Archive for October, 2012

Get horror, freaky C-U fiends!

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

We want YOU to provide the cinematic BOO in the C-U tonight! Read on to find out how right here on C-U Ghoulfidential!

Ebertfest tix, 49HrFF flix in mix

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Think you’re in the home stretch of Champaign-Urbana cinema happenings for the fall, gang? Not by a long shot! Witness Thursday, November 1, 2012, which is the last day you can register for Illini Film & Video’s 49-hour-long filmmaking challenge this weekend *and* the first day you can reserve Roger Ebert’s Film Festival passes!

IOW: Gentle stroke of MIDNIGHT

Saturday, October 27th, 2012

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: We skip the heebies and the jeebies tonight to bring you a touch of bittersweet romantic bliss courtesy of a Timothy Ro-directed music video for the song “Midnight Love” by Mokhov.

Five film events to drop this fall

Friday, October 26th, 2012

We have news for you, dearest readers. All of your favorite fall-time film happenings are going to happen RIGHT NOW. Well, almost. You’ll want to read on for the details about … are you ready? … the Freeky Creek Short Film Festival, the Drunken Zombie Film Festival, the Embarrass Valley Film Festival, the Route 66 International Film Festival, and the Central Illinois Film Expo & Trade Show. Seriously.

Calendar du C-U: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Select movie listings for October 26-November 1, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

TTC revived by ancient beliefs

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

C-U Confidential teams up with Psychic Joker Entertainment to present the not-so-lost retro movie gems of today and yesteryear with “The Time Traveling Cinema” at SoDo Theatre in Champaign, Illinois! On October 26, 2012, misunderstood forces and ancient religions take the stage in WHITE ZOMBIE starring Bela Lugosi and HAXAN narrated by William S. Burroughs!

Calendar du C-U: October 19-25

Friday, October 19th, 2012

Select movie listings for October 19-25, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

Flock to C-U Flea for CUZine!

Friday, October 19th, 2012

If you’re in the market for unique pop culture goodies that you won’t find through MegaOnLineMerchants or a HumungousBoxStore near you, we’ll have you covered at the next C-U Flea swap meet at Parasol on Saturday, October 20, 2012, starting at 12 p.m.!

They are real NOWHERE men

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Let’s make a little more noise this week about local movie-making new to disc, shall we? You may now rock out to the DVD of Bob Zimmerman’s C-U rock-and-roll documentary OUT OF NOWHERE, released in September 2012!

NINJA S1 DVD strikes before S2

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

So stealthily did it advance that it slipped right past us! Therefore, we guess there’s no better time than the present to let you know Season One of Dark Maze Studios’ NINJA THE MISSION FORCE has been available on DVD since August 7, 2012.

Calendar du C-U: October 12-18

Saturday, October 13th, 2012

Select movie listings for October 12-18, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

It’s a hard SNOB life on DVD

Saturday, October 6th, 2012

On this slo-mo Saturday afternoon we shake it up by delivering a trailer, poster, and the cold hard facts about the Springfield-made THE CINEMA SNOB MOVIE, released to DVD for your high falutin’ consumption on September 25, 2012!

Retro epic “1977” needs you!

Friday, October 5th, 2012

The former White Horse Inn building in Campustown looks to be saturated with Seventies kitsch this weekend when Kill Vampire Lincoln Productions moves in to film a disco scene for ONCE UPON A TIME IN 1977. Can you dig it enough to show up and help out?

Calendar du C-U: October 5-11

Friday, October 5th, 2012

Select movie listings for October 5-11, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!