Posted in Article du C-U, Cinema Discourse, Education/Classes, Gone Hollywood, Print Matter, The Old School |
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
We delved into the Tubi platform and retrieved intel on movies from both the history of Ebertfest and the fabric of our very being in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Links aplenty now await you!
Posted in Area Festivals, Documentary, Gone Hollywood, Roger Ebert, Streaming Cinema |
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Our limited series on filmmaking books from the Michael Wiese Productions library continues with ‘John Badham on Directing’ by John Badham, reviewed by Andrew J. Rausch.
Posted in Alums Done Good, Critique du C-U, Education/Classes, Gone Hollywood, Print Matter |
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
Once upon a time, next to no one in our society knew how to make movies. Traveling impresarios of a century ago made sure to tease the average citizen with the possibilities in programs like ‘Making Movies.’
Posted in Advertising du C-U, Education/Classes, Gone Hollywood, Images du C-U, Ones That Got Away?, Print Matter du C-U, Public Events, The Old School, Theatres & Venues, VHS is Best |
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Thursday, October 24th, 2019
BearManor Media released ‘My Best Friend’s Birthday: The Making of a Quentin Tarantino Film’ by Andrew J. Rausch on October 6, 2019. Myths are dispelled, truth is unearthed, and Ye Ed contributes a few words to it!
Posted in Cinema Discourse, Gone Hollywood, Happy Places, Preservation |
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Thursday, February 7th, 2019
It is sometimes important to take a few steps back and reevaluate your purpose for producing films independently of the studio system. Robin Christian reminds us the American Film Market is here to help.
Posted in Article du C-U, Business Matters, Gone Hollywood |
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Thursday, January 17th, 2019
“To be or not to be about Champaign, IL” is not the question here. “To be or not to be a funny show called CHAMPAIGN ILL and starring Adam Pally and Sam Richardson” is the more accurate query.
Posted in Broadcast Dates, Gone Hollywood |
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
Since we won’t be at the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters tonight to hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood, we instead drop a few bitter-or-sweet morsels into this virtual grab bag. Boo!
Posted in Area Festivals, Gone Hollywood, Student Film, The Old School, Videos du C-U |
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Monday, September 24th, 2018
University of Illinois alumni Richard Greenberg and Thomas Rickman, who built Hollywood careers as a main titles designer and screenplay writer, respectively, passed away during the summer months of 2018.
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY returns to local theaters during the next two weeks in 70mm at the Virginia Theatre and IMAX at the GKC Savoy 16. Read further for more about what you can expect!
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Thursday, March 1st, 2018
It was inevitable. We had to start putting all this popular and arcane knowledge to good use somehow. Therefore, we’ve begun fitting a few of those pieces into place on our new Plot Points du C-U page!
Posted in Area Festivals, Broadcast Dates, C-U Blogfidential, C-U Confidential, C-U Confidential Shows, Confidential Almanac, Gone Hollywood, Images du C-U, Preservation, Public Events, Student Film, The Old School, Theatres & Venues |
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