C-U Blogfidential

The next meeting of Illini Film & Video will be on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 7 p.m. in the basement lounge of the UIUC English Building on the Main Quad.

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).

Article in Champaign newspaper The Daily Illini about the debut of JEAN SHORTS, a half-hour comedy directed by University of Illinois students Sam Copeland and Roshan Murthy.

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.

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).

Coming Soon: Ken Burns speaks at Hansen Student Center, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, and Braden Auditorium, Illinois State University, Normal, IL (10/1/07), ONE FINE DAY! Episode 3 debut on YouTube.com (10/1/07), THE QUIET MAN and HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY at Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (10/3/07), and cast members of MYTHBUSTERS speak at Braden Auditorium, Illinois State University, Normal, IL (10/3/07).

The Illini Film & Video club of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced that registration for its “49 Hour Film Competition” will last from October 19 to October 31, 2007. The actual competition will take place between November 2 and November 4, 2007.

Coming Soon: TRULY MADLY DEEPLY at Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL (10/4/07), FARMINGVILLE at Illinois Disciples Foundation, Champaign, IL (10/4/07), ONE FINE DAY! debut episode on YouTube.com (10/4/07), ART:21 previews at McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL (10/9-13/07) and University Galleries, ISU, Normal, IL (10/16), and HELVETICA at Parkland Theatre, Parkland College, Champaign, IL (10/10/07).

Coming Soon: TAXI DREAMS at Illinois Disciples Foundation, Champaign, IL (9/27/07), the Tournees French Film Festival at Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign, IL (9/28-10/4/07), Film Series Group general meeting at Illinois Street Residence Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL (9/29/07), C-U Video Group monthly meeting at Rock’s, Champaign, IL (10/3/07), PRESS START theatrical premiere at the Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (10/3/07), and a tangent regarding KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON theatrical premiere in NYC (10/3/07).

Article in Champaign newspaper The Daily Illini about the six-part, student-made serial ONE FINE DAY!, the first episode of which will debut October 4, 2007, on YouTube.com.

The next meeting of Illini Film & Video will be on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge of the UIUC English Building on the Main Quad.

Article in Champaign newspaper The Daily Illini previewing the impending production of the “80’s throwback action movie about a homeless vigilante/superhero,” THE TRANSIENT, produced by Chris Lukeman and Anne Shivers. Plus, C-U Blogfidential brings you exclusive set photos of the Transient and Steve in action!

The BNFilmFest returns once again to the Normal Theater in Normal, IL, on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, and Wednesday, May 9, 2007.

Coming Soon: Illini Film & Video festival at Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (4/22/07), Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL (4/25-29/07), INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK at Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign, IL (4/28/07), WEREWOLF CEMETERY: Episodes 2 & 3 at Mike n’ Molly’s, Champaign, IL (4/29-30/07), and NORMAL LIFE at Illinois State University, Normal, IL (5/6/07).

Come & Gone: Allyson Mitchell residence at Unit One/Allen Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL (3/4-8/07), Illini Film & Video’s DEATH SHOT viewing party at the English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL (3/5/07), and the Monumental Film Festival at the Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL (3/6/07).