Archive for October, 2014

Calendar du C-U: Oct. 31-Nov. 6

Friday, October 31st, 2014

Select movie listings for October 31-November 6, 2014 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?

ZINED! of old is D.I.Y. zen today

Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

A flurry of old-school, post-school experiences came back to occupy Mr. JaPan after taking part in a symposium about do-it-yourself print media. In the spirit of the milieu, he cut and pasted together this post just for you.

Eek! No rest from the flickers!

Monday, October 27th, 2014

We’ve crammed so many film culture plugs in this post that it’s downright eerie! Beware that something Freeky, Drunken, Embarras, and International this way comes in the next week-plus, but don’t be shy in getting sexy with your cinema stuffs, either!

Calendar du C-U: October 24-30

Friday, October 24th, 2014

Select movie listings for October 24-30, 2014 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?

Will VSD save the video star?

Saturday, October 18th, 2014

Read this, heed this, and then stop paying attention to any electronic screen within your vicinity so you can make it safely to That’s Rentertainment in Campustown. Today is Video Store Day!

IOW: A very merry un-NAFF-day!

Friday, October 17th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: We’re never ones to let good material go wasted … even if we’re a few months late in delivering it to our fans. A-hem. This one’s for you, Dora Valkanova and the New Art Film Festival faithful!

Calendar du C-U: October 17-23

Friday, October 17th, 2014

Select movie listings for October 17-23, 2014 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?

Orpheum 100th, lore in spotlight

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

The occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Champaign, Illinois, inspires Perry C. Morris and friends to celebrate local movie history!

IOW: Assessing the HONORS roll

Saturday, October 11th, 2014

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: There may be no honor involved in remembering when Hollywood enlisted the C-U, but that does not mean we can’t throw a little love down WITH HONORS way.

Calendar du C-U: October 10-16

Friday, October 10th, 2014

Select movie listings for October 10-16, 2014 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

World of film opens wide at AFM

Friday, October 10th, 2014

Our man in Hollywood, Robin Christian, returns to a scene he knows very well – the annual American Film Market in Santa Monica, CA – and provides beginners’ tips for wading those filmy waters!

Calendar du C-U: October 3-9

Friday, October 3rd, 2014

Select movie listings for October 3-9, 2014 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!