Urbana independent film studio Essence Films will premiere their dramatic short PRELUDE at the Onarga Theater in Onarga, IL, on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 7 p.m.
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Your editor grumbles at length about the opportunity missed by the Illinois Film Office at their inaugural “IFO Night at the Movies” in Savoy on June 30, 2008, to educate and connect with downstate media makers.
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The Illinois Film Office launches its “IFO Night at the Movies” statewide outreach series with a free showing of Universal Pictures’ WANTED at the Savoy 16 on Monday, June 30, 2008, in Savoy, IL.
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THE LIFELINE: TRILOGY, a music film by University of Illinois graduate Chris Folkens, will play Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema in Chicago on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at approximately 7:30 p.m.
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The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the tenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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The BNFilmFest is accepting submissions through Friday, May 2, for its annual event, which will take place May 13-14, 2008, at the Normal Theater in Normal, IL.
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Coming Soon: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES @ Normal Theater, Normal, IL (2/16/08), Springfield and Central Illinois Film Commission meeting @ Kicks, Springfield, IL (2/21/08), African Film Festival @ Beverly Cinemas, Champaign, IL (2/22-28/08), Insect Fear Film Festival @ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL (2/23/08), Dead of Winter Film Festival @ Lincoln Theatre, Decatur, IL (3/1/08), and Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour @ Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (3/6/08).
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Coming Soon: CHINA BLUE @ Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL (1/23/08), CITIZEN KANE @ Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (1/12/08), and [in time time] installation @ Tarble Arts Center, EIU, Charleston, IL (now-2/24/08).
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Once again, classic and contemporary Hollywood find a home at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign thanks to the News-Gazette’s on-going Film Series.
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Coming Soon: IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD @ Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (1/12/08), NIGHT OF THE DEMON @ Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL (1/18/08), and Film Noir class @ Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL (1/24-3/13/08).
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Coming Soon: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION at Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (12/1/07), Christmas movie marathon at Normal Theater, Normal, IL (12/1-23/07), Illini Film & Video weekly meetings at English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (12/3-10/07), CU Video Group monthly meeting at Rock’s, Champaign, IL (12/5/07), and THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING at Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL (12/6/07).
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The 11th Annual Martirano Award Concert, taking place on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, will revive Salvatore Martirano’s mixed-media piece “L’s G.A.” and feature an excerpt from an upcoming documentary on his life.
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The Illinois Wesleyan University student film club 9×9 will unveil their latest project, DOUBLE BLIND, on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 9 p.m. in the Hansen Student Center.
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Coming Soon: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN at 62 Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/8/07), the SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater at auditorium of NCSA Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/8/07), A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A MAN at 1080 Foreign Language Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/8/07), RUSSIAN ARK at G17 Foreign Language Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/8/07), African Film Conference at various locations, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/8-10/07), 49 Hour Film Competition showcase at auditorium of Natural History Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (11/9/07), ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN at Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (11/9-10/07), Asian Film Festival at Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign, IL (11/9-10/07), After Dark Horrorfest at Savoy 16, Savoy, IL (11/9-18/07), and ACT YOUR AGE premiere at Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (11/14/07).
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Festival passes for the next Ebertfest, taking place at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on April 23-27, 2008, are now on sale.
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