C-U Blogfidential

The next meeting of CU Video Group will be on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 7 p.m. at Rock’s, 25 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign.

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!

Article in Bloomington (IL) daily The Pantagraph about the reopening of the Majestic Theatre in Streator, IL, on its 100th anniversary. Also, your editor bitches about old business.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about the “Show Me A Story” program sponsored by WILL-TV Channel 12 and the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club of Champaign, during which preteens learn how to plan and produce a 10-minute segment for television. Plus, your editor bitches about the station’s lack of creative in-house programming.

Believe it! Madison-by-way-of-C-U filmmaker Johnnie May will present his latest work, (i am going to love you..) SOMEDAY, during an indie rock show on Saturday, July 28, 2007, 9 p.m., at Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign.

A new horror film short called ZOMBIE MOVIE, produced in Taylorville, IL, will make its public debut on Friday, July 20, 2007, 7:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Square Theatre in downtown Decatur.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about the Twin Cinemas in nearby Villa Grove, recently put up for sale by owner Mark McSparin of Sensible Cinemas.

Article in Bloomington (IL) daily The Pantagraph about the victory of Springfield, Vermont, over Springfield, Illinois, in an on-line voting contest that awards the winner the United States premiere of 20th Century Fox’s THE SIMPSONS MOVIE on July 21, 2007.

The next meeting of CU Video Group will be on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 7 p.m. at Rock’s, 25 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign.

Review in Champaign weekly “buzz” of the locally-made film WELCOME TO TOLONO along with observations about the area premiere at the University of Illinois’ Foellinger Auditorium on Saturday, June 30, 2007.

LATE AFTERNOON OF THE LIVING DEAD, a brand-new horror/comedy feature produced in downstate Illinois, will be shown on Saturday, June 9, 2007, 7 p.m., at the Castle Theatre in downtown Bloomington.

The next meeting of CU Video Group will be on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 7 p.m. at Rock’s, 25 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about the hiring of Atlanta, GA, consulting firm McQueen and Associates by the Vermilion Heritage Foundation to assess whether future restoration and operation of the Fischer Theatre in downtown Danville would be a viable investment. Plus, your editor bitches about the increasing propensity for small theaters to rely on big Hollywood movies in order to stay open.

Skip Huston will introduce a weekly series of “Overlooked Films” beginning Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the Avon Theater in Decatur, IL, while Kymberly Harris will teach drama workshops beginning Monday, June 4, 2007, in the basement of the Coffee House in Normal, IL.

“Scary Monsters” magazine reprints your editor’s very first freelance article in the “Svengoolie” issue currently on newsstands.