Archive for April, 2006

Q&A du C-U: Jason Butler

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

Interview with the director of WEREWOLF CEMETERY and a billion other BrainSmart productions.

More MUMMY + 25by25by5 update

Friday, April 21st, 2006

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VS. A MUMMY earns more afterlife on Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m., at UIUC’s Spurlock Museum, while the entry deadline for the Champaign-Urbana 25by25by5 Short Film Contest is extended.

MUMMY, WEREWOLF prowl again

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

The complete UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VS. A MUMMY shambles forth on Saturday, April 22, 2006, 7 and 9 p.m. at UIUC’s Noyes Lab, while WEREWOLF CEMETERY: EPISODE 2 gets hairy on Sunday, April 23, and Monday, April 24, 2006, midnight, at Mike ‘n’ Molly’s in downtown Champaign.

ARTS & SCIENCE premiere

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Bloomington, IL, filmmaker Owen Brazas has announced that his independent film, ARTS & SCIENCE, will premiere on Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 8pm, at the Normal Theater in Normal, IL.

Short Film Contest seeks entries

Sunday, April 9th, 2006

The Champaign-Urbana 25by25by5 Short Film Contest to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society gives 25 teams of budding film-makers the opportunity to complete a 5-minute movie in 25 hours.

ISU Cinema Society article

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

Article in Chicago Sun-Times about conflict between Illinois State University and indie distributor New Yorker Films regarding on-campus screenings.

Laura Bynum article

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

Article in Champaign weekly The Hub about upstart C-U filmmaker Laura Bynum and her current projects, UGLY GIRLS and VERACITY.