C-U Blogfidential

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.

Former Urbana lo-fi animation guru Johnnie May will unspool a nice helping of his work, including the new short (i am going to love you..) SOMEDAY, on Saturday, May 26, 2007, 8:30 p.m., at ESCAPE Java Joint & Art Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about Greg Boardman’s sale of the Lorraine Theatre in Hoopeston, IL, to entrepreneur Kevin Alvarez of Burlington, WI, and the minor operational changes to be expected in the near future. Plus, your editor bitches about fee-based on-line newspaper archives.

The hep cats and kittens behind VIDEO VINYL, JigGsaw, and Amasong have positions to fill in front of and/or behind the camera.

Local documentary filmmaker Craig Lindvahl gives C-U Blogfidential the scoop on his upcoming project.

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

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

Sidetrack host Jason Croft discusses “C-U Confidential” and the possibility of a local film scene with your editor on WILL AM 580 later today, Saturday, May 5, 2007, 5 p.m. CST.

This month’s topic: Feedback on C-U Confidential #1

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).