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“Cineaste” #2: Spoon-fed blues

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

In this edition of “The Double Life of a Cinéaste,” author Tyler Tharpe ponders the apparent film industry need to manufacture movies that work overtime saying what they really mean.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 05.19.2011

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we highly suggest that you appear in a robot movie, take a photo class in Iceland, help a design firm shoot green screen, camp out at a UI movie marathon, and patronize the movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 05.12.2011

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we confirm the next Champaign Movie Makers meeting, spill on a local documentary opp, encourage the watching of films-from-books, and deposit the skinny on the movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 05.06.2011

Friday, May 6th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we think you should applaud LEADING LADIES, attend FALLING UP, try out for the Indy/C-U indie, apply for a video editing job, and soak up as many of the movies now playing/renting near you as possible!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 04.29.2011

Friday, April 29th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we encourage you to attend “Ebertfest” but also entertain concurrent happenings in the C-U this next week, not to mention acknowledge the movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 04.22.2011

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we reveal another Dreamscape DVD release, mention an EIU Call for Papers, encourage entry in the IFO “Shortcuts” contest, and pimp the movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 04.14.2011

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

In this quickie sequel edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we run down even more of the hot filmy topics that nearly got by us during the New Art Film Festival, while amending the hit list of movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 04.13.2011

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we run down some of the screenings, auditions, and other hot filmy topics that nearly got by us during the New Art Film Festival, while catching up on the movies now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 04.01.2011

Friday, April 1st, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we congratulate local filmmakers on jobs well done, welcome back a Normal community film festival, anticipate a new Urbana film festival, and explore what movies are now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 03.24.2011

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we do little more than before other than update what movies are now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 03.17.2011

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we do very little except wish everyone a bit of luck o’ the Irish and otherwise update what movies are now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 03.12.2011

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we ask that you send prayers and other forms of aid to the people of Japan, scribble all sorts of reminders on your April calendar, and take stock of what movies are now playing/renting near you!

In My Backyard: Year 6

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

If Year 6 turns out to be the same as it ever was for C-U Blogfidential, will it be best for the spinning wheels to simply stop turning? This one’s up to you, dearest readers.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 03.04.2011

Friday, March 4th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we recall the filmy goodness that transpired last weekend in the C-U, dredge up another MF anniversary, give you a little MUFF, and confirm what movies are now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 02.25.2011

Friday, February 25th, 2011

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we embark on our next five-year mission, entertain PROBABILITY OF POSSIBILITIES, envelop ourselves in triptych, “eek” out the killer wasps, and elucidate over what movies are now playing/renting near you!